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Fair Oaks, Calif.-based Insurance Resources Consultants, an IR Group subsidiary, named Richard Rohde executive vice president and senior consultant. He will offer strategic planning and operational improvement consulting to retail agencies and managing general agents.

Rohde was most recently president of the Arrowhead Commercial Business Group. Previously, he was a managing principal with Barney and Barney LLC. He also served on the board of directors of The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers and the board of Insurance Brokers and Agents of the West.

San Francisco-based Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. named Jack Cooperman vice president, business continuity and loss control. Cooperman has been in the insurance industry since 1980. His background includes working in field and managerial positions at a global property insurer and various property/casualty insurance brokers, where he was successful at driving property loss control strategies. Most recently, he was president of his own risk management consulting firm specializing in business continuity management and property loss control.

Tom Elder joined the All Risks’ National Specialty Programs unit as the lead financial institutions underwriter for the new nationwide REO/Foreclosure and Lender Placed Property Insurance Program. He will target commercial banks, credit unions, savings and loans, mortgage banks, and financial institutions that service and/or invest in mortgage loans. Previously, Elder worked for MetLife Bank as a regional reverse mortgage consultant. Prior to that, he owned a mortgage company for six years.

Insurance Brokers & Agents of San Diego named Jeffrey W. Cavignac its Agent of the Year, and Regina Lemanowicz San Diego Insurance Woman of the Year.

Cavignac is president and principal of Cavignac & Associates, and was recognized for his years of service, dedication and commitment to the association, the insurance industry, and fellow insurance brokers and agents in San Diego. A 28-year veteran of the insurance brokerage industry, Cavignac founded Cavignac & Associates in 1992.

Lemanowicz is the president of the Insurance Woman of North San Diego County, which is affiliated with the National Association of Insurance Women International. She was recognized for her significant contribution to the insurance industry, local association and community. She has been in the industry for more than 26 years and has been a member of the National Association of Insurance Women, International for seven years.

Neal S. Woli was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve as the deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. In February, Wolin was named deputy assistant to the President and deputy counsel to the President for Economic Policy. Wolin served as general counsel of the Department of the Treasury from 1999 to 2001 and as deputy general counsel from 1995 to 1999. He previously served as executive assistant to the National Security Advisor, Deputy National Security Advisor and Deputy Legal Advisor to the National Security Council. From 2001 to 2008, Wolin served at The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc., most recently as president and chief operating officer for property and casualty, and previously as general counsel.

Teresa Long was named director of agency services for the Institute of WorkComp Professionals (IWCP), a national network of workers’ compensation professionals. Long will be working with IWCP member insurance agencies and their workers’ compensation claims processing and injury management procedures, helping agencies arrange medical clinic relationships, developing back-to-work programs, conducting seminars for employers and providing training for IWCP’s nearly 1,000 Certified WorkComp Advisors.

Long was most recently vice president of risk management for Unisource Administrators Inc. Previously, she was claims manager for Walt Disney World and vice president of Sarasota International Risk & Insurance Services.

San Diego Insurance Women announced its award winners for the 2008-2009 term. The winners are: Danielle McBride – Young Professional of the Year; Rhonda Collins – Rookie of the Year; Kay Wheeler – Member of the Year for Region VIII; Pam Legge – Insurance Professional of the Year; Nancy Ladd – Underwriter of the Year & Hall of Fame Award for Region VIII; and Kathleen Kerstenbeck – Insurance Woman of the Year.

The National Association of Insurance Women presented Pamela Holt with the Region VIII (North San Diego County) Hall of Fame award. The award recognizes Region VIII’s appreciation to members who have given their time and dedication to the development of their local association, state council and NAIW.

Holt has worked for Hatter, Williams & Purdy Insurance in Carlsbad, Calif., for 12 years as marketing director and commercial lines supervisor. She has been a member of NAIW for 25 years. She is the past Region VIII Regional vice president.

BB&T Insurance Services of California Inc. appointed John M. Nielsen vice president for its San Francisco office. Nielsen, who has more than 15 years of sales and underwriting experience, will be responsible for this office’s business development in both employee benefits and commercial casualty. He previously was vice president of Hays of California Insurance Services. Prior to that, he was vice president with Hilb, Rogal & Hobbs Inc.

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