People Moves: Meister Joins Sertis as SVP, Distribution Partnerships; Alliant Names Mast SVP, Employee Benefits Group; Venbrook Names Oakes EVP

Meister Joins Sertis as SVP, Distribution Partnerships

Sertis, headquartered in Reno, Nevada, appointed Kurt Meister as senior vice president, distribution partnerships.

Meister has more than 36 years of experience in the insurance industry, including underwriting leadership, program management and broker relations. Previous roles include chief sales officer at Distinguished Programs; senior vice president, specialty division business development and marketing director at Distinguished Specialty; vice president, hospitality division P&L leader at National Specialty Underwriters; and senior vice president at Aon.

Mast Joins Alliant as SVP, Employee Benefits Group

Chris Mast joined Alliant Insurance Services, headquartered in Irvine, California, as senior vice president, producer within its employee benefits group serving expanding operations in the Rocky Mountain region.

Mast has more than 20 years of experience in consulting employers across various industries. Before joining Alliant, Mast served as a health practice leader at Mercer and as executive director, actuarial and analytics at Consortium Health Plans.

Venbrook Names Oakes Executive Vice President

Venbrook Group LLC, headquartered in Woodland Hills, California, named Christina Oakes as executive vice president of the company’s private risk practice division with the opening of a new West Coast office.

Oakes has more than 12 years of insurance industry experience. Most recently, Oakes was a personal risk specialist at USI. In her new role, she will be building out the practice and crafting risk management solutions for the company’s Private Risk client group of high and ultra-high-net-worth individuals. She will be based in Los Angeles.

Topics Alliant Employee Benefits