Argo Group International Holdings Ltd. has named David Higley head of U.S. property and inland marine.

Higley will lead the company's newly formed U.S. property unit, which consists of Alteris Property, Colony Specialty Property and Ariel Specialty Insurance Managers. He will also lead the inland marine division.

Higley joined from The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc., where he was vice president and head of the marine and livestock segments.