Berkley Crime, a division of Berkley FinSecure, a Berkley Co., has named Brian Platt assistant vice president-Underwriter. Platt will be focused on developing stand-alone fidelity/crime business across a spectrum of businesses within the West region. He will be based in …
Specialty insurance provider, Risk Placement Services (RPS), headquartered in Rolling Meadows, Ill., has appointed Mark Gallagher to lead its National Transportation Practice. Gallagher is based in Des Moines, Iowa. He succeeds industry veteran Jimmy Proffitt, who has retired, Gallagher joined …
Frederick Mutual, a Frederick, Md.-based insurance company, has promoted Paul Stenbjorn to chief information officer. Stenbjorn has been a technology management professional for more than 25 years. He has previously held senior positions, including chief technology officer and executive director …
Reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter & Co. announced the launch of Hybrid Solutions UK, a division of GC Fac, and the appointment of Laurence Upton, formerly with Willis Towers Watson in London, to lead the new operation. The Hybrid Solutions UK …
Valley Insurance Agency Alliance (VIAA), a network of independent insurance agencies in Missouri and Illinois, has named Amy Russell as small commercial marketer. Russell has more than 20 years of experience in the insurance and marketing industries. She previously worked …
Overhaul, an Austin, Texas-based supply chain visibility and risk management technology provider, has added former senior vice president of Great American Insurance Group, Lloyd J. “Pat” Stoik as chief risk officer. In his new role as chief risk officer, Stoik …
When Mark McCurdy informed Maryland Auto Insurance’s Board of Trustees in July 2019 of his intention to retire this year, he never imagined that the few months ahead of his retirement would involve leading the organization through a global pandemic. …
Insurer Chubb announced the appointment of John Fielding as senior vice president, general counsel, Global Government and Industry Affairs. In this role, Fielding will provide legal, regulatory and policy guidance and advice to Chubb’s state, federal and international government affairs …
Hiscox, the international specialist insurer, has appointed Adam Petrone as senior vice president and Northeast regional executive in the U.S. In his new role, Petrone will lead the Northeast region underwriting team in Manhattan, where he is based. Petrone will …
Specialty insurer AXIS Insurance announced the hiring of three experienced underwriters to its U.S. Cyber and Technology team. Peter Smith will join AXIS as underwriting manager, while and Emma Werth and Jessica Currier will join as senior underwriters. Smith will …
