People & Places

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Expands Into Australia; Colahan Leads Region

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company (BHSI) announced it has received its insurance license to provide all lines of general business in Australia, established operations in Sydney, and named Chris Colahan as president of its Australasia region. “BHSI is committed to …

Allied World Global Markets Appoints Geyman, AVP, Onshore Construction

Allied World Global Markets has appointed Toby Geyman, assistant vice president, Onshore Construction, to further develop the product line. Geyman will be responsible for underwriting major U.K. and international onshore construction projects, operating from both the company’s Lloyd’s and European …

ACE Appoints Fletcher ACE Bermuda Chairman; Clabby, Gonsalves Promoted

ACE Group has announced several key executive appointments in its ACE Bermuda business. Rees Fletcher has been named Chairman of ACE Bermuda. He joined ACE Bermuda 26 years ago, rising to the position of Senior Vice President, Excess Liability in …

Fairfield Steps Down as ANV CEO, Board Member

ANV Holdings BV, the Dutch headquartered global specialty insurance group, has confirmed that the company’s founder, R. Matthew Fairfield is stepping down effective immediately as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Board for personal reasons. …

People – South Central

Stacey Miller Lemons has joined Dallas-based insurance broker MHBT Inc. as a commercial property/casualty account executive. Lemons, who is based in Lubbock, Texas, has more than 25 years of risk management and insurance experience. Previously, she worked at Roach Howard …

People – West

Hub International Insurance Services Inc. has promoted Gay Catherine Chung to senior vice president and client director and Arturo Perez-Reyes to senior vice president and cyber-group leader of the executive liability practices division in the company’s commercial risk division in …

People – Southeast

Shawn Kay has joined the staff at BB&T-Oswald Trippe and Company as a customer service representative in the Miami office working with personal insurance clients. Kay joined BB&T-OTC after completing his training with Disabled Veterans Insurance Careers, a nonprofit organization …

People – Midwest

Kristine Neate, Ohio-based State Auto Financial Corporation and State Automobile Mutual Insurance Company (State Auto Mutual) hired Michael E. LaRocco as president and chief executive officer. LaRocco officially takes over the duties of current President and CEO Robert P. Restrepo …

People – East

American International Group Inc.named Gaurav D. Garg as chief executive officer, Personal Insurance. The appointment marks the return of Garg to AIG, where he held various personal insurance roles for 12 years before joining Mercer in 2012. At Mercer, he …

Aspen Insurance, Starr Companies to Form Joint Europe Property Venture

Bermuda-based Aspen Insurance, the insurance segment of Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited, and Starr Companies announced that they have “signed a memorandum of understanding under which both parties will enter into a joint underwriting initiative to write international property insurance, with …

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