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Diessner Promoted to Executive VP at Minnesota’s Kraus-Anderson Insurance

Kraus-Anderson Insurance in Burnsville, Minn., has promoted Jon Diessner to executive vice president. Diessner will oversee the agency’s property/casualty, employee benefits and surety operations, and Kraus-Anderson Risk Innovation, the agency’s risk consulting practice. He has served as vice president of …

Boston Insurance Brokerage Hires Gabriel to Healthcare Professional Team

Boston Insurance Brokerage LLC (BIB) has hired Alex Gabriel to its Healthcare Professional Team. He will be working to grow business out of Northern Virginia. Gabriel brings with him more than 15 years of experience spanning brokerage and managing general …

Newfront in California Names State Farm’s De Fazio Field Sales Leader

Newfront Insurance has added Mic De Fazio as a field sales leader. De Fazio will lead brokers in developing client solutions and continuing the firm’s organic growth. De Fazio will join the sales leadership team. He was previously a field …

Kaplansky Insurance Appoints Stanton to VP of Business Development

Kaplansky Insurance has appointed Donna Stanton to vice president of Business Development. In her previous role within the agency, Stanton served as director of Business Development. She brings 29 years of sales, leadership and agency management experience to her role. …

Chambers to Serve as Director of Digital Partnerships for Appalachian Underwriters

Appalachian Underwriters, Inc. (AUI) has added William Chambers as director of Digital Partnerships. Chambers comes to AUI with over 5 years of experience in the insurance industry, with former roles in underwriting and digital partnership management at a leading specialist …

SIU Adds Mote to Commercial Garage Underwriting Team in Georgia

Southern Insurance Underwriters, Inc. (SIU) has added Robin Mote to the Commercial Garage Underwriting team. Mote comes to SIU with more than 30 years of experience in the insurance industry, with the last 14 of those years being in Commercial …

United Valley in California Promotes Aguirre and Newland

Fresno, Calif.-based United Valley Insurance Services Inc. has promoted Monika Aguirre and Elizabeth Newland. Aguirre has been promoted to assistant vice president in member services. She will join the executive team and has also assumed primary responsibility as company relationship …

Huber to Lead Southeast Expansion for Core Assurance Partners

Core Assurance Partners, Inc. has hired Rob Huber to the firm as deputy managing director of Core Assurance Atlanta, LLC, a newly formed subsidiary. In this role, Huber will be responsible for strategic growth in the Southeast, building synergies with …

Palomar Holdings in California Names Grant Chief Legal Officer

La Jolla, Calif.-based Palomar Holdings Inc. has named Angela Grant chief legal officer. Grant will oversee all in-house and corporate counsel duties and will play a prominent role in regulatory, compliance and strategic matters. She has more than 30 years …

Marsh Names Aons’ Quinteros to Lead Construction Practice in Los Angeles

Marsh has named Carlos Quinteros to lead its construction center in Los Angeles, Calif. Quinteros is responsible for delivering transactional and advisory services to construction clients throughout Southern California. Quinteros joins Marsh from Aon, where he spent the last 27 …