Beacon Mutual CEO Spero to Retire in 2027; Vitale Named Successor

Rhode Island-based Beacon Mutual Insurance Co. reported that President and Chief Executive Officer Brian J. Spero will retire effective March 31, 2027, after more than 18 years of service to the company.

Amy C. Vitale, Esq., executive vice president and chief legal officer, will be promoted to president effective April 1, 2026, according to the announcement. Spero will continue serving as CEO during a one-year transition period to provide for a smooth transition of president and CEO responsibilities to Vitale on April 1, 2027.

Spero joined Beacon in 2008 and assumed the role of president and CEO in 2017. rior to assuming this role, Spero served as chief operating officer and general counsel.

Under his leadership, Beacon achieved unprecedented profitability, surplus growth, and policyholder dividends. Additionally, he guided the company through its expansion into Massachusetts and Connecticut.

“I am deeply grateful for our team’s dedication, engagement, and commitment to values. It has been an honor to serve alongside such talented individuals,” Spero commented in the announcement.

“The strength of Beacon has always been its people; their commitment, their care, and the way they show up for each other and our policyholders,” he said. “While I will greatly miss my colleagues, it is the right time to transition leadership to the next generation as Beacon continues its growth across New England.”

Spero practiced law for 29 years and was a founding partner of Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP. He earned degrees from Colgate University and Boston College Law School.

Spero practiced law for 29 years and was a founding partner of Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP. He has degrees from Colgate University and Boston College Law School.

Vitale oversees Beacon’s legal department and advises the company on corporate, regulatory and legal matters as chief legal officer. Before joining Beacon, she practiced law at Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP. She holds degrees from Providence College and The George Washington University School of Law.

For more than 30 years, Beacon Mutual has served as a local workers’ compensation insurance company.