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Glatfelter Insurance Appoints Murray as President of Claims Management Business

Glatfelter Insurance Group (GIG), an American International Group Inc. (AIG) company, has appointed Conor Murray as president of Glatfelter Claims Management (GCM), effective February 8, 2021. He will report directly to James Partridge, chief operating officer of Glatfelter Insurance Group. …

Crawford & Company Appoints Pageau as VP, Managing Director in New England Region

Crawford & Company, a publicly listed independent provider of claims management and outsourcing solutions to carriers, brokers and corporations, has appointed Robert Pageau as vice president and managing director of U.S. Loss Adjusting for the New England region. In this …

Zurich North America Names Aviva’s Kundi as Canada Chief Risk Officer

Sonia Kundi has joined the Zurich North America Group Risk Management team as Canada chief risk officer, effective immediately. She reports to North America Chief Risk Officer Colleen Zitt and will be a member of her leadership team. She will …

Joseph Schauer Named President, CEO at Ohio Agency, Schauer Group

Joseph D. Schauer has been named president and chief executive officer at Schauer Group Inc., a Canton, Ohio-based risk management, business insurance and human capital services firm. Schauer represents the fourth generation of the 102-year-old company. In addition, Aimee B. …

Texas’ Upland Capital Group Launches Excess Transportation Liability Program

Newly launched specialty lines insurer, Dallas-based Upland Capital Group (Upland), has added an Excess Transportation Liability (XTL) specialty insurance offering targeting fleet sizes up to 250 revenue producing vehicles. Upland will be writing the program in all 50 states on …

Texas Insurance Exec, Harrison, Honored by Big ‘I’ with Woodworth Memorial Award

Longtime Texas insurance agency executive, William “Bill” E. Harrison Jr., has been honored by the Big “I” with its Woodworth Memorial Award, the national independent insurance agency association’s highest honor. The Woodworth Memorial Award recognizes individuals who serve the insurance …

Michigan’s Kapnick Insurance Adds Tubergen as VP, Transportation Leader

Kapnick Insurance Group, based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, has hired Keith Tubergen as vice president and transportation practice leader. Tubergen joins Kapnick with 26 years of experience in the towing industry. In addition to his towing and general business experience, …

New Members Appointed to New York State Insurance Advisory Board

The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has appointed members to serve a three-year term on the New York State Insurance Advisory Board. Members of the board include representatives of the insurance industry and consumer advocates, as required …

Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty Promotes Fioretti in New York

Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) has named Katie Fioretti as regional head of portfolio steering for financial lines in North America, effective immediately. She assumes the role from Alessandro Carriglio, now head of claims reporting and analytics. Fioretti reports …

EPIC Realigns Leadership With O’Neil as President; Creates New Regional Lineup

EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants announced organizational and restructuring changes across the company. Tom O’Neil has been named president of EPIC and will work directly with CEO Steve Denton to grow the business across its entire platform – from Private …