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People Moves: Skyward Specialty Expands Media Liability Team

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, headquartered in Houston, named three new members to its media liability team Andrea Taylor is Skyward’s new vice president of media liability. Taylor has 25 years of leadership and underwriting expertise, specializing in the segment. She …

AXA XL Realigns Operations in the Americas; Redundancies Caused by Moves

AXA XL said it streamlined its underwriting operations in the Americas, which will now be three segmentsβ€”large commercial, middle-market and professional. The realignment is “resulting in redundancies,” confirmed a company spokesperson via email. “We’ll work closely with all impacted colleagues …

People Moves: IMA Financial Group Adds Hennessey as EVP, Regional Sales Leader

IMA Financial Group, Inc. named Matt Hennessey executive vice president, Pacific Northwest region sales leader of Parker, Smith & Feek. Hennessey will be based in Seattle and work out of the Bellevue office. Hennessey has nearly 30 years of insurance …

People Moves: Pastorius Joins Alliant Insurance Services as EVP, Managing Director

Mark Pastorius joined Alliant Insurance Services as executive vice president, managing director within Alliant Specialty. Pastorius’ insurance career spans more than 37 years. Before joining Alliant, Pastorius was an executive vice president and managing director at Lockton Companies where he …

People Moves: Ryan Specialty Promotes Pouliot to Chief Reserving Officer

Ryan Specialty, headquartered in Chicago, promoted Derek Pouliot to chief reserving officer of Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers (RSUM). In his expanded role, Pouliot is responsible for valuation of underwriting results for all business written by RSUM, including portfolio analysis, risk …

People Moves: Ryan Hired to Head Hyperexponential US P/C; Carnes Named Nationwide’s Chief Pet Officer

Insurtech hyperexponential has hired Risa Ryan as head of US P/C. Risa was most recently chief underwriting officer at Sompo International. She will be based in New York. She has over 25 years of industry experience, having spent over a …

People Moves: The Liberty Company Names Pope VP, Executive Lines in California

The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers named Katie Pope vice president, executive lines. Pope is based in Los Angeles. Pope began her insurance career at Lockton, where she was most recently an account executive. She was previously a consulting marketing director …

People Moves: World Insurance Names Woosley Head of National Practice Groups; Former Ascot Re CEO Berger Joins Coaction Board

World Insurance Associates Names Woosley EVP, Head of National Practice Groups World Insurance Associates LLC, headquartered in Iselin, New Jersey, named Thaddeus Woosley as executive vice president and head of national practice groups. Woosley is based in Chicago. Woosley’s background …

People Moves: SAIF Names Graneto Chief Financial Officer; Chapman and Crandall Join Alliant Employee Benefits; Huihui Joins Alliant’s Hawaii Team

SAIF Promotes Graneto to Chief Financial Officer SAIF, headquartered in Salem, Oregon, promoted Todd Graneto to chief financial officer. In his new role, Graneto will be responsible for the financial services division, including financial reporting, budgets, corporate accounting, and billing …

People Moves: TMPAA Names Abbey New Executive Director; AIG Appoints Browne Global Head of Specialty

American International Group, Inc., headquartered in New York, appointed Gordon Browne as global head of specialty, effective June 11. Browne will serve on the international insurance leadership team. Browne has over 20 years of industry experience in the U.S. and …