Patriot National Insurance Group, a leading provider of workers’ compensation insurance solutions announced the appointment of Michael McFadden as Regional Vice President for California. As RVP, Mr. McFadden will oversee all marketing and underwriting responsibilities for California, and will be based at Patriot’s western regional office in Woodland Hills, CA.

Steven Mariano, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Patriot National Insurance Group said, “Mike’s extensive workers’ compensation background and strong leadership make him the natural choice to lead the California region. We are excited to continue our expansion in California operations.”

Mr. McFadden said, “Since joining Patriot in October of 2011 its been a tremendous experience expanding our west coast regional headquarters. The RVP position will allow me to continue to grow the talent within our operation, which now includes local underwriting presence, while also having personal involvement in the production and distribution channels in the region.”

Before joining Patriot National, Mr. McFadden held various leadership positions at Zenith Insurance Company and was most recently Zenith’s Vice President of Claims for the Los Angeles regional office. Mr. McFadden was also the manager of Organizational Development for RJM Adjusters, Inc. He graduated from University of Phoenix with a degree in Business Management.

Patriot National Insurance Group is an insurance holding company focused on workers’ compensation insurance. Patriot National Insurance Group has two operating subsidiaries- Guarantee Insurance Company and Patriot Underwriters, Inc.