A Democratic state House member announced on Wednesday that he’s running for Georgia insurance commissioner, aiming to defeat appointed Republican incumbent John King. Rep. Matthew Wilson of Brookhaven said he will advocate for lower insurance rates and to fully expand …
W.R. Berkley Corp. named Clare Himmer as president of Berkley Re UK Limited, effective September 1, 2021. In the interim, Richard Fothergill will continue as Berkley Re UK’s CEO, with the expectation that, by the end of 2021, Himmer will …
U.S.-based specialty insurance firm H.W. Kaufman Group is expanding within Continental Europe through the opening of a new office in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and the addition of a specialty healthcare insurance team in London. The new H.W. Kaufman Group Europe …
DUAL Transactional Risk Hires Marchica as Vice President for New York Team DUAL Transactional Risk, the newest underwriting team at DUAL North America, has hired Megan Marchica as vice president for its New York-based team. In this role, Marchica will …
IIAT Connie Gomez has joined the Independent Insurance Agents Association of Texas’ IIAT Advantage team as an Advantage Market support specialist and RLI account manager. Gomez previously served as education coordinator for IIAT’s education department. In her new role, Gomez …
Specialty insurer Hiscox Ltd. announced that Kevin Kerridge will succeed Steve Langan as chief executive officer of Hiscox USA. Kerridge will take the helm effective May 15, 2021. Langan, who is retiring, will return to the UK after working with …
BroadStreet Partners BroadStreet Partners Inc., an insurance brokerage holding company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, has appointed Ken Kirk as chief executive officer. Rick Miley, founder and current CEO of BroadStreet, will assume the role of executive chairman. Kirk joined BroadStreet …
Dwight Andrus Insurance Dwight Andrus Insurance in Lafayette, Louisiana, has added Hayden Marze as a commercial lines producer. Hayden has prior business-to-business sales experience in the oil and gas and aviation industries. An independent insurance agency founded in 1945, Dwight …
This wrap-up of international People Moves details recent appointments at AXIS Re, Guy Carpenter, Marsh and Dale Underwriting Partners. A summary of these new hires follows here. AXIS Re, the reinsurance business segment of Bermuda-based AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd., announced …
UFG Insurance Property/casualty insurer, UFG Insurance, has promoted Christine Starr to marketing manager of its Cedar Rapids, Iowa, branch. Starr previously served as senior marketing representative. UFG was founded in 1946 as United Fire & Casualty Company. Omaha National Omaha …
