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Beazley Snares Cyber Underwriters from Chubb, Gallagher for U.S. Regions

Specialty insurer Beazley has hired two cyber and technology underwriters in the U.S. to meet growing demand from middle market businesses for insurance cover for cyber, data security and privacy exposures. Jennifer Lushbough Beard joins Beazley from Chubb where she …

BHSI Names QBE’s Walker as UK Head of Customer and Broker Engagement

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced it has expanded its team in the UK with the appointment of Mark Walker as head of Customer and Broker Engagement. “I’m extremely pleased to have Mark leading our efforts to expand our broker …

Topa in California Names Yates Assistant Vice President of Claims

Topa Insurance Co. has named Kelly Yates assistant vice president of claims. Yates will be located in Topa’s Calabasas, Calif. office. Yates has oversight of Topa’s property and commercial auto business and its special investigations unit. He has more than …

Liberty Mutual Re Taps Voges from AXA as Senior Marine & Energy Underwriter

Liberty Mutual Re, part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has appointed Jens Voges as senior underwriter and product leader Marine & Energy within its London Market Risks (LMR) team. The new role was created to support Liberty Mutual Re’s (LM …

AXIS Re Hires Hands from CNA Hardy as Head of Australia

AXIS Re, the reinsurance business segment of AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. announced the expansion of AXIS Re Strategic Partners with the hiring of Robert Hands as a strategic account executive and head of Australia. In this role, Hands will be …

AM Best Executive Mayewski to Retire, Succeeded by Mosher as President and CEO

AM Best announced that Larry G. Mayewski will retire from his position as chairman, president and CEO of AM Best Rating Services Inc. at the end of the year. Matthew C. Mosher, currently executive vice president and chief operating officer, …

Wagner Kelly Named EVP at Ohio’s Grange Insurance

Grange Insurance, based in Columbus, Ohio, has appointed Jill Wagner Kelly executive vice president, chief distribution and affiliate officer. As president of Grange affiliate, Integrity Insurance, headquartered in Appleton, Wisconsin, Wagner Kelly has led the company to five straight years …

New Hampshire’s SAN Group Hires Gray as Commercial Lines Placement Specialist

Satellite Agency Network Group Inc. (SAN), a Hampton, N.H.-based alliance of independent insurance agencies in the Northeast, has hired Kathy Gray as commercial lines placement specialist. Gray, a licensed broker and notary public, brings more than 25 years of experience …

EPIC Adds 5 to Employee Benefits Team in Houston

EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property/ casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, has added Principal Ed Oravetz, Principal Keith McNeely, Principal David Potts, Client Executive Elisha Johnson and Client Manager Marilu Alejandre to its employee benefits consulting …

Corvus Insurance Taps Stantzos to Lead New Chicago Office

Corvus Insurance, an insurtech specializing in commercial insurance, hired Amanda Stantzos as vice president of Cyber Underwriting, based in the company’s new location in Chicago. Stantzos joins Corvus from NAS Insurance Services, where she was assistant vice president of Underwriting, …