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Liberty Co. Names Choi VP

The Liberty Co. Insurance Brokers, based in Gainesville, Florida, has named Douglas Choi vice president for risk management and program underwriting. Choi spent 15 years with carriers, including several with Travelers and Nationwide, before moving to the broker side. This …

People Moves: Former W.R. Berkley CUO Hired by ZestyAI; WTW Hires in Corporate Risk, Aerospace; New EVP at Ryan Specialty NSP

Link Nabbed by ZestyAI as Head of Customer Success Cathy Link has joined ZestyAI as vice president of customer success. Link, a seasoned insurance industry leader, and former chief underwriting officer of the W. R. Berkley Company, brings a deep …

People Moves: Woodruff Sawyer Adds Schmidt in Washington; Pie Adds Three

Woodruff Sawyer Names Schmidt Producer for Pacific Northwest Region Woodruff Sawyer announced Tim Schmidt as the new vice president, producer, for the Seattle, Washington, office. Before joining Woodruff Sawyer, Schmidt served seven years at Parker, Smith and Feek, where he …

People Moves: J.M. Wilson Adds Struck and Cook; Indium Appoints Ternes CEO

J.M. Wilson Names Struck and Crook as Property and Casualty Underwriters J.M. Wilson has promoted Chris Struck to property and casualty underwriter for their Indiana team. Struck is responsible for underwriting a wide variety of new and renewal property and …

People Moves: Kuchma CEO Hamilton Select; O’Neill AXA XL New Head of Crime & Crisis; Branch Hires First CFO

Hamilton Names Kuchma as CEO of US E&S Insurer Hamilton Select Hamilton Insurance Group announced the appointment of Anita Kuchma as chief executive officer at Hamilton Select, its U.S. excess and surplus (E&S) lines insurer. Kuchma reports to Group CEO …

People Moves: Broker Newfront Names Leaders in Boston; Tweedy Joins Integris

Newfront Names Executives at New Boston Office Insurance broker Newfront recently named several executives and leaders at its newly established Boston, Massachusetts, office. Brian Kelleher joins the Boston office as senior vice president on the property/casualty team and a founding …

People Moves: Newfront in California Adds Kaplan; Woodruff Sawyer Names Dorsey Vice President

Newfront, the tech-driven insurance brokerage based in San Francisco, announced that former Microsoft leader Greg Kaplan, CFA, will serve as senior vice president over its award-winning retirement services team. Kaplan joins Newfront from Specialized Bicycle Components, an innovative bicycle manufacturer, …

People Moves: New Commercial Business Head at Hartford; Kapnick Adds Chief Growth Officer; AmTrust Hires Underwriting SVP

The Hartford Names Ant Head of Middle & Large Commercial Business Units The Hartford has named Tracey Ant head of middle and large commercial business units effective Jan. 1. In this newly created role, Ant will oversee all middle and …

People Moves: Hazelton to Head Chubb N.A. Industry Practices; Bentele President of Nexus Specialty Casualty

Chubb Appoints Bill Hazelton Head of North America Industry Practices Chubb named Bill Hazelton executive vice president, head of North America industry practices. He will lead the company’s efforts to enhance delivery of comprehensive industry-focused insurance coverages, risk engineering and …

People Moves: Newfront Appoints Talmanson; Woodruff Sawyer Adds Dorsey

Newfront appoints Talmanson to Lead Property and Casualty Team Industry veteran Michael Talmanson is leading the new property and casualty team at the Boston headquarters for Newfront, a tech-enabled, full-service brokerage. Talmanson, executive vice president and founding partner of the …