William E. Donnell

Mr. Donnell recently retired as President and CEO of NCCI, the nation’s most experienced provider of workers’ compensation information, tools and services. He led NCCI from December 2015 through February 2025, where the organization served nearly 40 state governments and more than 900 insurance carriers, providing data, insights, and services that fostered a healthy workers compensation nationally.

Mr. Donnell has over four decades of industry experience specializing in property and casualty insurance and reinsurance in both global and domestic U.S. leadership roles. Prior to NCCI, he held senior executive positions with Swiss Re, where he served as President of U.S. Property and Casualty Reinsurance, and GE Insurance Solutions, where his roles included Global Chief Marketing Officer, Global Casualty Product Officer, and President of the U.S. Domestic Specialty business unit.

Mr. Donnell was recognized by Florida Trend magazine as a member of its Florida 500, an annual listing of Florida’s most influential business leaders for five consecutive years.

Currently, Mr. Donnell serves on the Board of Directors of the Hanover Insurance Group, a publicly traded property and casualty insurance company, where he contributes his expertise as a member of the Audit Committee.

Mr. Donnell holds the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) and Associate in Risk Management (ARM) designations, as well as the Governance Fellow from the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD). He earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Management and Labor Relations from Colorado State University and completed the Executive Leadership Program in Strategy at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.