Deon Hornsby

Underwriting Director, Central Zone

Private Client Select

Deon Hornsby is an Underwriting Director for the Southeast Region for Private Client Select. Deon is responsible for the underwriting, sales and distribution for the 6-state Region, which has nearly $250 Million in written premium and nearly 200 broker relationships. Deon also works across functions with colleagues in Product Management, Operations and Risk Management to help drive profitable growth and execute underwriting strategies.

Deon has held several Underwriting and Distribution positions during his 26-year insurance career, with his prior role serving as a Regional Underwriting Manager within AIG Private Client Group’s Midwest Region. He began his career as an Auto Underwriter with State Farm Insurance (Bloomington, IL) and continued his career in Underwriting and Distribution roles with Chubb Insurance (Chicago, IL and Uniondale, NY).

In addition to his current role, Deon co-leads Private Client Select’s Council for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and is a member of the National African American Insurance Association.

A member of his alma mater’s Board of Trustees, Deon received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration from Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, IL) in 1997.