People & Places

ACE Appoints Stankiewicz as Head of Sales & Distribution, Nordics

ACE Group has appointed Martin Stankiewicz as head of sales and distribution, Nordics, as it continues to strengthen its insurance capabilities and team in the region. Stankiewicz has also joined ACE’s local management team. In this newly created role, Stankiewicz …

ACE Appoints Fedarb as Head of Travel Insurance for Eurasia and Africa

ACE Group today announced the appointment of David Fedarb to the new role of head of travel insurance for Eurasia and Africa, as it expands its insurance capabilities in a region experiencing rapid growth of international travel. Eurasia and Africa …

Berkshire Hathaway Names Sorsak to Lead Canada Property, Energy Claims

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced that it has appointed Amanda Sorsak to lead its Property & Energy Claims operation in Canada. She was previously Executive General Adjuster at Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty in Toronto. “Top-caliber people, providing customers …

XL Group Appoints New Country Managers for Singapore and Japan

XL Group announced it has appointed Robin Johnson as country manager for Singapore with responsibility for continuing to drive the growth of the group’s insurance business in the region. Johnson, whose industry career spans senior positions in underwriting, distribution and …

Insurance Managers Association Cayman (IMAC) Elects New Board

Kieran O’Mahony of Marsh Cayman has taken the Insurance Managers Association Cayman (IMAC)* reins from outgoing chairperson Rob Leadbetter at the 2015 Annual General Meeting, which was held 22 January 2015. Joining him as the new board are: Linda Haddleton …

PartnerRe Appoints Haft as Head of Catastrophe

PartnerRe Ltd. announced that Greg Haft has been appointed head of catastrophe, subject to Bermuda immigration approval. Based in Bermuda, Haft is responsible for PartnerRe’s worldwide catastrophe reinsurance business and reports to Emmanuel Clarke, CEO PartnerRe Global. Haft succeeds Brian …

People – Midwest

Westfield Insurance, a super-regional property/casualty insurance carrier based in Westfield, Ohio, announced changes to its leadership team. Mike Prandi has been named to the new role of insurance operations leader. He is responsible for the delivery of sales and services …

People – West

Capital Insurance Group has named Dawnya Campbell agency development manager for the Western portion of the Bay Area Territory in the Northern California Region. The regional team serves independent agents for agri-business, personal lines and commercial lines accounts. Campbell will …

People – South Central

Keleigh Buchanan was promoted to assistant vice president at Dallas-based independent insurance broker Roach Howard Smith & Barton. Buchanan has 15 years of experience in the insurance industry. She specializes in offering products and services to high net-worth clients with …

People – Southeast

The Crichton Group, an independent insurance agency in middle Tennessee, has appointed a new partner and a new director of risk management. In addition, it has also added an account executive and an account manager to its team. Joe Lacher …

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