People Moves: Rockford Mutual Names Jacobson CEO; H.W. Kaufman Group Promotes 11 Associates

Rockford Mutual Names Jacobson CEO

Rockford Mutual Insurance Company (RMIC), headquartered in Rockford, Ill., named Rob Jacobson president and CEO.

Jacobson has over three decades of property & casualty insurance, including leadership roles at Liberty Mutual, AAA The Auto Club Group and, most recently, Kingstone Insurance Company.

Former president and CEO Kent Shantz stepped down effective November 1 and will remain with RMIC as a senior management consultant through August 2024.

H.W. Kaufman Group Promotes 11 Associates Across North America

H.W. Kaufman Group, headquartered in Farmington Hills, Mich., promoted 11 associates in October, including:

• Mark Engel promoted to senior vice president, managing director, RB Jones, from corporate vice president, managing director, RB Jones Marine & Energy
• David Janis promoted to corporate vice president, general counsel, H.W. Kaufman Group, from general counsel, H.W. Kaufman Group
• Tyson Peel promoted to regional vice president, managing director, Burns & Wilcox Canada, from vice president, director, commercial insurance, Burns & Wilcox Canada
• Justin Sadaphal promoted to vice president, Burns & Wilcox Canada, from associate vice president, Burns & Wilcox Canada
• Brad Turner promoted to vice president, national product manager, flood, Burns & Wilcox, from associate vice president, national product manager, Burns & Wilcox
• Heather Posner promoted to vice president, national product manager, private client, Burns & Wilcox, from associate vice president, national product manager, private client, Burns & Wilcox
• Laura Baker promoted to associate vice president, producer development, H.W. Kaufman Group, from director, producer development, H.W. Kaufman Group
• Patricia Chiodo promoted to associate vice president, HR business partner, Burns & Wilcox Canada, from director, HR business partner, Burns & Wilcox Canada
• Pam Alphabet promoted to associate vice president, regional practice leader, personal insurance, Burns & Wilcox, from regional practice group leader, personal insurance, Burns & Wilcox
• Yuri Petrasz promoted to associate managing director, Burns & Wilcox, from manager, commercial insurance, Burns & Wilcox
• Dario Nalli promoted to senior director, digital business development, H.W. Kaufman Group, from director, digital business development, H.W. Kaufman Group