People: McGriff Names Samuel COO; Holland Moves to Tower MSA

McGriff, a Charlotte, North Carolina-based insurance broker and a subsidiary of Truist Holdings, announced new appointments and new roles for managers at the company.

Kyle Samuel, who previously was president of M&T Insurance Agency in Buffalo, New York, has been named chief operating officer at McGriff. Before M&T, Samuel was a managing director for USI Insurance Services and its predecessor, Wells Fargo Insurance Services, and was with Aon Risk Solutions for 17 years, the company said in a news release.

Four others at McGriff also assumed new roles:

• Rocco Orlando was named carrier relations executive, with responsibility for coordinating McGriff’s P/C carrier contracts.
• Mike Breedlove has been appointed national director, middle market, and will work closely with the business’ specialty and industry practice leaders to provide middle market clients with access to subject matter specialists when needed.
• Patrick Maguire is assuming the role of national director, specialty practices, in addition to continuing to lead McGriff’s energy practice.
• Carolyn Littlefield has been named director, strategic projects, with responsibility for overseeing large corporate projects.

Dorothy Holland, formerly with Ametros, an administrator of Medicare set-aside plans, has been named vice president of business development at Tower MSA Partners, based in Delray Beach, Florida.

Holland’s role will be to develop new business opportunities and assist with Medicare secondary payer compliance in workers’ compensation and other claims.

Holland graduated from the University of Mississippi with a degree in business administration with a concentration in insurance and risk management. She has 16 years experience in the industry, including time with One Call Care Management, according to a news release from Tower.