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Redmer to End Tenure as Insurance Commissioner, Join Maryland Auto Insurance

Maryland Insurance Commissioner Al Redmer Jr. has been named executive director of Maryland Auto Insurance. Redmer will leave his position as Maryland Insurance Commissioner to join Maryland Auto Insurance on May 18, 2020. Redmer is Maryland’s longest serving insurance commissioner. …

Crane Named CEO of Specialist Re/insurance Broker THB Group

THB, the specialist insurance and reinsurance broker, announced that Matthew Crane has been named chief executive officer of THB Group and president of the International division of AmWINS Group, Inc., global distributor of specialty insurance products and services. Crane succeeds …

North P&I Enters Blue-Water Hull, Machinery Market

Global marine insurer North P&I has entered the blue-water and hull and machinery market with a new insurance product line. The new offering from North is designed for larger ocean-going vessels and will complement the H&M insurance already available from …

Zurich North America Adds Chubb/ACE Veteran Wells as U.S. Head of Middle Market

Zurich North America has appointed Alexander Wells as U.S. head of Middle Market. He will be responsible for the strategic management and development of Zurich’s Middle Market business. Wells, who is new to Zurich, has an insurance career spanning 27 …

Tokio Marine Kiln Taps Chubb’s Shaw as Chief Underwriting Officer

Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK) has appointed Matthew Shaw as chief underwriting officer. Shaw joins from Chubb where he was most recently divisional president of global markets. Shaw joined Ace (latterly Chubb) in 2002 having begun his insurance career as a …

Midwest Insurance Agency Alliance Adds Gravatt as Regional VP

Midwest Insurance Agency Alliance Inc. (MIAA) has hired Clayton Gravatt as regional vice president for Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri. Gravatt will be responsible for overall business development, membership service, and insurance company relations for all MIAA member agencies in this …

Burns & Wilcox Adds McCormick as Professional Liability Leader in Texas

Wholesale insurance broker and underwriting manager, Burns & Wilcox, has added Laura McCormick to its leadership team. McCormick joins Burns & Wilcox as regional practice group leader, Professional Liability for the Southern U.S. Region, based out of the Dallas/Fort Worth …

Dangi Joins Wisconsin’s Jewelers Mutual Group as CFO, Treasurer

Sumit Dangi has joined the leadership team of Neenah, Wisconsin-based Jewelers Mutual Group as chief financial officer (CFO) and treasurer. Dangi comes to Jewelers Mutual from HSBC Global, where he was senior vice president and CFO. While in this role, …

Massachusetts’ EverQuote Hires Bossio as Executive VP of Insurance Data Services

EverQuote Inc., a Cambridge, Mass.-based online insurance marketplace, has hired Lee Bossio as executive vice president of Insurance Data Services. In this role, Bossio will focus on improving consumer experience by building integrated AI-driven solutions that connect insurance shoppers with …

WCF Insurance Names Wall Regional Vice President in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada

WCF Insurance has named Mark Wall regional vice president over Arizona, Colorado and Nevada. Wall will report to Kevin Peterson, senior vice president of sales and distribution, and will be responsible for collaborating with WCF business leaders, developing agency relationships, …