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People Moves: New Hires at MEMIC Group, GCG Financial, NFP

The MEMIC Group Hires Pennsylvania’s Beswick, Delaware’s Grandrino Cindy Beswick of Pennsylvania and Angela Grandrino of Delaware have been appointed as senior production underwriter and production underwriter, respectively, by workers’ compensation specialist The MEMIC Group. Their appointments support MEMIC’s continued …

People Moves: Marcello Joins Lockton as COO of Mountain West; Alliant Adds Hill in California

Lockton named Julie Marcello chief operating officer of its Mountain West operations. Marcello will be responsible for operations and business development for Lockton’s regional hub, including Denver, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City and Seattle. Marcello has 23 years of …

People Moves: Crest in Arizona Names Pallesen Vice President; Bender in California Adds Pazar

Crest Insurance Group of Tucson, Ariz., named Russell Pallesen vice president of commercial sales. Russell has previously been a branch manager for Enterprise Rent a Car, and has worked in pharmaceutical sales. In 2017, he began selling property/casualty insurance. Crest …

People Moves: New Hires at Maryland Insurance Administration, Mosaic, New Dawn Risk

Floyd Named Director of Fiscal Services for Maryland Insurance Administration Maryland Insurance Commissioner Kathleen A. Birrane named Linwood Floyd as director of fiscal services for the Maryland Insurance Administration (MIA). Floyd comes to the MIA after more than 13 years …

People Moves: LP Adds DeHart, Pino and Warner in Nevada; Powers-Leavitt Names Woodruff Managing Partner

LP Insurance Services LLC added Deanna DeHart, Courtney Pino and Bryce Warner to the Reno, Nev., employee benefits insurance team. All three brokers will serve employee benefits clients in the northern Nevada community. DeHart is an 18-year industry veteran who …

People Moves: Promotions at A.I.M. Mutual, Merchants; Fred C. Church Hires Thompson

A.I.M. Mutual Names Landers as Vice President, Chief Operating Officer A.I.M. Mutual’s board of directors elected Daniel Landers as vice president and chief operating officer, effective October 1. In this capacity, he continues to report to President and CEO Michael …

People Moves: CSAA Promotions Launch Enterprise Strategic Initiatives Office in California

CSAA Insurance Group announced new promotions to lead its product management division and newly formed Enterprise Strategic Initiatives Office. Laurna Castillo was named senior vice president of state product management and Rick Lanter senior vice president of product strategy and …

People Moves: New Hires at NFP, Alliant, RT Specialty

NFP Hires Terracciano to Risk Management and Complex Risk Practice NFP, an insurance broker and consultant that provides property/casualty, corporate benefits, retirement and individual solutions, hired Robert Terracciano as a senior vice president in its risk management and complex risk …

People Moves: New Hire at Risk Strategies; Promotions at Ames & Gough

Risk Strategies Hires Honig as Compliance Director for Employee Benefits Risk Strategies, a national specialty insurance brokerage and risk management firm, hired Erica Honig as the compliance director for its employee benefits division. In this new role, Honig will provide …

People Moves: CMR in California Creates New Executive Team; IC International Names Shigemura Executive VP

CMR Risk and Insurance Services Inc. of San Diego, Calif., announced the creation of a new executive leadership team. The team was put together by the board of directors to help CMR make more timely decisions, operate in a more …