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Liberty Mutual Insurance, headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, named Phil Hobbs, currently president, Liberty International Insurance, as president of underwriting, Global Risk Solutions (GRS). Hobbs, based in London, leads underwriting strategy, portfolio management and product leadership for the global property, casualty and specialty business. Hobbs has 25 years of industry experience, including 20 years with Liberty as chief actuary, deputy managing director and chief underwriting officer, Liberty Specialty Markets.
DUAL Group, headquartered in London, appointed Ed Ashby as CEO of DUAL North America. Ashby leads the U.S. business from New York. He joins DUAL from Axis, where he was chief commercial officer. He previously held leadership roles at QBE, including head of global distribution, North America and head of credit and surety. He has 30 years of experience in the U.S. market.
RB Jones named Michael Hattaway as president. Based in New York City, Hattaway oversees RB Jones underwriting operations, driving business growth within the marine, energy, property and professional liability sectors. Hattaway spent nearly eight years at Scion Underwriting Managers and previously held senior leadership roles at Hallmark Financial Services, Liberty International and W.R. Berkley’s Facultative Resources.
Rokstone, the international specialty (re)insurance MGA, appointed Claire Lill as senior underwriter, North American Casualty. Lill most recently served as portfolio manager, U.S. Casualty, at QBE Europe. She previously held senior underwriting and leadership roles at Apollo Syndicate 1969, Argo Group International Holdings, Liberty International Underwriters and Zurich Insurance Company Ltd.
Chubb Limited appointed Seshadri (Sesh) Iyer executive vice president, Chubb Group, operations, technology and digital transformation. Iyer joins Chubb from Boston Consulting Group (BCG), where he spent nearly 20 years engaging with clients across industries, including financial services in North America, Europe and Asia. Most recently, he served as the North America chair for BCG X, the firm’s tech design and build unit.
Mosaic Insurance, headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda, made leadership hires to finpro lines across North America.
In New York City, John Soular joins as senior vice president, miscellaneous professional liability. With over 20 years of experience in professional lines and cyber underwriting, he previously oversaw the professional liability group at Liberty Mutual/Ironshore.
In Chicago, Illinois, Michael Rossiter is assistant vice president, financial institutions. He previously served on the FI underwriting team at Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance and held a regulatory role at FINRA.
In Los Angeles, California, Katy Heatherton joined as assistant vice president, financial institutions, overseeing the U.S. western region. Heatherton held prior underwriting roles at CNA and Nationwide.
Maryland Insurance Commissioner Marie Grant appointed Megan Mason as associate commissioner of life and health and Giri Govada as associate commissioner of operations and technology.
Mason oversees the agency’s life and health division.
Govada was promoted to associate commissioner and leads the operations and technology division.
Patriot Growth Insurance Services, headquartered in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, appointed Barninder Khurana as chief information officer. He previously served as chief technology officer at Cover Whale and chief information officer at GeoVera.
The MEMIC Group, headquartered in Portland, Maine, appointed Jim Keck as the regional vice president for the Eastern region, which spans from Vermont to Florida.
He joined MEMIC in 2016 as a senior production underwriter and was promoted to territory manager for the Northeast region in 2021.
Plymouth Rock Assurance, headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, appointed Elliott Seaborn as chief marketing officer (CMO) of its independent agency (IA) group.
Seaborn has 30 years of experience, including seven years working with Progressive, as well as more than a decade consulting for insurance companies across multiple industry sectors.
Seaborn previously served as chief marketing officer at IntelyCare and Monster.
The Andover Companies, headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts, appointed Paul Nadeau as senior executive vice president and chief operating officer and Patrick Duchette as senior vice president and chief underwriting officer.
Nadeau leads enterprise operations, including underwriting, claims, marketing, innovation, business intelligence, digital experience and solutions, reinsurance, and information and technology services. He joined The Andover Companies in 1992, recently serving as executive vice president.
Duchette oversees personal and commercial lines underwriting, underwriting product development, and loss control. Duchette joined The Andover Companies in 2008 and most recently served as a director of personal lines underwriting.
The MEMIC Group, headquartered in Portland, Maine, promoted Sunny Jarrard to territory manager for its Southeast Region and Benjamin Roberts to territory manager for its Northeast Region.
Jarrard guides MEMIC’s business across Virginia, Maryland, D.C. and Delaware, and supports the company’s portfolio in Tennessee.
Roberts oversees the MEMIC business in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, leading the underwriting team. He joined MEMIC in 2019 and became a senior loss sensitive underwriter in 2024.
Green Tree Risk Partners, headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, named Laura Page as director of Green Tree Risk Partners. Page has 20 years of insurance and leadership experience, previously serving as the vice president at Extraco Insurance Agency.
MSIG USA appointed Matt Thompson as South Central region distribution leader, leading growth strategy across Texas, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Arkansas. Thompson has over 20 years of experience, most recently serving as regional vice president for the south-central region at Starr.
Church Mutual Insurance Company promoted Pam Rushing to chief operating officer and Neil Ziegler to chief underwriting officer – admitted.
Rushing joined Church Mutual in June 2023, as president – subsidiaries and chief underwriting officer. Previously, she served as president – specialty property and casualty at The Hanover Insurance Group.
Ziegler joined Church Mutual in January 2025 as vice president – religious markets underwriting. He has more than 20 years of underwriting and leadership experience.
Old Republic International named Meyer Lehman president and CEO, BITCO Insurance Companies, and Vince Lamb, BITCO’s previous CEO, as executive chairman. BITCO is based in Davenport, Iowa.
Reed Anders joined Alliant Insurance Services, headquartered in Irvine, California, as senior vice president within its employee benefits group. Based in Chicago, Illinois, Anders previously served as chief financial officer and chief operating officer at Third Road Management.
John Pham joined Farmers Insurance, headquartered in Woodland Hills, California, as chief strategy and risk officer. Pham most recently served as head of strategic business initiatives at GEICO. He previously served as chief information officer at GEICO, leading large business units with P&L responsibility.
CopperPoint Insurance Companies, headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, named Mark Woods senior vice president, head of product. Woods has over 18 years of insurance experience across product, underwriting, risk management, analytics and technology-driven services.
Nancy Yoshida joined Alliant Insurance Services, headquartered in Irvine, California, as senior vice president with Alliant Private Client. Operating from the West Coast, Yoshida has over 35 years of experience, previously serving as senior vice president at Momentous Insurance Brokerage Inc., a Marsh McLennan Agency LLC company.
Melody Gray joined Alliant Insurance Services as vice president within its employee benefits group. Based in Portland, Oregon, she serves clients throughout the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. With over 20 years of industry experience, Gray previously served as an employee benefits consultant with USI and as an account executive at Parker, Smith & Feek.
Jennifer Dantona joined Alliant Insurance Services as senior vice president with Alliant Private Client.
Based in Irvine, California, where Alliant is headquartered, Dantona has over 20 years of experience supporting personal insurance portfolios, including many individuals and families in the entertainment sector, including affluent clientele with national and global exposures.