The international specialist insurer, Hiscox, has appointed Andrew Wood as Midwest regional executive for the U.S., based in Chicago. With nearly 25 years of industry experience, Wood will be responsible for leading the growth and performance of the Midwest underwriting …
Omaha National Insurance Co., a Nebraska-based provider of workers’ compensation insurance to small and mid-size businesses, has appointed Dennis Chookaszian and Geoff Banta as independent members of its board of directors. Chookaszian is the former chairman and CEO of CNA …
ProSight Specialty Insurance announced that Joe Beneducci will be taking over the role of executive chairman for the insurer. Larry Hannon, who has been serving as ProSight’s chief operating officer, will succeed Beneducci as chief executive officer, effective immediately. Beneducci …
Markel International, the specialist insurer and subsidiary of Markel Corp., has appointed Nick Lazarus as managing director, North American property reinsurance based in London. Leading the existing and established London team, Lazarus will work closely with Peta White and her …
DeRidder, Louisiana-based workers’ compensation insurer, Amerisafe Inc., has named Andrew McCray as its new executive vice president and chief underwriting officer. McCray comes to Amerisafe with more than 30 years of insurance industry experience. Prior to joining Amerisafe, he was …
Associated Agencies Inc. in Rolling Meadows, Illinois, has hired Jim Schmidt as director of business development. Most recently, Schmidt worked as commercial lines manager for USI Insurance Services since 2016. There, he promoted the USI Insurance brand during new and …
Everest Insurance has added Joanne Suarez and Mary Rimbey to its excess and surplus (E&S) casualty group based in the company’s Chicago office. Suarez joined the E&S Excess Casualty group as a director responsible for underwriting excess casualty business over …
National Flood Services, which offers processing, claims and customer service for flood insurance programs, has named Ralph Blust as chief executive officer. Blust will replace interim CEO George Ruhana, who will continue in his role as operating partner. Blust has …
Guy Carpenter & Co., the reinsurance broking subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Cos., announced a series of London-based hires designed to further build out the firm’s strategic advisory and analytics capabilities across its international platform. Richard Rodriguez will join Guy …
Third Point Reinsurance Ltd. (TPRE) has appointed Daniel Malloy as CEO, effective May 10. He succeeds J. Robert Bredahl, whose resignation has been accepted by the board. Bredahl had been TPRE’s CEO since March 2017. Malloy moves into his new …
