AmWINS Group, Inc., a global distributor of specialty insurance products and services, has formed a new Railroad practice group. Led by Darron Johnston, the new practice focuses on property coverage and is based out of AmWINS Brokerage of Georgia in …
Houston-based Tokio Marine HCC has named Michael Schell as president effective April 1, 2019, succeeding William Burke who is retiring. Schell currently serves as executive vice president at Tokio Marine HCC. He joined Tokio Marine HCC in 2002 and has …
Alternative Service Concepts (ASC), a national workers’ compensation and liability third-party claims administrator (TPA), has promoted Jolie Barnes to claims manager. She is based in Houston. Barnes brings more than 20 years’ of insurance industry experience to her new title. …
Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) Director Anita G. Fox has appointed Joseph Thomas as manager of the department’s Fraud Investigation Unit. Thomas has 31 years of experience in law enforcement. As manager of the Fraud Investigation Unit, …
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty AGCS) announced that Baptiste Ossena, global product leader of Hull and Marine Liabilities (HML), is assuming additional responsibility as the North American regional head of HML. Relocating to New York from Paris, Ossena will work …
Renaissance Alliance Insurance Services, a Wellesley, Mass.-based membership alliance for independent insurance agencies, has appointed Robert A. Bondi as president. In this role, Bondi’s primary responsibility is to accelerate growth and income for the independent agency members of the alliance. …
EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property, casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, has hired John Sames to its Northeast region leadership team as director of operations and sales. Sames will be based in EPIC’s Pearl River, N.Y., …
Everest Insurance has hired Kathleen Boland to its Marketing & Distribution team as director, focusing on the Mid-Atlantic region. In this role, Boland will be based out of the Everest Insurance Philadelphia office and report to Matt Murray, East region …
Workers’ compensation specialist The MEMIC Group has appointed Beth Austerman to senior production underwriter to support continued growth in the Central and Western New York markets. Austerman has more than 14 years of experience in the insurance industry. Prior to …
After searching far and wide for a new CEO for the past five months, Aviva Plc is sticking with a familiar face: on Monday, it named a 26-year company veteran as its new boss. More of the same may be …
