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Babineaux Named Chief Sales Officer at Louisiana’s Dwight Andrus Insurance

Dwight W. Andrus Insurance Inc., based in Lafayette, La., has appointed Erroll “Charlie” Babineaux Jr. chief sales officer. Babineaux joined Dwight Andrus Insurance in 2005. Since joining the firm, Babineaux has consistently proven to be a top sales producer and …

Arch Insurance N. America Hires Former Guarantee CEO Ruschak as EVP, Surety

Arch Insurance North America announced that Stephen Ruschak has been hired as executive vice president, Surety. Ruschak most recently was chief executive officer of The Guarantee Company of North America. In this role, Ruschak will have responsibility for Arch’s Surety …

Kaufman Dolowich & Voluck Hires Mancebo as a Partner in New York City

Kaufman Dolowich & Voluck LLP (KDV), a national law firm serving the business and insurance communities and headquartered in Woodbury, N.Y., has hired John Mancebo as a partner in its New York City office. Mancebo, who was previously chair of …

Connecticut’s TigerRisk Partners Appoints O’Keefe as Head of Strategy

TigerRisk Partners has appointed Bill O’Keefe as its head of Strategy. In this new role, O’Keefe will identify growth initiatives, advise the company’s leadership and consult with clients to drive results. O’Keefe comes to TigerRisk from McKinsey & Company, where …

Swiss Re Names Kitsikis as Head of Client Markets P&C for Canada, English Caribbean

Swiss Re announced the appointment of Agis Kitsikis as head of Client Markets P&C for Canada and English Caribbean, effective immediately. Kitsikis succeeds Stefan Behr, who recently accepted the position as Swiss Re’s head of Business Development for EMEA. In …

Alera Group Names Parker as VP of Employee Benefits Technology & Services

Alera Group, a Deerfield, Ill.-based insurance and financial services firm, has named Brian Parker as vice president of Employee Benefits Technology & Services, effective November 1, 2020. He will be based out of Philadelphia, Penn. In this role, Parker will …

Specialty Re/insurer Chaucer Launches Bermuda Reinsurance Branch for U.S. Business

Chaucer, the London-based specialty re/insurance group, announced the launch of a reinsurance branch in Bermuda to provide U.S. clients with greater access to its underwriting expertise and capacity. This follows the receipt of the necessary regulatory approvals from the Bermuda …

Lockton Hires Aon’s Stine as Midwest Series VP in St. Louis

Lockton has added Casey Stine as a vice president and Business Development consultant for the firm’s Midwest Series. Stine, who has nearly a decade of experience in employee benefits and corporate human resource consulting, is located in the firm’s St. …

Hiscox USA Appoints Fiddler as Chief Marketing Officer

Regine Fiddler has been appointed chief marketing officer for insurer Hiscox in the U.S. Fiddler, who previously served as the chief marketing officer and head of Product at BankMobile, will report to and succeed Russ Findlay, who was promoted to …

Everest Insurance Promotes Wu to E&S Excess Casualty National Leader

Everest Insurance announced that Edward Wu has been promoted to the role of vice president and national leader, Excess & Surplus Excess Casualty. In this role, Wu will be responsible for strategy, underwriting discipline and production for the E&S Excess …