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People Moves: CSAA Names Brown EVP of Commercial, Woodruff Sawyer Names Fuhrman Southern California Practice Leader

Jun 14 2021 // Walnut Creek, Calif.-based CSAA Insurance Group has named Julie Brown executive vice president of commercial insurance.Brown will be responsible for the distribution of commercial insurance under the Mobilitas brand,...

QUESTPRO ANNOUNCES NEW LEADERSHIP THROUGH PROMOTIONS, NEW HIRES

Jun 9 2021 // Dallas, TX (June 9, 2021) –– Halfway through the fiscal year, Questpro announces plans to expand its national footprint through the promotion of several key team members as well as the strategic addition of a new...

Insuring Cyber: Lacewell on How New York Became a Leader in Cyber Regulation

Jun 3 2021 // New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) Superintendent Linda Lacewell spoke with Elizabeth Blosfield during the most recent episode of the Insuring Cyber Podcast about how she has always seen New York as a...

Patra Expands Leadership Team to Advance Technology-Enabled Services for the Insurance Industry

May 27 2021 // Matt Hewitt joins the leading insurance services provider as Corporate Development Officer.EL DORADO HILLS, Calif., May 27, 2021 – Patra, a leading provider of technology-enabled services for the insurance industry,...

People Moves: The Plexus Groupe Adds Stollenwerck as VP; New Leadership at ANCO Insurance

May 26 2021 // Commercial insurance brokerage and consulting firm, The Plexus Groupe, has named industry veteran John Stollenwerck to vice president of Business Development. He is based in Dallas.Stollenwerck has more than 20 years of...

Labor Leader Urges U.S. to Require Human Drivers in Automated Vehicles

May 18 2021 // A senior American labor union leader will tell U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday that the government should require human operators in all self-driving passenger services to take over in the event of an emergency.Greg Regan,...

People Moves: MEMIC Names Three to Leadership Roles; USG Hires Starr

May 11 2021 // In its plan to continue profitable growth of its workers’ compensation business along the Eastern seaboard, The MEMIC Group has named three underwriting territory managers to assume leadership roles.Margaret...

AXIS Re Appoints New Division Leaders

May 11 2021 // AXIS Re, the reinsurance business segment of Bermuda-based AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd., announced appointments within its leadership team, creating a new division for Property Reinsurance and simplifying the overall...

Union Leaders Say Indiana’s Rate of Worker Fatalities Too High

May 10 2021 // Indiana labor union leaders are calling for improved workplace safety enforcement with the state’s rate of deaths while working about one-third higher than the national average.Federal data shows Indiana had 146...

People Moves: Hippo in California Adds Numerous Technology Leaders

May 7 2021 // Hippo in Palo Alto, Calif. has added new leadership to its technology team led by Chief Technology Officer Ran Harpaz. The newly appointed technology leaders will be responsible for expanding and enhancing the delivery of...

RMS Global Catastrophe Model Leader Launches First Climate Change Models, Enabling New Risk Insights

May 6 2021 // New Climate Change Models Show Impact of Climate Change on Losses; Losses from Hurricanes Could Increase by 24 percent by 2050Newark, Calif., May 5, 2021 – RMS, the world’s leading catastrophe risk modeling and...

People Moves: InterWest Names Espinosa Senior Director in California, IMA Adds Washington to Executive Leadership

Apr 30 2021 // InterWest Insurance Services has named Brad Espinosa senior director in its surety division.He will be based in Sacramento, Calif., and report to Keith Schuler, president and CEO of InterWest Insurance Services. He has...

Digital Leader Kerridge Named CEO of Hiscox USA

Apr 26 2021 // Specialty insurer Hiscox Ltd. announced that Kevin Kerridge will succeed Steve Langan as chief executive officer of Hiscox USA.Kerridge will take the helm effective May 15, 2021. Langan, who is retiring, will return to the...

What Young Agents Think Survey: Optimism High Among Young Agent Leaders

Apr 19 2021 // Despite ongoing concerns over the pandemic, young agents say they felt supported by their agencies over the past year.A majority of young agents felt satisfied with how their agency responded to COVID-19 and rated their...

The Business Case for Promoting Women to Leadership Roles

Apr 5 2021 // The numbers are in, and they solidify something many people in our industry have known for years: having women in leadership positions drives business results.A McKinsey & Company article published late last year...

American Family’s Stauffacher, Yancy, Others Assume Key Leadership Posts

Apr 1 2021 // The American Family Insurance group has announced leaders in several new and existing key positions.Jessie Stauffacher, president and CEO of CONNECT, powered by American Family Insurance, and Telisa Yancy, chief operating...

People Moves: Kinsale’s Secor to Hamilton’s New U.S. Unit; Marsh Names Quintal, McLellan Financial Lines Leaders

Mar 26 2021 // Marsh and Hamilton announced several professional appointments this week.Hamilton Insurance Group, Ltd. has appointed Jamie Secor as head of Professional Liability Insurance at its U.S. managing general agency, Hamilton...

People Moves: Institutes’ Horowitz; Rizzuto from Travelers to IAT; BHSI Adds AIG’s Freid; Ryan Re Leaders

Mar 17 2021 // Horowitz Promoted at The InstitutesKatherine Horowitz has been promoted to executive vice president and head of Business Units at The Institutes. Horowitz will oversee the growth and strategic direction of multiple...

Marsh Appoints Aon’s Bryant as U.S. Public Entity Industry Practice Leader

Mar 8 2021 // Kevin Bryant Marsh has added Kevin Bryant to lead its National Public Entity Industry Practice. In this role, Bryant will work with state and local government and not-for-profit clients across the U.S., offering public...

Illinois Specialty Insurer, RLI, Makes Leadership Promotions, Changes

Mar 8 2021 // Peoria, Illinois-based specialty insurer serving niche property, casualty and surety markets, RLI Corp., has promoted or named several leaders to new roles.Kevin Horwitz, vice president, Claim, has assumed the role of vice...