Assurex Global Names New Chairman, Board Members

Assurex Global, a worldwide network of independent insurance brokers, recently appointed Paul J. Hering as chairman. Hering succeeds Gregory S. Belton (with Hunter Keilty Muntz & Beatty Ltd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada), who continues his board service as chairman emeritus. Hering is the managing principal and CEO of Barney & Barney LLC in San Diego, which has been affiliated with Assurex Global since 1984.

Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, Assurex Global represents more than 130 independently owned and locally managed firms.

Other Assurex Global Partners recently elected to three-year board terms include:

* Matt Coleman, president, strategy & business development, Van Gilder Insurance Corp., Denver;
* Frank Mikan, president, The HDH Group, Inc., Pittsburgh; and
* David Lee Rodriguez, director, international division, Pulsar Global Insurance Brokers Srl, Milan, Italy.