Bruce Byrnes has been named SVP, general counsel, and chief compliance officer at specialty insurance firm The Navigators Group, Inc. He is responsible for overseeing legal, internal audit, state filings, licensing, and compliance efforts.

Before joining NY-based Navigators, Byrnes was general counsel at PXRE Reinsurance Co. from 2001 until its merger with Argonaut Group, Inc. He also serves as chief operating officer for Hudson Insurance Capital Partners.

Prior to his work at the insurance firms, Byrnes was a lawyer with law firms Morgan, Lewis & Bockius and Baker & McKenzie.