National General Holdings Corp.  announced the hiring of Clifford Gallant to the position of senior vice president of capital strategy and investor relations. Gallant, an insurance industry veteran with deep financial analyst roots, will be responsible for ensuring the company’s appropriate positioning and engagement with analysts, investors, and other stakeholders. Reporting to Mike Weiner, the chief financial officer, Gallant will also collaborate on capital positioning and corporate strategy. Gallant most recently served as the insurance sector portfolio manager for Philadelphia Financial Management of San Francisco, a high performing financials-focused hedge fund, where he managed an equity portfolio invested in global insurance companies.