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Zurich Canada Names Aon’s Royer as Head of Liability

Marco Royer has been named head of Liability for Zurich Canada. Royer will be a member of the Zurich Canada executive team and will report to Zurich Canada CEO Saad Mered. His first day at Zurich will be July 1. …

Generali Appoints Zuanella from RSA as Group Chief Digital Officer

Generali has appointed Steven Zuanella as group chief digital officer. He has responsibility for driving digital transformation, data analytics initiatives and innovation across the group. He reports to Frédéric de Courtois, Generali’s general manager. Effective on April 1st, Zuanella joined …

Aleman Joins Alliant Employee Benefits Group in Chicago

Alliant Insurance Services has added Gregg Aleman in Chicago as first vice president within its Employee Benefits Group. Aleman joins Alliant with a depth of expertise designing and delivering highly strategic employee benefits programs and solutions. This includes more than …

Cook Maran Hires Erickson as Client Advisor in New Jersey

Cook Maran, a Prime Risk Partner, recently hired Brian Erickson as a client advisor for commercial property and casualty risks, specializing in energy, auto dealer and other large complex accounts. Erickson will be based out of Cook Maran’s Mt. Laurel, …

Chubb Names Kennett as Head of Financial Institutions for UK, Ireland and Global Mkts.

Chubb has appointed Jonathan Kennett as head of Financial Institutions for the UK and Ireland and Chubb Global Markets (CGM), the insurer’s London market wholesale and specialty arm. In this role, Kennett will have responsibility for the leadership, strategy and …

Liberty Mutual Names Edem as Chief of Staff for Global Risk Solutions

Liberty Mutual has appointed Janelle Edem to be chief of staff for its Global Risk Solutions (GRS) commercial and specialty lines (re)insurer that provides traditional insurance, specialty and reinsurance to businesses globally. Most recently, Edem served as general manager, UPS …

Redmer Reappointed for Another Term as Maryland Insurance Commissioner

The Maryland Insurance Administration has announced that the Maryland State Senate voted to confirm Al Redmer Jr. for another term as Maryland’s Insurance Commissioner, where he will oversee the independent agency’s 266 employees and an annual budget of $31 million. …

Hoppe Joins BevCap Management in Texas as Claims, Risk Management Director

BevCap Management in McKinney, Texas, has added Curtis Hoppe as director of Claims and Risk Management. Hoppe brings over 24 years of professional experience in auto liability, general liability and workers’ compensation claims management. His extensive background in high severity …

Starr Appoints Capitano to Lead Primary General Casualty-Risk Management

Starr Insurance Companies has named Carmella Capitano, senior vice president, as head of primary general casualty-risk management and excess casualty. In this new role, Capitano will lead a team serving organizations with revenues of $400 million or more. She will …

Rhode Island’s Starkweather & Shepley Elects Lowe to Board of Directors

East Providence, R.I.-headquartered Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage Inc. (S&S) has elected Elizabeth Lowe to the board of directors. Lowe, president of Custom House Risk Advisors (CHRA), is the first female on the board in the company’s history. As President …