National Atlantic Appoints Golding to Board of Directors

National Atlantic Holdings Corporation, a provider of specialized property-casualty insurance products and related insurance services based in Freehold, N.J., has appointed Cornelius E. Golding, 58, to its Board of Directors.

Golding is a certified public accountant and has more than 25 years experience in the property and casualty insurance industry. From 1981 to 2003, he served in various roles at Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company of Madison, N.J., including Senior Vice President and Comptroller and later as the Chief Financial Officer.

“With Mr. Golding’s extensive financial knowledge and background in the P&C industry, we believe he will be a valuable addition to our Board,” said James V. Gorman, Chairman and CEO, National Atlantic Holdings Corporation.

He is currently a financial consultant for property casualty insurance companies and serves on the boards of directors of The Bank of Somerset Hills, a publicly traded New Jersey Bank, and the United Auto Insurance Group of North Miami Beach, Fla.

Golding holds a B.B.A. in Accounting from Saint John Fisher College of Rochester, N.Y. and an M.B.A. in Finance from Farleigh-Dickinson University of Madison, N.J., where he also served as an adjunct professor of auditing from 1979 to 1980.