The Professional Insurance Agents of New York State Inc. will present Michael L. Browne, president and chief executive officer of Harleysville Insurance, with its Company Executive of the Year award at the 12th annual Metropolitan Regional Awareness Program, Jan. 19, …
Ohio Casualty Corporation has completed a new five-year agreement with its current President and Chief Executive Officer, Dan R. Carmichael, effective immediately.The prior contract with Carmichael was due to expire on Dec. 31, 2005. “We look forward to Dan delivering …
ABD Insurance and Financial Services, the third largest property/casualty brokerage in Sacramento, Calif., has named Dan R. Francis president and CEO, beginning Jan. 1. ABD owner Greater Bay Bancorp said Francis will succeed Frederick J. de Grosz, who becomes co-chairman …
Zurich Financial Services Group announced the appointment of Markus Hongler, 48, as the new CEO in charge of its Swiss business effective Jan. 1, 2006. He succeeds Hans-Jürg Bernet, 56 who is retiring after serving as Swiss CEO since 2001. …
Pinnacol Assurance, Colorado’s workers’ compensation insurer, has elected Gary Johnson as chairman. Johnson replaces Diedra Garcia, who will step down Nov. 30. Garcia is stepping down to dedicate more time to her company, DRG Construction, recognized by ColoradoBiz magazine as …
Ohio Gov. Bob Taft announced the appointment of William Mabe as the administrator/chief executive officer of the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC). Mabe previously worked at Nationwide, most recently serving as the senior vice president of Nationwide Provident Operations …
Bermuda-based Arch Capital Group Ltd. announced that Marc Grandisson has been promoted to the position of chairman and CEO of Arch Worldwide Reinsurance Group, effective immediately. He succeeds Dwight Evans, one of the founders of the company’s reinsurance operations. The …
Affirmative Insurance Holdings Inc. Board of Directors announced that Thomas Mangold has resigned as chairman, chief executive officer and president, effective Nov. 13. Affirmative’s board appointed Kevin Callahan as interim chairman and chief executive officer effective Nov. 15, while a …
ARAG, a provider of legal insurance and related services, has named Robert M. Fishman as CEO and president. Fishman comes to ARAG after serving as executive vice president and chief underwriting officer for Zurich North America. He had been with …
Shelly Diegel has been elected chairman of the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents’ Company Council of Executive Officers (PIA-CCEO) for 2006. Diegel currently serves as vice president, Small Business Distribution at Zurich in Baltimore, Maryland, and has represented Zurich …
