national News

People Moves: Liberty Mutual Names Korte to New Underwriting Leadership Position; CFC Appoints Bailey Cyber Underwriting Leader

Liberty Mutual Names Korte to New Underwriting Leadership Position Liberty Mutual Insurance has appointed Dieter Korte as Global Risk Solutions North America chief underwriting officer, middle market. Korte has more than 30 years of underwriting and leadership experience. Before Liberty …

People Moves: QBE North America Makes Key Executive Appointments

QBE North America Makes Key Executive Appointments QBE North America, based in New York, New York, has announced two key executive appointments. Rachel Pollack has been appointed chief people officer. Pollack joined QBE in 2008 and has held various roles …

People Moves: Liberty Mutual Hires Larson From CNA; Markel Names Gendron CFO; Chaplick Joins Risk Strategies

Liberty Mutual Appoints Larson President, Financial Lines Liberty Mutual Insurance has appointed Paul Larson as president, financial lines for its Global Risk Solutions (GRS) North America division. Before joining Liberty Mutual, Larson led financial lines at CNA Financial and served …

People Moves: DUAL Hires Chief Risk Officer, Actuarial Lead; Allianz Nabs Chubb COO to Head N.A. Financial Lines

DUAL Hires Chief Risk Officer and Actuarial Lead DUAL North America, Inc., based in Naples, Florida, has hired Ranjit Jaswal as chief risk officer and Luke Wolmer as senior vice president of actuarial and data analytics. Jaswal brings over 25 …

People Moves: NFP Names Head of N.A. Construction Advisory; New Chief Underwriting Officer at Everspan

NFP Names Canning SVP NFP has named Andrew Canning senior vice president and head of project risk advisory for the company’s growing North America construction and infrastructure group. The group, part of NFP’s specialty business, provides clients with comprehensive construction …

People Moves: First Chief Insurance Officer at Next Insurance; New President, CUO at Tapco; Fine Art Team at Distinguished Programs

Next Insurance Names Rhodes as First Chief Insurance Officer Next Insurance has announced the appointment of Chris Rhodes as the company’s first chief insurance officer. Rhodes has 20 years of property and casualty insurance experience, including senior leadership roles at …

Arch Insurance North America Promotes First to President

Brian First has been promoted to president of Arch Insurance North America. First was promoted from chief underwriting officer of programs, property and specialty. First, who joined Arch in 2014 and has 30 years of industry experience, will now have …

People Moves: New Commercial Business Head at Hartford; Kapnick Adds Chief Growth Officer; AmTrust Hires Underwriting SVP

The Hartford Names Ant Head of Middle & Large Commercial Business Units The Hartford has named Tracey Ant head of middle and large commercial business units effective Jan. 1. In this newly created role, Ant will oversee all middle and …

People Moves: Hazelton to Head Chubb N.A. Industry Practices; Bentele President of Nexus Specialty Casualty

Chubb Appoints Bill Hazelton Head of North America Industry Practices Chubb named Bill Hazelton executive vice president, head of North America industry practices. He will lead the company’s efforts to enhance delivery of comprehensive industry-focused insurance coverages, risk engineering and …

People Moves: Derigiotis Chief Insurance Officer at Embroker

Embroker Names Derigiotis as New Chief Insurance Officer Embroker has named David Derigiotis its new chief insurance officer. Before taking on this new role, Derigiotis served as corporate senior vice president and national professional liability practice group leader for Burns …