After more than 25 years in the insurance industry, Donald Bragg has joined the Independent Insurance Agents of Virginia as the director of Membership & Marketing. Bragg comes to IIAV with experience in both personal lines and commercial lines insurance …
Liberty Mutual has named Jessica Ferguson as wholesale distribution executive in the East region within its Global Risk Solutions unit. She will join the leadership team led by Ben Johnson, wholesale distribution executive for North America, who is responsible for …
Mayer Brown announced that a team led by partner Kara Baysinger has joined the firm, adding to its global insurance capabilities and growing corporate and securities practice. As a partner based in Mayer Brown’s San Francisco, Calif. office, Baysinger will …
David Stills, vice president, Global Risk Management at Arkansas-based Walmart Inc. has been named to the Risk Management Honor Roll by RIMS, the risk management society. Stills leads a team of over 550 risk management and risk finance professionals who …
Luke Figora, senior associate vice president and chief risk and compliance officer at Illinois’ Northwestern University has been selected as the 2019 RIMS Risk Manager of the Year. The RIMS Risk Manager of the Year program aims to raise the …
Robert Muriel has been appointed director of the Illinois Department of Insurance (IDOI). Muriel is a civil and commercial lawyer with more than 20 years of experience representing small businesses and professionals in trials, appeals and arbitrations in state and …
Omaha, Nebraska-based benefits consultant Shane Jacobsen has joined Alliant Insurance Services Employee Benefits Group. The company said the addition of Jacobsen will expand Alliant’s benefits footprint in Nebraska, providing clients with solutions that help them manage risks, drive down claims …
Wellfleet, a Springfield, Mass.-based Berkshire Hathaway company specializing in accident and health insurance benefits, has hired William Farmer as vice president of National Distribution and Workplace Benefits. Farmer, who built the broker division at Aflac, is leading the Wellfleet Workplace …
Lloyd’s has appointed Hayley Spink as head of Global Operations. In her new role Spink will provide operational leadership for Lloyd’s internal and market-wide programs, reporting to chief operating officer, Shirine Khoury-Haq. She joined Lloyd’s in 2007 and has served …
Lockton has hired Philip Corrigan to the role of regional chief operations officer as it looks to expand its business and expertise across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. Corrigan will join a fast-growing team in the APAC offices of the world’s …
