Crawford & Company, an independent provider of claims management and outsourcing services to carriers, brokers and corporations, has appointed Jason Spencer as global president, Crawford Legal Services. Spencer will report to Crawford President Joseph Blanco. In his new role, Spencer …
Independent insurance and risk management agency Century Risk Advisors (CRA) has named Ramon Lo as director of Marketing. In this role, Lo will spearhead CRA’s branding and marketing initiatives. Prior to joining CRA, Lo was employed by a trade publication …
Maryland Insurance Commissioner Kathleen A. Birrane has named Gregory M. Derwart as deputy commissioner of the Maryland Insurance Administration. Since July 2020, Derwart has served as chief of staff for the administration, acting as a strategic advisor to Birrane, directing …
Atlanta-based McGriff has hired Andrew Belisle as a senior vice president and transactional risk specialist in the firm’s Executive Risk Advisors group. Belisle joins McGriff from ASQ, a London-based transactional insurance managing general agent. He previously worked as an underwriter …
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has named a longtime government employee already working on the state’s flooding recovery efforts as the state’s first chief resilience officer. Ben Duncan, who currently directs the state’s Disaster Recovery Office, will marshal the state’s …
The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers has named Bethany Kaiser a Senior vice president in the Bakersfield, Calif. office. The firm has also named Brian English a vice president in the Bakersfield office. Kaiser has more than 25 years of experience …
Lockton Cos. has named Peter Tran a senior vice president in its Washington practice. Tran was most recently a vice president and real estate practice group lead with Seattle brokerage Parker, Smith & Feek. He has 20 years of experience …
Acadia Insurance, a Berkley company, has appointed Simone Grimes as chief financial officer. She succeeds Charlie Hamblen, who will retire later this year. Grimes has senior leadership experience in finance and insurance, previously working at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), then as a …
JAG Insurance Group (JAG), a South Florida-based commercial insurance agency with Florida offices in Coral Gables and Delray Beach, as well as Charlotte, N.C., has added Andy Fajardo as director of Marine Insurance. As a commercial lines coverage specialist (CLCS), …
The MEMIC Group, a Portland, Maine-headquartered workers’ compensation insurance specialty carrier, has promoted Jeffrey Funk to the title of president of the Eastern region. In this role, Funk will oversee the underwriting and marketing team for East coast states stretching …
