Brenda (Ballard) Austenfeld was elected to serve as 2024-2025 Wholesale & Specialty Insurance Association (WSIA) president Austenfeld, CEO and president of RT Specialty’s national property practice, was chosen by membership at the organization’s annual business meeting earlier this month. She …
California-based independent insurance broker Woodruff Sawyer announced it is expanding its East Coast footprint with the addition of six executives formerly with insurer Acrisure. According to the announcement, Matthew Kelly, Robert Trager, Bob Kempner, Chris Iovino, Eric Wagner, and Michael …
ICW Group Insurance Companies promoted Paul Zamora to chief underwriting officer, leading the company’s property/casualty multiline underwriting strategy and business expansion. Zamora joined ICW Group nearly 20 years ago to oversee its workers’ compensation underwriting business. He most recently served …
Miller Named Vice President, IT for Farmers Alliance Companies Farmers Alliance Companies, headquartered in Mcpherson, Kansas, promoted Brad Miller to vice president, information technology (IT). As vice president, and a member of the corporate leadership team, Miller will continue to …
BenefitMall has named Don Hutchinson benefits sales executive for Southern California. Hutchinson has over a decade of industry experience. Before joining BenefitMall in February, Hutchinson most recently served as a regional sales manager at Choice Administrators. BenefitMall is headquartered in …
Moscowitz New COO at RT Specialty RT Specialty promoted Marissa Moscowitz to chief operating officer. Moscowitz has over 15 years of information technology, business intelligence and business operations experience and has been with RT Specialty since 2019. With Chicago’s RT …
McGlinchey Stafford, headquartered in New Orleans, named former Louisiana commissioner of insurance and attorney Jim Donelon as a member. While his insurance regulatory practice is national in scope, he will primarily work from the Baton Rouge and New Orleans offices. …
The State Farm Mutual board of directors has selected President Jon Farney as the company’s next chief executive officer. Farney will succeed retiring CEO Michael Tipsord on June 1. Farney joined State Farm in 1993 and has served in a …
EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants (EPIC), headquartered in San Francisco, named Jim Romanelli as executive vice president. Based in New York, Romanelli will focus on growth in the Northeast region. Romanelli has over three decades of experience in the insurance …
Willy Hammond joined the Alliant private client division of Alliant Insurance Services as vice president, senior loss control specialist. Hammond has 30 years of experience in the industry and previously served as national director of premier accounts at The Cincinnati …
