People: Fenderson to Kinetic, NCDOI Deputy Osborne to Academia

Kinetic Names Fenderson Regional VP

Kinetic, a maker of wearable technology for industrial worker safety, has named Troy Fenderson of North Carolina regional vice president.

Fenderson, who lives in Mooresville, North Carolina, will oversee insurance distribution, business development and broker distribution in the eastern United States, company officials said in a news release. He has more than 30 years’ experience in workers’ compensation insurance.

Kinetic works with Nationwide Insurance to monitor and improve worker safety, benefitting carriers and policyholders, the company said. The wearables detect unsafe movement and have been shown to significantly reduce injuries and lost work time.

North Carolina Chief Deputy Commissioner Moves to Academia

North Carolina’s chief deputy insurance commissioner will soon become an associate professor of management and the chair of business administration at Campbell University in Buies Creek, North Carolina.

Michelle Osborne’s last day at the Department of Insurance will be Aug. 15, Commissioner Mike Causey said in a statement.

“Michelle has been a tireless advocate and voice for our department, and with the insurance industry and consumers. We will continue to rely on her expertise,” Causey said. “We wish to thank her for her service and are excited for this next step in her career.”

Osborne, who has spent 25 years in the insurance business, as a CEO and manager, previously was a professor at Campbell University and was an adjunct professor at North Carolina State University.

She earned her master’s of business administration from Campbell and holds a doctorate in business administration from George Fox University in Oregon.