People Moves: Broker Newfront Names Leaders in Boston; Tweedy Joins Integris

Newfront Names Executives at New Boston Office

Insurance broker Newfront recently named several executives and leaders at its newly established Boston, Massachusetts, office.

Brian Kelleher joins the Boston office as senior vice president on the property/casualty team and a founding partner. Kelleher brings 25 years of experience managing the risks of life science and technology companies. Before Newfront, Kelleher was a senior vice president at Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. and William Gallagher Associates for two decades.

Newly named executive vice president and founding partner Louisa Bolick leads Newfront’s five-perso employee benefits team. Bolick brings more than 30 years of industry experience to her role. Previously, she served at Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. and William Gallagher Associates.

Industry veteran Michael Talmanson leads the Boston property/casualty team as executive vice president and founding partner. He brings nearly two decades of experience. Previously, he led the technology and cyber risk practice at William Gallagher Associates before being named area senior vice president at Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Talmanson leads a group of five P/C experts.

Jon Curran, new vice president, property and casualty, joined the insurance industry in 2021 following a successful, nearly decade-long PGA Tour run. While a member of the Boston office, Curran is located in Jupiter, Florida, and serves clients across the country. He joins Newfront from Gallagher, where he was area assistant vice president.

Newfront is a brand name of ABD Insurance and Financial Services, Inc., which is the surviving company of the January 1, 2022 merger of three insurance agencies: ABD Insurance and Financial Services, Inc., Newfront Insurance Services, and Aviation Marine Insurance Services.

Tweedy Joins Integris Group as Chief Operating Officer

Integris Group, a member-owned medical professional liability insurance company, has announced that Kirk C. Tweedy has joined the firm as the chief operating officer. Integris Group is headquartered in Glastonbury, Connecticut.

Tweedy has 32 years of insurance experience across multiple disciplines, product lines, and distribution channels. Most recently, he held the position of chief operating officer at Berkley Small Business Solutions in Wilmington, Delaware. Prior to that, Tweedy was the vice president, head of agencies, compliance and administration (national) at Farmers Insurance in Woodland Hills, California.