New York, NY, August 6, 2025 – Resilience, the leading cyber risk company, announced the appointment of James C. Riviezzo as Head of North American Distribution and Strategy. This key hire supports Resilience’s evolution in the cyber risk market as the company continues to pair top-rated cyber insurance and tech E&O policies with its award-winning cyber risk platform to deliver better results for clients and capacity partners.
Riviezzo is a seasoned financial services and insurance leader with more than 25 years of industry experience and an established record of constructing and executing national distribution and field underwriting strategies for carriers, MGAs, and insurtechs. In his new role, Riviezzo will be responsible for building out the strategy and execution of Resilience’s broker network to further establish the company’s industry-leading insurance and software solutions.
“With the hiring of James, we continue to invest and expand our bench of industry leaders to help Resilience deliver better solutions to our clients,” said George Kotsiopoulos, president of insurance at Resilience. “Over the past several years we have developed an integrated approach of insurance services and risk management software that drives better results for clients and partners. James will help us foster stronger relationships with our partners through his central role on our team. His experience and track record of success are invaluable to us as we continue to rapidly scale our offerings.”
Prior to joining Resilience, Riviezzo served as Head of National Broker Relations at At-Bay, where he was responsible for the strategic and tactical performance management of the company’s wholesale, retail, and digital brokerage partners. Prior to that, Riviezzo held leadership roles at Briza, a Toronto-based software insurtech, American International Group (AIG) where he directed the US Client Engagement Practice, Safety National Casualty Corporation, and Marsh, USA.
This appointment comes at a time of significant growth for Resilience as the company continues to expand its enterprise client base and strengthens its position as an innovator in the cyber risk management sector. Resilience’s integrated approach has resulted in a loss ratio significantly below industry averages, demonstrating the effectiveness of connecting comprehensive insurance coverage with advanced risk management technology.
