People Moves: Alliant Hires Johnson in Missouri; Gregory & Appel Names Kennedy COO
Alliant Insurance Services Hires Hunter Johnson
Alliant Insurance Services hired Hunter Johnson as vice president, growing its presence in the Midwest region. Based in Springfield, Missouri, Johnson will deploy his broad expertise in workers’ compensation, alternative risk financing, and complex risk placement to design and deploy cutting-edge insurance products and solutions to clients across the region.
Previously, Johnson was a commercial insurance consultant with a mid-sized insurance brokerage firm offering employee benefits, human resources, workers’ compensation, and property and casualty solutions. He also has extensive experience working on the carrier side of the business.
Gregory & Appel Names Heath Kennedy as Chief Operating Officer
Indianapolis-based Gregory & Appel Insurance (G&A) named Heather Kennedy as chief operating officer. As a member of the executive team, Kennedy will lead strategic priorities for the company’s service operations.
Her responsibilities will include overseeing day-to-day operations, improving processes to support client experience, enhancing staff professional development and advancing the company’s IT infrastructure initiatives.
Kennedy is joining the company from the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT), where she served on the executive team as chief legal counsel for the past three years. Her experience at INDOT spanned several leadership roles managing teams of 20-650 employees, varying from engineers to project managers and attorneys to field staff.