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People Moves: Leavitt United Insurance Services Names Garcia Co-Owner; MJ Insurance Adds Krapf

Leavitt United Insurance Services, a Leavitt Group affiliate, appointed Sarah Garcia to the role of agency co-owner. Garcia has been with the Elk Grove, California-based agency since 2019 as vice president of operations. She will be running the agency alongside …

People Moves: SAIF Names Tindall Vice President; Insurance Office of America Adds Spell in West

SAIF promoted Holly Tindall to the newly created position of vice president of corporate services. Tindall is responsible for administrative operations, facilities, and transportation and will serve on SAIF’s executive leadership team. Tindall was previously the director of the administrative …

People Moves: CIG Promotes Foggie to Director of Field Operations; Scheiner Named Southwest Field Executive

Monterey, California-based Capital Insurance Group named Victor Foggie director of field operations. Foggie will oversee CIG’s regional field executives in addition to the home office commercial lines unit. He will oversee production in CIG’s four regions: Northwest, Southwest, Northern California, …

Woodruff Sawyer in California Adds Holloway; LP Names Marsh HR Director

Woodruff Sawyer named Andrew Holloway as a vice president, surety. Holloway was previously regional manager at Hartford Bond for 17 years, working in both Southern and Northern California. He will be based in Woodruff Sawyer’s Walnut Creek, California, offices. Woodruff …

People Moves: Lockton Names Brown President of P/C for Mountain West; McGriff Adds Anderson in Colorado

Lockton promoted Ted Brown to president of property/casualty for the Mountain West region. Brown will focus on client experience and growing Mountain West’s P/C business. He joined Lockton in 2007. Lockton is an independent insurance broker based in Kansas City, …

People Moves: McGriff Adds Matthews to Real Estate Practice; Crest Adds Haller in Wyoming

McGriff added Donna Matthews, a senior vice president and Denver, Colorado-based marketing account executive, to its real estate and hospitality practice. Matthews has nearly 20 years of experience. A subsidiary of Truist Insurance Holdings, McGriff is an insurance broker providing …

People Moves: Island Insurance Adds Law Offices of Cary T. Tanaka

Island Insurance Cos. announced that The Law Offices of Cary T. Tanaka has joined the company as its newly created staff counsel. In addition to Cary T. Tanaka, the staff counsel team includes Greg Takase, Jared Say, and legal staff. …

People Moves: Cragin & Pike in Nevada Makes Rongavilla Partner; Kerestesi to CEO, Morse to COO

Cragin & Pike in Nevada announced numerous C-level promotions, including the agency’s first woman/first Hispanic shareholder partner, Dulcinea Rongavilla who is also named executive vice president. Scott Kerestesi becomes CEO, replacing Greg McKinley, who remains with the firm handling clients …

People Moves: Woodruff Sawyer in California Makes Neuhalfen Commercial Lines Director; Lopez VP and Corporate Securities Attorney

Woodruff Sawyer named John Neuhalfen director of operations in commercial lines. Neuhalfen will be based in the San Francisco, California office. He spent 15 years at Chubb, where he was most recently a regional vice president. Woodruff Sawyer also named …

People Moves: PCF in Utah Makes Morgan COO and CFO; PCF Names Jakaitis Vice President in Marketing

PCF Insurance Services named Felix Morgan, the firm’s chief financial officer, chief operating officer as well. Morgan will oversee the business’s operational functions and guide the development of support resources, oversee expense, performance and IT management, legal, human resources, and …