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The Texas Senate honored James Langford, vice president of compliance, regulatory and government affairs for Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Companies, in a Senate Resolution. The Resolution was read on the Senate floor honoring his retirement. Langford worked 40 years with Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Companies.

Langford currently chairs the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, Texas Fair Plan Association and the Texas Property and Casualty Insurance Guaranty Association.

Langford has held a variety of management positions with the Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Companies and has served as the government affairs representative for a number of years.

In reading the resolution, Senator Kip Averitt said, “The Senate of the State of Texas, 81st Legislature, hereby commends James Langford for his leadership and outstanding work in the insurance industry and extends to him best wishes for the future.”

Jason Clark was promoted to broker in the Dallas, office of Western Security Surplus Insurance Brokers Inc. (WSS).

Clark began his insurance career as a summer intern at WSS in 2007. After graduating from the University of North Texas, he accepted a permanent position as an associate broker. Since then, Clark’s enthusiasm and work ethic has earned him an excellent reputation with WSS’ clients and employees, said WSS president and CEO Kyle Stevens.

Clark is an active member of the Dallas Young Agents group.

Jeanne Campbell joined Louisiana-based Specialty Risk Associates Inc. in the company’s Baton Rouge office as an assistant underwriter. Campbell has more than 13 years’ experience in the retail and wholesale segments of the insurance industry.

Kendra Corman joined Burns & Wilcox as the company’s new marketing director. Corman manages the company’s advertising and marketing initiatives, which includes overseeing new product launches and developing e-mail marketing strategies, agent incentive programs and advertising campaigns to support Burns & Wilcox’s international presence.

Prior to joining Burns & Wilcox, Corman was the advertising manager for Jeep at Chrysler LLC. She was responsible for directing and executing the print, television and online advertising programs to support the Jeep brand campaign as well as the new product launch of the Jeep Patriot and Jeep Liberty.

John N. Molbeck Jr. was appointed CEO of Houston-based HCC Insurance Holdings Inc. In addition to his new position as CEO, Molbeck will continue as president of HCC.

As CEO, Molbeck succeeds Frank J. Bramanti, who is retiring but will remain on the board of directors.

HCC also announced that W. Tobin Whamond, presently a managing director in Wachovia Capital Markets’ Mergers and Acquisitions Group and head of Financial Institutions Mergers and Acquisitions, was named an executive vice president and will become HCC’s chief financial officer later in the year.

Whamond’s election as executive vice president became effective May 1. He will replace Chief Financial Officer Edward H. Ellis Jr., who will be retiring from the company at the expiration of Ellis’ current employment agreement on Dec. 31, 2009. Whamond will succeed to the CFO role after a brief transition period.

Sam Schwab, agency principal of The Schwab Agency in Colleyville, Texas, was selected chairman of MetLife Auto & Home’s National Advisory Panel.

The Schwab Agency has been in business since 1993 and offers a range of insurance services and products.

MetLife Auto & Home’s National Advisory Panel serves as a communication link between the company’s senior management and its 5,000 affiliated independent agents and MetLife Auto & Home Career Agents. The goal of the panel is to provide feedback to MetLife Auto & Home about broad strategic issues impacting the company, the agents and the insurance industry as a whole.

American International Group Inc. (AIG) named Matthew E. Winter vice chairman, Transition Planning and Adminis-tration. Winter succeeds Richard H. Booth, who has retired. Winter will continue to serve as president and CEO of American General Life Cos., a position he has held since joining AIG in 2006. He was elected AIG senior vice president in March 2007.

Previously, he served as executive vice president and member of the Office of the CEO for MassMutual Financial Group.

AIG also announced that Jeffrey Hurd was named AIG vice president and chief administrative officer to oversee AIG’s global operations and systems, corporate administration and a variety of special projects. Hurd will continue to serve as senior vice president and head of asset management restructuring.

He joined AIG in 1998 in the Corporate Legal Department, and was most recently AIG Investments senior managing director, chief administrative officer and general counsel.