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Ihling Promoted to Executive Brokerage Underwriter at J.M. Wilson

Managing general agency and surplus lines broker J.M. Wilson has promoted Sherry Ihling to executive brokerage underwriter in its Portage, Michigan, office. Ihling is responsible for underwriting new and renewal accounts with a focus on environmental and allied health and …

RLI Announces Bryant to Replace Retiring CFO Brown, Other Changes

Specialty insurer RLI Corp. announced that its chief financial officer is retiring and it has made other executive changes. CFO Thomas Brown, who is also a senior vice president, will retire on July 1, 2019 after eight years with RLI. …

WTW Taps Lockton’s Keville as Relationship Mgr in FINEX Financial Institutions Practice

Willis Towers Watson has appointed Henry Keville as lead relationship manager for Asset Management in the company’s FINEX Financial Institutions practice. Keville will join other specialist team members who provide tailor-made management liability product solutions and programs for the asset …

Jimcor Agency Hires Chase as Underwriter in Southeast Region

Jimcor Agency Inc., a Montvale, N.J.-based independent managing general agent and insurance wholesaler, has hired Joe Chase to serve as an underwriter in Florida, working in the company’s Southeast Region. He is based in the St. Petersburg, Fla., area. Previously, …

Risk Services – Leavitt Insurance Agencies Opening New Texas Location

The Leavitt Group’s Risk Services – Leavitt Insurance Agencies (RSL) is opening a new location in Corpus Christi, Texas, and a group of the company’s employees are transferring from a sister agency to establish the new office. Three producers — …

Lockton MENA Promotes Khatib to CEO

Lockton MENA Ltd. has appointed Ata Khatib as its new chief executive officer. Based in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), Khatib will lead the broker’s subsidiaries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, said a statement from …

JLT Re’s Chandler Joins Reinsurance Broker BMS as U.S. Operations President

Reinsurance broker BMS Group has named Pete Chandler as president of its U.S. reinsurance operations. Chandler joins from JLT Re, where he was deputy CEO of the U.S. reinsurance broking arm of the group. He joined JLT Re in 2016 …

Hamilton Re Promotes Ali to Senior Vice President, Risk & Analytics

Hamilton Re, the Bermuda-based insurance and reinsurance platform for Hamilton Insurance Group, announced that Hanni Ali has been promoted to senior vice president, Risk & Analytics. Ali, who joined Hamilton in July 2014, leads the Risk & Analytics function at …

Scott Joins Alliant Employee Benefits in Austin

Dana Scott has joined the Employee Benefits Group of Alliant as senior vice president in Austin, Texas. His diverse background includes experience in healthcare, employee benefits and finance. He has worked with clients in a broad array of industries on …

London-Based EC3 Brokers Appoints Murphy from Integro as Head of Broking

London-headquartered EC3 Brokers announced the appointment of James Murphy to the newly created role of head of broking. Murphy joined EC3 on May 1 from Integro Insurance Brokers Ltd. and will be responsible for expanding EC3 Broking’s marketing activities and …