ACE Group has made two appointments within its Global Accounts segment: Ed Gandon, casualty manager, UK & Ireland, and Gary Etherington, property manager, UK & Ireland, as it continues to invest in servicing larger UK-based companies with turnovers of over …
Willis Group Holdings plc announced that it has “strengthened and expanded its alternative risk transfer (ART) expertise by appointing Marc Paasch as the Global Head of ART Solutions.” Willis explained that “ART solutions enable businesses to transfer traditionally uninsurable risks …
Westfield, Ohio-based banking and insurance organization, Westfield Group, has selected Edward J. Largent III to succeed James R. Clay as company leader, president and CEO. The transition will occur July 1. Clay will remain as chairman of the board until …
The board of directors of Jacksonville, Fla.-based Harden has elected three of its current vice presidents as officers for 2015. Kelly Craddock, Bettilyn Lunetta, and Elisa Simpson were recognized by the company as new senior vice presidents. In addition, Thea …
Global reinsurance and insurance broker Willis Group Holdings appointed Christine LaSala to be chair of Willis North America. LaSala will work with Todd Jones, CEO of Willis North America, on business development and expanding Willis’s footprint in the marketplace. LaSala …
The members of the Surplus Line Association of California have named Denis Brady, president of Burns & Wilcox Brokerage in San Francisco, chair of the SLA board of directors. Brady’s election was finalized after the SLA tallied the final ballots …
Waco, Texas-based Insurors Indemnity Cos. named Dave Talbert as president and chief executive officer. Talbert joined Insurors Indemnity in February 2014 with more than 25 years of industry experience, having previously been president and CEO of Hochheim Prairie Insurance Cos. …
ACE Group has appointed Jeslyn Tan to the new role of regional head of agency for Asia Pacific, based in Thailand. The creation of this new role reflects the company’s commitment and investment to expand the agency channel, which will …
Lloyd’s opened a branch office in Beijing to access new business and forge closer links with business partners in China’s capital. Lloyd’s also appointed Songlin Chen, as general manager of the Beijing branch. In this role he will be responsible …
Margareta Wahlström, the UN Secretary General’s special representative for disaster risk reduction, and Rowan Douglas, Willis CEO for capital, science and policy practice, have been hard at work preparing for a series of conferences and meetings dedicated to integrating the …
