Changes at Cowbell

Cowbell has appointed Denise Pagliarulo, formerly of AXIS Capital and Deloitte, as its new finance leader to manage global operations as the company expands its offerings and geographical reach. Additionally, Eric Biderman, who has been with Cowbell for three years and brings over 16 years of legal experience, has been promoted to General Counsel. Biderman will continue managing legal and regulatory functions as Cowbell aims to scale further in the market.

Denise joins Cowbell after 12 years at AXIS Capital, most recently as Senior Vice President and Head of Finance, North America. Prior to this, she was VP of  Internal Audit at American Safety Insurance and as a Senior Manager in insurance at Deloitte. Eric has been involved with the business since its inception. Under his leadership, the company expanded its operations to the UK and India and established risk-bearing entities, including a surplus lines insurance carrier and a reinsurance captive.

The news comes as Caroline Thompson transitions to newly formed cyber MGA Elixir after over four years at Cowbell, where she most recently held the position of Chief Underwriting Officer.

“We are thrilled to welcome Denise to Cowbell as we scale up our offerings in support of our vision to manage commercial digital risk for global SMEs. With over 20 years of experience in the insurance industry, Denise is primed to help Cowbell in its next phase of growth. This year has been one of growth and development for Cowbell. We closed our Series C funding round, celebrated one year of success in the UK, and expanded our US-based offering up to businesses up to $1B in annual revenues. As we enter this next chapter of our journey and look to grow our policyholder base, I am confident that both Denise and Eric’s leadership will accelerate that rapid growth.” – Jack Kudale, founder and CEO of Cowbell.