California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara appointed new members Janise Graham and Doug Smith, as well as reappointed members Monique Howard and Sandra Moriarty to the Curriculum Board. Lara also appointed Nona Tirre Miranda to the California Automobile Assigned Risk Plan …
Sabra Purtill has been named permanent chief financial officer of American International Group (AIG), the company said. Purtill was called on in late January to fill the role of interim CFO after the firing of former interim CFO Mark Lyons, …
Jamin Valdez has joined Woodruff Sawyer as vice president, construction. He will be based in Southern California. His focus is on construction and environmental risks. Before joining Woodruff Sawyer, Valdez was a senior vice president for NFP. Before that, he …
Atain Hires Trimble as Chief Underwriting Officer Atain Insurance Companies has hired Linc Trimble as its chief underwriting officer. Trimble worked as a consultant with Atain leadership since February and started his new role on June 1. Attain is headquartered …
Steve Mangapit, the COO of the Western Growers Family of Cos., has assumed the duties of president of Pinnacle Claims Management Inc. He replaces David Zanze, who retired after 38 years of service at Pinnacle. Mangapit joined WGFC in January …
XPT Specialty names Williams VP and Broker XPT Specialty has hired Catrina Williams as vice president and broker in the commercial lines division of XPT’s Texas offices. XPT is headquartered in New York, New York. Williams began her insurance career …
Guy Carpenter has appointed Matthew McCabe as managing director of cyber broking, based in New York. McCabe rejoins Marsh McLennan from Kivu Consulting, where he was general counsel and risk officer. Previously, he was a senior vice president at Marsh, …
Alera Group named Mark Dennis managing director for the Northwest region, which includes 16 locations across Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Utah and Wyoming. Dennis joined Propel Insurance, an Alera Group company, 17 years ago and most recently was Propel’s …
Graham-Rogers Insurance Promotes Owens and Walker in SLS Roles Graham-Rogers Insurance has promoted Jana Owens to operations lead with standard lines services (SLS). Owens comes from a background in standard lines services. Before joining the team, she adjusted workers’ compensation …
Valley Insurance Agency Alliance Hires Von Ruden as Personal Foundation Coach Valley Insurance Agency Alliance (VIAA), headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, recently hired Trish Von Ruden as personal foundation coach. Von Ruden will coach new and existing team members on …
