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NFP Hires Franznick to P&C Division as Senior Vice President

NFP, an insurance broker and consultant that provides property and casualty, corporate benefits, retirement and individual solutions, has hired Jonathan Franznick to its P&C division as a senior vice president. In this role, Franznick will lead claims advocacy for NFP’s …

Broker BMS Names Pope from Guy Carpenter as Executive Chairman in Latin America

BMS Group, the independent specialist re/insurance broker, announced the appointment of Aidan Pope as executive chairman of its Latin American and Caribbean business, effective on Jan. 1, 2021. Pope will focus on growing BMS’ operations in Latin America and the …

Lockton Adds 3 Managing Directors from Aon to Its Transaction Liability Practice

Global insurance broker Lockton reports that three transaction liability advisors from Aon — Joshua Halpern, Gaurav Sud and Eric Ziff — have joined the firm to lead its mergers and acquisition (M&A) consulting offering. The company said these three professionals …

AXIS Re Hires Willis Re’s Bangs as Head of Japan

AXIS Re, the reinsurance business segment of AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd., announced the hiring of David Bangs as head of Japan. Bangs joins AXIS Re from Willis Re Singapore where he served as executive director. Prior to that, he held …

The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers Adds Borkowski, Caparo Insurance Team

The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers has announced that Steve Borkowski and Caparo Insurance of Conshohocken, Penn., have joined the firm, becoming Liberty’s first partnership in the northeast U.S. The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers provides entrepreneurial producers and agency owners with …

Skyward Specialty Insurance Hires CNA’s Childs to Lead Construction Business

Houston-based Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Inc. (Skyward Specialty) has added Rick Childs as senior vice president, Construction, to lead its growing construction business. Childs brings 25 years of commercial insurance industry experience, including the past decade focused on construction. Previously …

Consolino Named President, CEO of Newly Capitalized Core Specialty Insurance

Cincinnati, Ohio-based Core Specialty Insurance Holdings Inc. has completed its recapitalization of StarStone U.S. Holdings Inc. and named Jeff Consolino as president and CEO. In a media release, the company said the recapitalization was led by SkyKnight Capital L.P. , …

BHSI Hires Macfarlane to Lead Downstream Energy Property in Europe

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced it is expanding its capabilities in Europe to underwrite downstream energy property insurance and has named Tom Macfarlane to lead this business segment. “This is a significant step in continued build-out of our overall …

Rawlins to Succeed Moore as President, CEO at Missouri’s Shelter Mutual Insurance

The Shelter Insurance, based in Columbia, Mo., has named Randa Rawlins as president and CEO, effective Jan. 1, 2021. Rawlins will succeed current President and CEO Matt Moore, who will retire in June 2021. Upon Mr. Moore’s retirement, Rawlins will …

Maryland’s Westminster American Insurance Company Hires Whelan

Westminster American Insurance Company (WAIC) has hired David Whelan as vice president of underwriting. In this new role, Whelan brings 31 years of commercial lines experience to the team. He joins WAIC from GNY Insurance Companies, where he was a …