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ProSight Expands Into Captive Market; Founder Beneducci Resigns to Form Agency

ProSight Global, Inc. (PROS) is expanding its insurance portfolio into the captive insurance market as part of a what it described as a strategic move that includes ProSight’s founder and former CEO Joe Beneducci stepping down from his current role …

Aadvantage Insurance Group Adds Fricke as Sales Agent

Randy Fricke has joined AAdvantage Insurance Group in Glen Carbon, Ill., as a sales agent, responsible for generating prospects, developing new relationships, handling existing accounts, and creating custom insurance plans to meet the specific needs of property/ casualty clientele. Fricke …

Bender Insurance Solutions in California Names Wood Vice President of Personal Lines

Sacramento, Calif.-based Bender Insurance Solutions has promoted Jeffrey Wood to vice president of personal lines. Wood will continue to expand the sales and service offerings of the personal lines department, and provide expert personal insurance advice and advocacy to the …

Beazley Adds Sanches as Underwriter in Southern California

Specialist insurer Beazley has appointed Justin Sanches as an underwriter within the U.S. healthcare liability team. Sanches joins Beazley’s Los Angeles, Calif., office to underwrite a range of global miscellaneous medical and life sciences risks for middle market and large …

Swiss Re Corporate Taps Ex-Allianz Exec Willauer as Head Property & Specialty, EMEA

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions has appointed Bianca Willauer as head Property & Specialty Lines, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), effective Feb. 1, 2020. In this role, Willauer will be responsible for the development and underwriting performance of Property & …

Massachusetts’ Risk Strategies Promotes Hoffman, Smith as Executive Vice Presidents

Risk Strategies, a Boston, Mass.-based, privately held national insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has promoted Tracy Hoffman and Matthew Smith as executive vice presidents of its National Health Care Practice. Previously, both Hoffman and Smith served as senior vice …

Romanelli Appointed as Chair of IICF Northeast Division to Succeed Watkins

The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF) has appointed Jim Romanelli, senior vice president and New York City branch manager at CNA, as chair of the IICF Northeast Division’s board of directors. Romanelli began his tenure at CNA more than nine …

Zurich North America Appoints Harper as Head of Corporate Sustainability

Ben Harper has been named head of Corporate Sustainability for Zurich North America. In this new position, Harper will be responsible for coalescing Zurich’s people and capabilities to advance the company’s sustainability priorities of workforce in transition, climate resilience and …

Fidelis Appoints Symms from Talbot as Head of Outwards Reinsurance

Fidelis Insurance announced the appointment of John Symms as head of Outwards Reinsurance, in a new role that will support the growth of company’s reinsurance partnerships and the increasingly important quota share relationships across multiple lines of business. Working closely …

Norman-Spencer Hires Blanco as Senior Account Director on Real Estate Team

Norman-Spencer, a Dayton, Ohio-based property and casualty program administrator and wholesale brokerage, has hired Michele Blanco as senior account director on its Real Estate team. Blanco is based in Maryland. Blanco brings more than 20 years of experience as an …