CATIC Financial Inc. in Rocky Hill, Connecticut, recently announced that Gerry Ciejka joined its board of directors. Ciejka was most recently general counsel and human resources director at Western New England Bancorp Inc. and its subsidiary Westfield Bank in Westfield, Massachusetts, retiring in 2020. Prior to his time at Westfield Bank, Ciejka was lead western Massachusetts underwriting counsel and manager for multiple national title insurance companies. Before joining the title insurance industry, he was a partner in the Springfield, Massachusetts, law firm of Bulkley Richardson and Gelinas specializing in commercial real estate and business organizations. He is a graduate of Northeastern University and Northeastern University School of Law.
Along with its sister company CATIC Title Insurance Company, is currently licensed in every state east of the Mississippi and in Texas and is currently doing business through an independent agent network in 16 states.