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Texas Commissioner of Insurance David Mattax has been elected secretary-treasurer of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), and Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak was elected vice chair of the group’s Midwest Zone. Mattax has held several leadership positions …

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Ryan Specialty Group LLC has named Charlie Rosson senior vice president. Rosson is based in San Francisco, Calif. He will work to develop RSG penetration with brokers on a national basis. He has 23 years of experience in the insurance …

Peaple – Southeast

Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI) Commissioner Julie Mix McPeak will serve in 2017 as president-elect of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), the nation’s insurance regulatory support organization. McPeak was recently elected to the post during the …

People – East

Chubb, the world’s largest publicly traded property and casualty insurance company, has appointed Jeffrey Updyke as regional manager for the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Regions of the company’s commercial insurance division in North America. In this role, Updyke will be based …

People – West

AAA insurer, CSAA Insurance Group, has named Jeff Huebner chief risk officer. Huebner will be responsible for managing all aspects of enterprise risk for the company, including traditional risk management, reinsurance, corporate insurance and business resilience. Huebner joined CSAA in …

People – Southeast

Columbia, S.C.-native Mark Askins, has joined Iroquois South as a regional manager for South Carolina and western North Carolina. Askins spent more than 20 years with The Hartford, most recently as their Richmond, Va., branch manager. Askins began his career …

People – East

The Hanover Insurance Group Inc., the Worcester, Mass., based holding company for several property and casualty insurance companies, has elected Jane D. Carlin to the company’s board of directors. Carlin is a senior executive with experience in information and cyber …

People – South Central

State Auto’s Western Region added Bob McCarty as underwriting manager for the Central/South Texas area. He is based in Austin. McCarty has 30 years of insurance and management experience. He began his career in insurance after retiring from the U.S. …

People – Midwest

Gary J. Gruber has been promoted to president and chief operating officer of Great American Insurance Co., effective Jan. 1, 2017. Gruber will become the 17th president in Great American’s 145-year history, assuming this title from Donald D. Larson, who …

People – Southeast

Lighthouse Management LLC has appointed Laura Vizzini as the Marketing representative for North Carolina. Vizzini comes to Lighthouse with seven years of experience in the insurance industry having worked as a sales agent, team leader, performance manager, and marketing representative. …

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