XL Group plc’s surplus lines team continues to grow with the addition of Matthew Huels who joins as vice president and general liability line of business head. He is based in Chicago and reports to Roxanne Mitchell, president of XL …
James Woodard has been named president of Insurance Program Managers at The Sandner Group, headquartered in Chicago. Woodard was previously president of the group’s Alternative Risk Solutions company. The Sandner Group is a subsidiary of Brokers’ Risk Placement Service Inc. …
Insurance brokerage and risk management firm Integro announced that Thomas Zacharopoulos, managing principal and the firm’s market relations leader, will assume the role of Chicago operations leader. The move to Chicago from Atlanta is something of a homecoming for Zacharopoulos, …
Andy Simkins has joined Worldwide Facilities Inc. as vice president in its Chicago office. Reporting to David Fiske, senior vice president, Simkins is responsible for expanding the company’s property/inland marine lines of business. Simkins began his insurance career in 2009. …
A Chicago City Council committee has preliminarily approved settlements in two police misconduct cases that would cost the city nearly $33 million, including $22.5 million for a California woman that apparently would be the largest payout to a single such …
Andy Simkins has joined Worldwide Facilities’ Chicago office as vice president, effective Jan. 14. Reporting to David Fiske, senior vice president, Simkins will be responsible for expanding the company’s property/inland marine lines of business. Simkins began his insurance career in …
Maximum Independent Brokerage LLC has added Mark Jatczak to its sales team in Chicago. Jatczak handles all areas of commercial and specialty lines of business and works with retail agents throughout the country. Chicago-based Maximum is a wholesale broker specializing …
USI Insurance Services LLC has acquired Pediatrics Insurance Consultants (PIC), based in Chicago, Ill. PIC is the insurance member benefits broker, marketer and administrator for the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). PIC will become a part of USI Affinity, a …
Pamela Sfikas, an experienced management liability underwriter, has joined Beazley in Chicago. Sfikas will specifically focus on building the EPL, Private Company D&O and Fiduciary books of business in the United States, expanding upon the leadership position that Paul Nash …
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Waclaw Cilulko, doing business as American Masonry Inc., for seven alleged willful health violations of OSHA’s lead standards. Proposed penalties total $196,000. An inspection of a commercial building …
