Associated Insurance Administrators (AIA), based in Montgomery, Ala., has appointed Patrick Albrecht as president. The appointment of Albrecht is part of the company’s reorganization to bring the authorities and responsibilities into the day-to-day operations. AIA said the shift to having …
Newport Beach, Calif.-based Alliant Insurance Services has named Derek Whipple senior vice president of energy and marine. Whipple is located on the West Coast, and has a specialized focus on power-related energy. He was previously a managing director at Aon. …
San Diego, Calif.-based ICW Group Insurance Cos. has named Iva Yuan vice president, product and pricing. Yuan will oversee the strategic direction of its product lines across the company’s various businesses. Yuan has more than 20 years of insurance industry …
St. Louis, Mo.-based Valley Insurance Agency Alliance (VIAA), a network of agencies in Missouri and Illinois, has appointed Josh Coffman as alliance coordinator and Denise Wilkerson as personal lines specialist. Coffman will manage the technology, system processing, and analytic programming …
Harford Mutual Insurance Group has announced changes to its leadership team. Senior Vice President Jeffrey Rink has been promoted to executive vice president with the added oversight of Administrative Operations, Customer Service and the Special Investigative Unit. Joining Harford Mutual …
Beazley Chief Executive Officer Andrew Horton is leaving to become the group chief executive officer of QBE Insurance Group Ltd. in Australia, the two companies announced. Horton will be succeeded in the role by Adrian Cox, the current chief underwriting …
Florida-based homeowners insurance provider Security First Insurance has appointed Greg Moraski as vice president of Claims. Moraski will oversee the company’s claims department, which includes specialized areas such as catastrophe response, special investigations and fraud prevention, and litigation. His hiring …
Deerfield, Illinois-based GCG Financial, a full-service financial services firm and part of the Alera Group, has promoted David Levitz to managing partner and Carla DeMello to president, Employee Benefits. Levitz, who previously served as president, Employee Benefits, will focus on …
Texas-based independent agency, Hotchkiss Insurance, has promoted Heather Etheredge to vice president of human resources. Etheredge will serve on the executive leadership team with a focus on developing and implementing the agency’s strategic organizational plans. Her expanded responsibilities will include …
Justin Smith, Jing Hong, Joan Klucarich and Jordan Comacchio have been promoted at Omaha, Nebraska-based global insurance and risk services firm Applied Underwriters, which is expanding its actuarial faculty and resources. Smith was named chief underwriting officer; Hong, chief actuary; …
