People Moves: Zimmer to Take Alliant CEO Reins From Corbett; WTW Names Forms Client Growth Team; Xceedance Hires Flynn for Personal Lines

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Alliant Insurance Services named Greg Zimmer chief executive officer, taking over for Tom Corbett, who has served as CEO for more than 30 years.

The new leadership roles will take effect April 1, 2024. Zimmer joined Alliant in 1998 as chief financial officer and was named president in 2007.

Corbett, who joined Alliant in 1977, will remain executive chairman.

Additional leadership promotions include:

Ralph Hurst was appointed president. He previously oversaw the company’s retail brokerage operations.
Peter Arkley will assume Hurst’s position of president, national brokerage, overseeing retail property & casualty and employee benefits.
Sean McConlogue will lead Alliant underwriting and consumer solutions as president.

WTW Names Five-Member Client Growth Team

WTW formed a new Strategic Client Engagement Leaders (SCEL) team. SCEL combines a hybrid of sales, strategic consulting, and executive stewardship.

SCEL team members include:

Ken Gould joined WTW from Lockton in October 2023, bringing 35 years of industry experience.
Nikki Hall Jones joined the team from the WTW health, wealth and career investment team, where she was part of the insurance investment advisory group.
Michael Reese joined the team from the WTW health, wealth and career investment team, having worked at WTW for over 15 years in various roles.
Lori Seidenberg joined WTW in January 2024 from BlackRock, where she most recently served as the global director of insurance in their private market funds vertical.
Angela Taylor joined WTW in May 2023 from her role as global risk manager for equitable life insurance.

Flynn Hired at Xceedance to Lead Personal Lines, Americas

Xceedance, headquartered in Boston, appointed Peter Flynn as senior vice president, personal lines, Americas.

Flynn brings 25 years of insurance experience, having spent the first 15 years of his career various roles with Chubb and, more recently, as senior vice president of broker development at PURE. Flynn served as a member of the senior team at Frenkel & Company, now a part of EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants.

Topics Alliant Willis Towers Watson

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