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People Moves: Banks Joins Alliant in California as EVP

Tyler Banks joined Alliant Insurance Services as executive vice president, Alliant Private Client. Banks previously served as North America practice leader, president and CEO, personal lines at WTW. Alliant is based in Irvine, Calif.,

People Moves: Allstate Names Fiato EVP and Chief Claims Officer; TNEDICCA Names Progressive’s Pratt to Board

Allstate, headquartered in Northbrook, Ill., named Mike Fiato as executive vice president and chief claims officer, effective Jan. 22. Fiato joins Allstate with more than 32 years of industry experience. Most recently, he served as executive vice president and chief …

People Moves: Watkins Insurance Group Names Scott President

Watkins Insurance Group, based in Austin, promoted Chris Scott to president. Patrick Watkins, who has been leading the agency since 2002, will continue as CEO. Scott joined Watkins Insurance Group in 2017 and most recently served as executive vice president, …

People Moves: AXIS Appoints Tan Head of Wholesale Casualty; Fiato Named Allstate Chief Claims Officer; Schoberth to Lead Canopius US Distribution

AXIS Capital Holdings Limited named Anna Tan as head of wholesale casualty. Tan joins AXIS from Navigators, a brand of The Hartford, where she served for over 12 years, most recently as head of excess casualty. Before this, she spent …

People Moves: Marsh Names Hennessy Northeast Leader; Lively Joins Alliant in Boston; ShoreOne Adds Carlson as CFO

Marsh Names Hennessy Northeast Zone Leader Marsh named Patrick Hennessy as zone leader for its eight Northeast offices. Based in New York, Hennessy brings 30 years of insurance brokerage, consulting and management experience to the role, having spent his entire …

People Moves: WTW Names Buganski Head of Personal Lines, CRB; Cueman New AXIS Head of Construction; Wargin Joins Dyad; Markel’s Houser Picked for IICF Board

WTW Names Buganski Head of Personal Lines, CRB NA WTW, headquartered in Arlington, Va., appointed Despina Buganski as head of personal lines, corporate risk and broking, North America (CRB NA). With more than 30 years of industry experience, Buganski joined …

People Moves: Donegal Names DeLamater Chief Operating Officer; Deas Succeeds Him in Field Operations

Donegal Insurance Group, based in Marietta, Pennsylvania, named Dan DeLamater executive vice president and chief operating officer. DeLamater has nearly 30 years of insurance industry experience, with two decades at Donegal, most recently as senior vice president and head of …

People Moves: Stirk to Join Marsh as US Chief Growth Officer; Liberty Mutual Grows Cyber Team

Marsh, a business of Marsh McLennan headquartered in New York, hired Andy Stirk as U.S. chief growth officer effective January 16. Stirk is based in New York. With 20 years of insurance industry experience, Stirk rejoins Marsh from Ascot Group, …

People Moves: Church Mutual Names Ogilvie Chief Executive Officer

Church Mutual Insurance Company, headquartered in Merrill, Wis., promoted Alan S. Ogilvie from president to president and chief executive officer. Ogilvie assumed the role from Rich Poirier, who retired after 12 years at Church. Ogilvie previously held positions at Wausau …

People Moves: Bonaventure and Dixon Join Alliant in Louisiana

Alliant Insurance Services, headquartered in Irvine, Calif., hired Stuart Bonaventure and Miles Dixon as vice presidents within its Alliant Americas division. Both are based in Lafayette, La. Before joining Alliant, Bonaventure was a commercial lines producer at BXS. Dixon previously …