Denise Pagliarulo, a seasoned finance executive with 20 years of insurance industry experience, has been appointed Senior Vice President and Head of Finance. In this role, she will lead Cowbell’s global finance operations as the company expands its product offerings, services, and international presence.
Additionally, Cowbell has promoted Eric Biderman to General Counsel. With three years of service at Cowbell, Eric will continue to lead the company’s legal and regulatory compliance efforts while playing a key role in scaling operations and driving market expansion.
Pagliarulo brings extensive expertise from her 12-year tenure at AXIS Capital, where she served as Senior Vice President and Head of Finance for North America. Her career also includes leadership roles at American Safety Insurance and Deloitte.
Biderman’s legal background includes over 16 years in private practice, most recently as Counsel in the Insurance and Reinsurance Practice Group at an AmLaw Top 100 firm. During his time at Cowbell, he has been instrumental in expanding the company’s operations to the UK and India, as well as establishing critical risk-bearing partnerships.
Jack Kudale, founder and CEO of Cowbell, said: “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.”
Kudale added: “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.”
Source: Cowbell
