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Haley Appointed Chief Risk Officer at Educators Insurer Horace Mann in Illinois

Horace Mann Educators Corp., headquartered in Springfield, Ill., has appointed Vice President Paul Haley as chief risk officer. Haley has led risk assessments for the company’s business development efforts since 2018. Haley’s insight into Horace Mann’s business strategy and actuarial …

California Appoints Curriculum and Insurance Guarantee Board Members

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced the newest members of the California Department of Insurance’s Curriculum Board and the California Insurance Guarantee Association’s Board of Governors. The Curriculum Board oversees the development of pre-licensing and continuing education curriculum for agents …

Specialty Insurance Broker Towerstone Adds Blanquez in San Antonio

Towerstone, a Dallas-based specialty insurance broker and IMA Financial Group company, has added Thomas Blanquez to its energy practice and expanded its geographic footprint to San Antonio. Blanquez is a 21-year veteran of the wholesale brokerage industry. He has been …

Munich Re Syndicate Taps McAdams from AXA XL as Head of Marine

Rob McAdams will be joining the Munich Re Syndicate as head of Marine. Based in London, he will oversee the global syndicate’s marine portfolio and help drive the underwriting business across cargo, fine art & specie, hull, yacht, and war, …

Plymouth Rock Hires Kordes, Announces Changes to Massachusetts Team

Plymouth Rock Assurance has hired Charlie Kordes as vice president of Direct Marketing for its direct-to-consumer auto insurance business. In this newly created role, Kordes will be responsible for advancing Plymouth Rock’s direct marketing operations and organizational practices in its …

Crest Insurance in Colorado Expands to Ft. Collins

Crest Insurance of Colorado has expanded from Denver, Colo., into Ft. Collins. Jason Jarvis, Mike Ball and Christina Radomski are moving to the Ft. Collins office from the Denver branch. Kristen Hopkins and Mario Medina will split their time between …

Massachusetts’ A.I.M. Mutual Insurance Companies Hires Pitruzzello

Burlington, Mass.-based A.I.M. Mutual Insurance Companies has hired Glen Pitruzzello as director of Claim, responsible for claim operations throughout New England. In this capacity, he reports to President and CEO Michael Standing. Pitruzzello brings 30 years of claim and workers’ …

Taylor Joins POWERS Insurance and Risk Management in St. Louis

POWERS Insurance & Risk Management in St. Louis, Missouri, has hired Patty Taylor as personal lines account manager. In this position, she will handle the ongoing management of personal lines accounts, retaining new and renewal clients, and promoting new business. …

Coor Promoted to COO at BevCap Management

BevCap Management LLC (BevCap), a captive insurance program manager based in McKinney, Texas, has promoted Lynn Coor to the role of chief operating officer. Coor oversees the agency’s daily operations, manages/develops carrier relationships, runs human resources and accounting, and she …

Aon’s Seyfried Joins AXIS Cyber Insurance Leadership in U.S.

Specialty insurer AXIS Insurance reported it has hired Eric Seyfried as Head of Cyber U.S. Open Market. In this new role, Seyfried will help implement the U.S. strategy for AXIS Insurance’s global cyber and technology business while overseeing underwriting results …