ISC Group Names Women's Insurance Ambassador

Chloe Ferguson Ekserdjian of Sompo North America joins ISC Group's women in insurance network as its second US ambassador in two months.

Updated on Nov. 9, 2026 in Insurance

ISC Group Names Women's Insurance Ambassador

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ISC Group appointed Chloe Ferguson Ekserdjian, senior vice president and middle market leader at Sompo North America, as a US ambassador for its women in insurance and reinsurance network on November 4, 2026. She is the second US ambassador the London-founded group has added in two months, following Randy Termeer of USAA in September.

Why it matters

The ambassador model pairs senior practitioners with women at earlier stages of their careers, targeting a workforce where women hold a majority of positions but a small share of leadership. Women make up 26% of agency principals or owners, down from 31% two years earlier, according to Liberty Mutual's Agent for the Future program.

Women hold 22% of insurance C-suite positions, and only two women led Fortune 500 insurance companies as of early 2025. Black women make up 7% of entry-level insurance positions, per the figures cited in the source extraction.

The players

ISC Group

ISC Group is a London-founded insurance and reinsurance organization that runs a women in insurance and reinsurance network.

Chloe Ferguson Ekserdjian

Chloe Ferguson Ekserdjian is a senior vice president and middle market leader at Sompo North America who previously held underwriting roles at AIG.

Randy Termeer

Randy Termeer is president of USAA's property and casualty group and was named ISC Group's first US male ambassador in September 2026.

The details

ISC Group, founded in London, runs a women in insurance and reinsurance network that is now expanding its ambassador presence in the United States. Ferguson Ekserdjian has been with Sompo since 2016 and previously held underwriting leadership roles at AIG across large limits property, energy, and engineered risk. She also held a consular Fulbright appointment with the US Department of State in Hong Kong and Macau.

September 2026: ISC Group named Randy Termeer, president of USAA's property and casualty group, as its first US male ambassador.
September 2026: ISC Group held its inaugural Women's Excellence Awards in London.
November 4, 2026: ISC Group announced Ferguson Ekserdjian as its US ambassador.

Market Landscape

Ferguson Ekserdjian's appointment follows ISC Group's September naming of Randy Termeer, its first US male ambassador, and extends the network's US presence in two months. The move comes as women hold 26% of agency principal roles, down from 31% two years earlier, according to Liberty Mutual.

For insurance professionals and firms, the leadership-pipeline data signals where talent development and mentorship programs may need attention. Agencies weighing internal promotion decisions can compare their own principal and C-suite ratios against the cited industry figures.

The takeaway

Mentorship programs that pair senior practitioners with earlier-career women are one approach the insurance industry is using to address a leadership gap that persists even as women make up most of the workforce. Firms can track their own principal and C-suite ratios against industry benchmarks to measure progress.