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Kennedy Named President and CEO of The Mahoney Group in Arizona

T. Scott Kennedy has been named as the president and chief executive officer of M&O Agencies Inc., which operates The Mahoney Group in Arizona. Kennedy has more than 30 years of insurance industry experience. His past positions include serving as …

CaseGlide of Florida Adds Russ Smith as Chief Technology Officer

CaseGlide, LLC, a provider of claims litigation management software for claims organizations, has added Russ Smith as chief technology officer (CTO). A software industry veteran of more than two decades, Smith comes to St. Petersburg, Florida-based CaseGlide from Global Safety …

Rourke Appointed as SVP, General Manager of The Church Insurance Companies

The Church Pension Group (CPG), a financial services organization that serves The Episcopal Church, has appointed Christopher R. Rourke as senior vice president and general manager of The Church Insurance Companies (CIC). In this role, he will be responsible for …

Chubb Names Updyke as Division President of Chubb Small Business

Insurer Chubb has named Jeffrey Updyke as vice president, Chubb Group, and division president, Chubb Small Business. In this capacity, Updyke will have executive responsibility for Chubb’s retail insurance business that serves small commercial clients in the U.S. and Canada. …

SterlingRisk Insurance Promotes DelPrete to Chief Marketing Officer

SterlingRisk Insurance, a Woodbury, N.Y.-based, independently owned insurance brokerage, has promoted Geraldine DelPrete to chief marketing officer. According to SterlingRisk CEO David Sterling, DelPrete will oversee the strategy for all carriers across all SterlingRisk platforms, including large commercial and select, …

CopperPoint in Arizona Reelects Directors Patrick and Tully to Board

Judith Patrick and Mike Tully have been reelected to the board of directors for CopperPoint Mutual Insurance Holding Co. The results of the election were announced at the annual members’ meeting in mid September. Patrick and Tully will serve terms …

Crest in Colorado Promotes VanGotten to Assistant Commercial Lines Manager

Crest Insurance LLC of Denver, Colo., has promoted Jason VanGotten to assistant commercial lines manager. His prior experience includes ownership of a home inspection company, and a producer for Colorado Restaurant Insurance. He joined Crest Insurance in 2018 as a …

Boston Insurance Brokerage Appoints Driscoll as CEO

Boston Insurance Brokerage LLC (BIB) has appointed Keith Driscoll as CEO. Driscoll has been a member of the BIB team since 2013, beginning as vice president of the Workers’ Compensation Division before being promoted to executive vice president and chief …

The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers Adds Borchardt in California

The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers has named Sean Borchardt a partner in the Woodland Hills, Calif., office. Borchardt has more than 15 years of experience. He previously has held positions at Gallagher, Relations Insurance and Tolman & Wiker. The Liberty …

Crest Insurance in Arizona Names Hankal Commercial Lines Manager

Crest Insurance Group LLC of Scottsdale, Ariz. has promoted Lisa Hankal to commercial lines manager. Hankal will be overseeing employees within the commercial lines department from all seven branches including Tucson, Scottsdale, Sierra Vista, Flagstaff, San Diego, Denver and Ft. …