People Moves: Johnston, Skiba Join Irwin Siegel; MEMIC Adds Newton, Cosey; O’Neill Joins McGriff

Irwin Siegel Adds to Executive Management Team

Rock Hill, New York-based program manager Irwin Siegel Agency (ISA) announced two additions to its executive management team.

Jennifer Johnston has joined the company as vice president of Underwriting in ISA’s newly formed Excess & Surplus division, and Karen Skiba comes onboard as assistant vice president of Claims.

Johnston will lead the development of ISA’s new E&S program, focusing on underserved and loss sensitive human service organizations.

Skiba has joined the claims team. With 20 years of experience, she will be responsible for the daily operations of the claims division, third party administrator management, and claims benchmarking and analytics. Skiba has previously worked at Cabot Risk Strategies, Alan Gray LLC and. for more than 15 years. in various claims capacities at AIG.

ISA is a Ryan Specialty Group managing general underwriter focused on the human and social service industry. RSG acquired ISA in 2018.

MEMIC Group Adds Newton, Cosey in Key Roles

Workers’ compensation carrier The MEMIC Group has hired Bill Newton to serve as director of Financial Reporting and L.C. Cosey to serve as Small Business Express production underwriter for the Southeast region.

Newton has more than 13 years of experience in accounting and finance roles, most recently reporting to the Securities and Exchange Commission on behalf of publicly traded companies. Newton also spent three years in financial accounting for an insurance company and three years in public accounting at Baker Newman Noyes, the Portland-based firm.

Cosey has more than a dozen years of experience in insurance underwriting, most recently as senior field underwriter for middle-market businesses at Builders Insurance Group of East Providence, R.I. Cosey also served as director of sales and marketing for Smart Choice Agency in the Southeast, and as senior underwriter in Georgia and Tennessee for Atlas General Insurance.

O’Neill Joins McGriff’s Executive Risk Advisors Group

McGriff hired Jim O’Neill as a senior vice president and New York City-based producer in the firm’s Executive Risk Advisors group.

O’Neill joins McGriff with nearly 40 years of experience as an underwriter and broker working with large multinational companies and investment banks. His expertise ranges from standalone single-coverage risk transfer programs to fully integrated and blended deals. O’Neill also has experience in wholesale distribution and product development.

O’Neill is a past presenter on gaming industry topics, including legal, regulatory and social issues. He also has served as a panelist at the Professional Liability and Underwriting Society’s Directors & Officers Liability conference.

Topics Underwriting