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Texas Insurance Commissioner Sullivan Returning to Private Sector

Texas Insurance Commissioner Kent Sullivan will resign from his post in September and return to the private sector, the Texas Department of Insurance reported. In his three years at the agency, Sullivan, who took the top leadership job in October …

IGI Appoints Neon’s James as Class Underwriter for Cargo in London

Specialist insurer International General Insurance Holdings announced the appointment of Brian James as class underwriter for Cargo. James will be based in IGI’s London office and will be responsible for developing a niche portfolio of general cargo business, focusing on …

Massachusetts’ Covenir Hires Guarino as National Sales Manager

Covenir, a Worcester, Mass.-based insurance business process outsourcing firm, has hired Robert Guarino as its national sales manager. In this role, Guarino will develop relationships and service agreements with insurers and managing general agencies striving to scale their businesses without …

CopperPoint in Arizona Announces New Regional Structure

CopperPoint Insurance Cos., a western-based super regional commercial insurance company, announced a new regional structure led by regional presidents. The company has organized its core 10 state western footprint into three regions: California Region Southwest Region: Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, Utah, …

Cable Appointed Chief of New Data Privacy and Security Division in Mass. AG’s Office

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has announced the creation of the Data Privacy and Security Division within her office to protect consumers from threats to the privacy and security of their data. Healey has also named Sara Cable as chief …

Marsh Promotes Leney to Risk Management Leader for Asia and Pacific Regions

Marsh, the insurance broker and risk adviser, announced the appointment of Scott Leney as risk management leader for both its Asia and Pacific regions. In his new role, Leney will oversee Marsh’s regional risk management teams as they build on …

Litchfield Special Risks Adds Harris as Underwriter in El Paso

El Paso, Texas-based surplus lines managing general agent, Litchfield Special Risks Inc., has added Melissa Harris as a property/casualty underwriter. Harris is experienced in commercial underwriting and joins LSRI after serving as an underwriter for a national broker for seven …

InterWest Insurance Services Adds Aflac’s Brubaker as Commercial Broker in California

InterWest Insurance Services has named Melanie Brubaker a commercial insurance broker in the Chico, Calif., office. She has more than 17 years of sales experience. She was previously a benefits advisor with Aflac. She owned a marketing firm before that. …

Texas Mutual Names Strong VP, Underwriting Operations

Paschal Strong has been appointed vice president of underwriting operations at workers’ compensation insurer, Texas Mutual Insurance Co. In this newly created position within the underwriting division, Strong will be responsible for the company’s regional underwriting operations and advancing the …

AIG Promotes McElroy to CEO of North America General Insurance

American International Group announced that David McElroy, currently president and chief executive officer of the North American operations of General Insurance, has been promoted to chief executive officer, General Insurance, and executive vice president, AIG, effective immediately. McElroy will lead …