People Moves: Alliant Adds Chenoweth in Texas; Stonetrust Names Contreras, Boman to Underwriting Team

Alliant Insurance Services Adds James Chenoweth to Mergers & Acquisitions Group

Alliant Insurance Services added James Chenoweth in the company’s mergers & acquisitions group. Chenoweth will specialize in providing tax, litigation and M&A risk solutions to private equity firms and corporate clients for their most challenging transactional risks.

Prior to joining Alliant, Chenoweth, along with six others, opened the Houston office of Gibson Dunn, which now has over 50 lawyers and where he served as a tax partner since 2017. Prior to that, Chenoweth was a Partner of Baker Botts in Houston where he began his career as an associate in 2005.

Chenoweth is based in Houston.

Stonetrust Workers’ Compensation Names Carlos Contreras and Kristin Boman to Underwriting Team

Stonetrust Workers’ Compensation named Carlos Contreras and Kristin Boman to its underwriting team.

Carlos Contreras, Senior Production Underwriter, brings nine years of industry experience in both claims and underwriting. Located in Oklahoma, Contreras will serve agents in Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri.

Kristin Boman, Production Underwriter, has 14 years of industry experience with an extensive agency background. Located in North Louisiana, Boman will provide underwriting services to agents in North Louisiana and Arkansas.

Headquartered in Baton Rouge, La, Stonetrust writes workers’ compensation in ten states including Alabama and Kansas (new in 2021), with plans to expand into Iowa and Georgia by the end of 2022.