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People: Millers Mutual Promotes Hess, MEMIC Hires Three to Underwriting Team

Millers Mutual Insurance Promotes Hess to VP, Chief Information Officer Millers Mutual Insurance, a regional property/casualty insurance carrier, promoted Samuel Hess to vice president and chief information officer, effective immediately. As CIO, Hess will partner with Millers’ business units to …

People Moves: Westchester Promotes McLaughlin; New Hires at Insurity, Lockton

Insurity Appoints Campestre as Chief Sales Officer Insurity, a provider of cloud-based software for insurance carriers, brokers and managing general agencies, appointed Craig Campestre as chief sales officer. Campestre will lead Insurity’s sales strategy and operations, which includes driving revenue …

People Moves: Island Insurance Names Kadomoto Assistant Vice President; The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers in California Names Arricale Chief Financial Officer

Island Insurance Co. has promoted Denise Kadomoto to assistant vice president of accounting and finance. Kadomoto will continue to serve as the company’s controller, a position she has held since 2015. Kadomoto joined Island in 2007 as senior accountant. She …

People Moves: Burnham in California Names Jacques Vice President; AMERIND Names Dahl COO

Burnham Risk and Insurance Solutions LLC has added vice president Ryan Jacques to advance the firm’s property/casualty footprint in the public sector industry. Jacques has 28 years of experience across multiple industries. He spent his last 15 years focused on …

People Moves: New Hires at Conner Strong & Buckelew, Markel Corporation, LL Global

Conner Strong & Buckelew Hires Hanna as Vice President of Enterprise Risk Management Conner Strong & Buckelew, a Camden, New Jersey-based insurance, risk management and employee benefits brokerage and consulting firm, has hired Ed Hanna as vice president of enterprise …

People Moves: Venerable Appoints Two; Burkhart Joins USG; Harvey Joins The Roland Grindle Agency

Venerable Appoints Two New Finance and Risk Leaders in Pennsylvania Venerable has appointed two new leaders to the company’s finance and risk organizations. Wei Kiat Teo, vice president and head of capital management based in West Chester, Pennsylvania, has joined …

People Moves: Omaha National in Nebraska Announces Two New Hires, Promotion

Omaha National Insurance Company has added Jim Hempel as general counsel and David Bird vice president, accounting. Additionally, Derrald Farnsworth-Livingston has been promoted to vice president, IT infrastructure. Hempel joins Omaha National from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska, where …

People Moves: Integris Group’s Votta, Risk Strategies’ Pincus, VFBMIC’s Brown Promoted

Integris Group Promotes Votta to Vice President of Actuarial Services Integris Group, formerly named CMIC, a member-owned medical professional liability carrier, has promoted James Votta to vice president of actuarial services. Votta joined Integris Group in July 2020. Prior to …

People Moves: Liberty Company Names Taylor VP in California; LP Adds Schroeder to Commercial Team

The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers has named Valerie Taylor a vice president, producer in the San Francisco Bay area office. Taylor has 16 years of experience in the insurance industry, with niches in cannabis, real estate, and community associations. Most …

People Moves: Merchants’ Lasante Promoted; New Hires at AAU, Ascot

Merchants Insurance Group Promotes Lasante in New England Office Merchants Insurance Group has promoted Regional Underwriting Manager Kevin Lasante to regional vice president of its New England office in Bedford, New Hampshire, effective June 7, 2021. He will assume the …