Willis Re, the reinsurance division of Willis Towers Watson, announces the appointment of James Moss as co-head of Willis Re Specialty’s Casualty practice. In his role, Moss will work in tandem with Chirag Shah to lead Willis Re Specialty’s Casualty …
The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) has named Russell Luttrell of Benton-Luttrell Insurance in Van Alstyne as the André P. Juneau ELITExan of the Year. Luttrell was presented with the award during IIAT’s annual business meeting on June 10, …
Dallas-based Boyd, Shackelford, Barnett and Dixon LLC added Wes Edison to the agency’s team of insurance experts as senior vice president. In this role, Edison will draw on his extensive experience to deliver innovative risk management solutions for BSBD’s clients. …
QBE North America has Toria Lessman as senior vice president, head of Professional Lines and Industry Verticals. She is based in Chicago. Lessman had most recently been serving as head of Transactional Liability, one of the key business lines in …
C&S Insurance, based in Mansfield, Mass., has hired Matt Post and Paul West to its team. This comes as the agency has added a fourth office location and expanded its staff by 30% over the past several months. As senior …
AXA XL announced that Sean McGovern has been appointed as CEO UK & Lloyd’s market, subject to regulatory approval. McGovern had been performing the role on an interim basis for some months and has now been confirmed on a permanent …
Alera Group has appointed Jim Wochele national vice president of Sales Development. Based in Cleveland, Ohio, Wochele will oversee sales training and development, strategy and execution across the United States. Wochele is an accomplished consultant, sales manager and keynote speaker …
Ray Harkins will retire as executive vice president and chief underwriting officer, Reinsurance, at St. Louis, Missouri-based Safety National Re. Bob King has been tapped to succeed him as senior vice president and chief underwriting officer, Reinsurance. Harkins retires after …
Industry advisory firm TigerRisk Partners announced that Joe Jackson has joined its North American team. Jackson joins TigerRisk from Aon, where he was managing director of Reinsurance Solutions. He joined Benfield (later Aon) in 2006 and developed specialties in personal …
Argo Group International Holdings Ltd., the Bermuda-based specialty re/insurer, announced an update to senior leadership team responsibilities and the launch of an outside search for a chief financial officer to succeed Jay S. Bullock, who is leaving the company. “Earlier …
