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Allianz Makes Personnel Changes to Georgia-Based Aviation Team

Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty’s (AGCS) North American Aviation team has promoted two executives and hired a new underwriting specialist, effective immediately. Lamont Rosemond has been promoted to regional head of Aviation Programs and Product Development in North America. He …

Barta Reappointed as Texas Injured Employee Public Counsel

Jessica Barta has been reappointed as Texas’ Injured Employee Public Counsel, a role in which she has served since October 2014. Her current term would expire on Feb. 1 2023. The Public Counsel helps injured employees in the workers’ compensation …

McGowan Joins Resilience from Beazley as VP, Cyber Underwriter in Chicago

Resilience, which provides insurance coverage and patented cybersecurity tools to protect mid-market companies, has added Kevin McGowan as vice president in its cyber underwriting unit. McGowan joins Resilience from Beazley in Chicago where he served as co-chair of the carrier’s …

Chubb Global Markets Creates New Energy Underwriting Team

Chubb announced the creation of a new energy team in Chubb Global Markets (CGM) that will underwrite and serve as a center of excellence for all large corporate energy customers in EMEA, Asia Pacific and Latin America. CGM comprises Chubb’s …

Third Point Re Hires 3 Senior Leaders Ahead of Anticipated Merger with Sirius

Third Point Reinsurance Ltd., a Bermuda-based specialty reinsurer, announced it has made three senior hires to strengthen its existing leadership team, ahead of the company’s anticipated merger transaction with Sirius International Insurance Group Ltd., to form SiriusPoint Ltd. Tim Mardon …

Fischer Appointed President of Core Specialty’s Ag Reinsurance Division

Cincinnati, Ohio-based Core Specialty Insurance Holdings Inc. and its subsidiaries (Core Specialty) hired William (Bill) R. Fischer to lead its newly formed Agriculture Reinsurance Division. Fischer is a 25-year veteran of the crop reinsurance business and is well-respected as a …

Caldwell, Mowbray Named to Leadership Posts at Louisiana Insurance Dept.

James “David” Caldwell, Jr. has been appointed executive counsel and Rebecca Mowbray has been named deputy commissioner of Public Affairs at the Louisiana Department of Insurance Caldwell served as deputy director of the Criminal Division of the Louisiana Department of …

Lamb Insurance Services Adds Penley as Director of Sales for the Carolinas

Lamb Insurance Services (Lamb) has appointed Doug Penley as the director of Sales. Penley is responsible for all aspects of sales and distribution strategies and leading a team of client executives in the Carolinas, which is an expansion market for …

Berkley Service Professionals Names Rea as Executive Vice President

Berkley Service Professionals, a division of Berkley company Berkley Alliance Managers, has named Tom Rea as executive vice president. Rea is a licensed insurance agent and surplus lines broker in the state of Connecticut. In this role, he is responsible …

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Promotes Blas to Head of Property, Spain

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced that Tomas Blas has been promoted to head of Property, Spain. Blas, who has 17 years of industry experience, joined BHSI in 2019 as head of Technical Lines in Spain. In his new role, …