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Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC (MMA), the middle market agency subsidiary of Marsh, has appointed Gary Ivey as Southeast regional CEO. In this role, Ivey will oversee MMA offices in Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky and Tallahassee, Fla. He reports to …

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Erie Insurance, a homeowners and automobile insurer based in Erie, Pa., has named Matt Palczer as vice president of property and subrogation. Palczer began his career with Erie Insurance in 2002 as a mail clerk in the Murrysville, Pa., branch. …

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EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants has added risk management and insurance professionals Rose Nordbrock, Jeff Breskin, Pabla Barros and Jose Fuentes to the firm’s operations in Southern California. Nordbrock joins EPIC as principal and practice group leader. Breskin joins as …

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Smart Choice has named Chris Reisdorf, formerly of All Risks, to lead the company’s efforts in North Carolina as state director. A 25-year veteran of the insurance industry, Reisdorf has worked in a number of areas including marketing, sales, underwriting, …

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Anderson & Murison Inc. has named Mitchell Jawitz executive vice president. Jawitz will be located in the Pasadena, Calif., office and will focus on national business development with independent agents and brokers. He was most recently senior vice president, product …

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Doug Slape has been promoted to second-in-command at the Texas Department of Insurance. Slape has been at the agency since 1988 and has served as deputy commissioner for the Financial Regulation Division the past three years. As head of the …

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Casey W. Connor has been named president of Dempsey & Siders Insurance Agency in Madeira, Ohio. Dempsey & Siders is a member of Cincinnati, Ohio-based Great American Insurance Group. Connor succeeds Randy Denker, who retired in April after nearly 24 …

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Morrison Mahoney LLP, a litigation firm, is expanding its Workers’ Compensation and General Liability Team in Providence, R.I., by adding two attorneys. Jonathan R. Myhre joined the team last December, and Joelle M. Hays joined in January. Myhre has experience …

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Kansas City-based independent insurance broker, Lockton, named Said Taiym executive vice president and chief digital officer. Taiym will focus on digital innovation and new technologies to help Lockton. He most recently was the senior vice president and chief information officer …

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Woodruff Sawyer has expanded its New England office’s leadership structure due to growth it has seen in the past two years. As part of this initiative, it has positioned its three leaders in roles that designed to support growth in …

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