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QBE North America Appoints Moore Chief Operating Officer

QBE North America announced the appointment of Dan Moore as chief operating officer, effective immediately. In this role, he will lead Claims, Technology and Operations and oversee communications and branding. He had been serving as the chief operating officer on …

United Heartland Hires Roth as Senior Business Development Specialist

United Heartland, a national workers’ compensation insurance company, is continuing its focus on offering workers’ compensation insurance in Pennsylvania with the addition of Brett Roth as senior business development specialist. The announcement reflects United Heartland’s continued commitment to expand its …

Marsh Appoints Hanuschak as CEO of Victor Insurance

Global insurance broker Marsh announced that Brian Hanuschak has been appointed CEO of Victor Insurance Holdings, its managing general underwriter (MGU) with locations in the U.S., Canada, UK, Netherlands, Germany, Italy and Australia Hanuschak most recently served as president of …

New York’s Fullerton Beck Taps Pedro to Manage Newly Opened New Jersey Office

New York-based law firm Fullerton Beck LLP has opened its first New Jersey office in Red Bank. The firm also has an office in White Plains, N.Y. New Jersey insurance coverage attorney Verne Pedro, who started with the firm on …

Dinallo Returns to Debevoise & Plimpton as Chair of Insurance Regulatory Practice

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP has announced that Eric Dinallo has returned to chair its Insurance Regulatory Practice and join its Financial Institutions and White Collar & Regulatory Defense Groups. Dinallo will focus on developing and executing regulatory strategies for clients …

Liberty Mutual Re Promotes Londoño to General Manager Colombia, Replacing Ospina

Liberty Mutual Re (LM Re), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has promoted Juan Felipe Londoño to the position of general manager Colombia, with responsibility for the Andean Region and Panama. He reports to Miguel Martinez-Alvarez, head of Business Development …

Professional Insurance Agents of Connecticut Elects Prast as President

The Professional Insurance Agents of Connecticut Inc. has elected Gerard Prast of Wallingford, Conn., as president at the association’s Annual Convention, held March 5-6 at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn. Prast is vice president for XS Brokers, which has …

Acadia Insurance Hires Former New Hampshire Insurance Commissioner Elias

Acadia Insurance, a regional underwriter based in Westbrook, Maine, has hired former New Hampshire Insurance Commissioner John Elias to its management team as senior vice president and chief underwriting officer. He will be based in the company’s Westbrook office. Elias …

Smith to Retire from Indiana Farmers Insurance; Search on for New CEO

Kimberly O. Smith, J.D, president and CEO of Carmel, Indiana-based Indiana Farmers Insurance, has announced she will retire effective January 2022. The board of directors has engaged the Carlisle Group, an executive search firm, to identify candidates to fill Smith’s …

Realign Capital Strategies in California Names McAuliffe Partner

San Diego, Calif.-based Realign Capital Strategies LLC has named Tim McAuliffe a partner. McAuliffe is an underwriter with more than 25 years of experience in various lines of business. He previously spent 10 years with Ironshore/Liberty. Before that, he worked …