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MMG Insurance Company Promotes Dill to VP of Marketing, Business Development

MMG Insurance Company has promoted Kayla O’Malley Dill to vice president of Marketing and Business Development, effective January 4, 2021. Dill is based in Maine. Dill joined the Company in 2013 as senior marketing representative. Throughout her tenure with MMG, …

Risk Placement Services Hires Neligan as Marine Producer in Chicago

Brendan Neligan has joined Risk Placement Services as a marine producer, in the company’s Chicago property brokerage office. Neligan will support the growth of the RPS marine portfolio, serving retail independent agents and brokers nationwide. Previously, he was regional vice …

LP in Nevada Adds Cantlon, Ennis, Garcia, Rossi to Ownership Group

Reno, Nev.-based LP Insurance Services LLC has added Andrea Cantlon, Matt Ennis, Dustin Garcia and Jared Rossi to its ownership group. LP Insurance Services currently has 24 member-owners throughout the footprint. Cantlon leads the surety division. She joined LP Insurance …

CRC Names Brown in Washington Transportation Unit Director

CRC Group has promoted Stewart Brown to regional director of the company’s transportation binding division for a newly created region that includes Texas and California. Brown is based in CRC’s Seattle, Wash., office, and specializes in primary liability fleet business, …

IAT Insurance Group Hires Buffalano as Vice President in New Jersey Office

IAT Insurance Group, a provider of specialty property/casualty and surety products, has hired Joe Buffalano as vice president of Underwriting and Management Liability. Buffalano resides in New Jersey and will be based out of IAT Insurance Group’s Newark, N.J., office. …

Reliance Partners of Tennessee Promotes Shelton

Reliance Partners, a privately-held commercial insurance agency for the transportation and logistics industry, has promoted Missi Shelton to vice president of Customer Service, National Accounts. Shelton will lead Reliance’s National Accounts customer service division, focusing on the agency’s largest transportation …

Clifford to Lead Risk Placement Services’ Workers’ Comp Programs in Michigan

Risk Placement Services (RPS), the E&S wholesale broker, managing general agency and program administrator, has appointed Joe Clifford to lead its self-insured workers’ compensation programs in Michigan within its RPS Signature Programs division. Clifford succeeds Tim Hanna, who has retired …

Hillebrandt Named Principal at Illinois’ Pinnacle Actuarial Resources

Pinnacle Actuarial Resources Inc. (Pinnacle), a Bloomington, Ill.-based actuarial consulting firm, has named Aaron Hillebrandt a principal and consulting actuary. Hillebrandt is one of the firm’s leaders in the captive industry and alternative markets. He serves as appointed actuary for …

McGriff Names Dessauer in Houston as West Region Leader

McGriff has promoted Patrick Dessauer to regional insurance president for McGriff’s West Region. He will be based in McGriff’s Houston office. Dessauer replaces Doug Hodo who has announced his retirement. Dessauer, a 30-plus year veteran of the insurance brokerage industry, …

InsureTrust of Atlanta Adds Burke as Account Manager

Atlanta-based INSUREtrust has added Tara Burke as an account manager. Before joining INSUREtrust, Burke worked as a Risk Management Consultant at USI, focusing on small to mid-size businesses. Her tasks included developing new client relationships, reviewing client liability exposures and …