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Charles Taylor Taps Former AXA Executive Brown as Group CEO

Charles Taylor, the London-based provider of services and technology solutions to the global insurance market, has appointed Rob Brown as group chief executive officer. With more than three decades of industry experience, Brown has worked as an underwriter, a broker …

Axon Underwriting Forms Product Recall Crisis Management Division

Axon Underwriting Services LLC, a specialty lines program administrator, has formed Axon Crisis Management to offer its product recall and foodborne illness and contamination products for U.S. domiciled clients. Axon’s Crisis Management Division is led by Alex Pittignano, senior vice …

The Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey Elects Five to Board of Directors

The Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey (PIANJ) elected five independent insurance agents from around the state to its board of directors at the association’s annual business meeting. The following individuals were re-elected to serve for a three-year term, expiring …

Marsh JLT Specialty Expands Renewable Energy Team with Appointments in Canada, UK

Insurance broker Marsh announced two senior appointments within Marsh JLT Specialty’s Renewable Energy team, as part of its continued expansion in the global renewable energy sector. Joanne Silberberg has been appointed as Canadian Renewable Energy leader. Silberberg joined Marsh in …

Joyce Joins W.E. Love & Associates of North Carolina

W.E. Love & Associates (WEL), an XPT Group company, has hired Christopher Joyce, who joins as underwriter. Joyce will continue his career as a specialist in the transportation niche, as WEL continues to expand its transportation group. Over the past …

Nautilus Insurance Promotes Buckhardt, Joyce to Executive Vice President Posts

Nautilus Insurance Group has promoted two senior staff members to the position of executive vice president. Trish Buckhardt, senior vice president, chief operating officer (COO), and chief information officer (CIO), has been promoted to executive vice president while retaining both …

Aspen Insurance Reconfigures Management Team with 2 New CEOs, Non-Exec Director

Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. announced it has made some major changes to its management team, including the appointment of a non-executive director, two chief executive officers and a chief underwriting officer. The announcement also covers the appointment of Theresa Froehlich …

Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey Elects Radespiel President

Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey (PIANJ) elected Steven C. Radespiel of Hillsdale, N.J., president at the association’s annual business meeting. Radespiel is president of Insurance Center of North Jersey in Maywood, N.J. As an active member of PIANJ, Radespiel …

Fusner Named Chief Underwriting Officer at AF Group in Michigan

AF Group in Lansing, Michigan, has appointed Kelly Fusner as its new chief underwriting officer (CUO). Fusner will lead the strategic underwriting efforts for the organization, providing innovative expertise that will further enhance AF Group’s presence as an industry leader …

Great American Group Promotes Smith to Trucking Division President

Great American Insurance Group in Cincinnati, Ohio, has promoted Randal M. Smith to divisional president within its Trucking Division. Smith first joined Great American in 1992. After leaving the company to co-founded, Transportation Specialists Insurance Agency, he rejoined Great American …