Tony Beal Joins Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions as Chief Distribution Officer

PLYMOUTH, Minn., Aug. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions today announced that Tony Beal is appointed to Chief Distribution Officer for the U.S. effective September 1, 2025. Beal joins Intact with over two decades of growing business and distribution relationships at other top U.S. insurance carriers. 

"I'm excited to have Tony join Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions to lead our business development efforts in the U.S.," says Lynn O'Leary, President, U.S., Global Specialty Lines. "Tony is well known in the insurance space and will work with our partners to drive growth. Being customer driven is one of Intact's Values and that's why Tony was a perfect fit - he brings a solutions and client-centric approach to every interaction which brokers and clients alike appreciate and value." 

Based in Cincinnati, Ohio, Beal brings deep specialty insurance distribution and business development experience working with national and regional retail and wholesale brokers. Beal will focus efforts on continuing to expand Intact Insurance's global specialty footprint and delivering specialized solutions and services to meet the evolving needs of brokers and businesses in the U.S. market.

Emmanuel Clarke, Chief Executive Officer for Global Specialty Lines at Intact, added, "Working closely with our broker partners, we provide specialized insurance solutions for customers based on their unique business needs and add value through product and segment underwriting expertise, risk consulting insights and technical claims services. We do this across 20+ verticals and with multinational solutions in over 150 countries through our Global Network. We want to be a market of choice and with individuals like Tony Beal on our team, we meaningfully engage with brokers to deepen our relationships and strategically partner on new growth opportunities."