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Sutton Joins RHSB’s Public Entities Practice Group in Texas

Dallas-based Roach Howard Smith & Barton (RHSB) has added Cathilina Sutton to its Public Entities Practice Group. She will be serving as a senior account manager working closely with Allison Nixon, vice president, and Courtney Woodruff, senior vice president of …

Burns & Wilcox Names Woods National Practice Group Leader in Arizona

Burns & Wilcox has named John Woods vice president, national practice group leader, transportation. He will be based in Scottsdale, Ariz. Woods focuses on establishing and growing the national transportation practice group, while supporting and offering strategic direction for associates …

Chubb Makes Joyce Head of Industry Practices, Other Appointments for UK, Ireland

Chubb today announced the appointment of Louise Joyce as head of Industry Practices for the United Kingdom and Ireland. In this role, Joyce will have overall responsibility for the performance of Chubb’s Industry Practices, which comprise Life Sciences, Technology, Entertainment, …

Cox Named VP, Business Development at Midwest Employers Casualty

Midwest Employers Casualty (MEC) has appointed Nathan Cox as vice president of sales. Cox succeeds Steven Link, who is retiring. The appointment is effective immediately. Cox will be responsible for revenue, sales growth and market penetration and will lead the …

Pro Global Confirms Niemczewski Has Stepped Down as CEO

Pro Global confirms that Artur Niemczewski, CEO of Pro, has stepped down from this role that he has held for the past six years, to pursue other opportunities. London-based Pro Global is a service provider and consulting company focused on …

Philadelphia Insurance Promotes Cundiff to Lead Surety Division Nationwide

Philadelphia Insurance Companies, a commercial property/casualty and professional liability insurer, announced the promotion of Michael Cundiff from vice president to senior vice president of Surety. Cundiff will succeed Ed Titus, who started the surety division in 2011 and who will …

Argo Group Hires QBE’s Grange to Join U.S. Leadership Under New Structure

Specialty insurer Argo Group International Holdings has named Jeff Grange to serve as an executive vice president for U.S. operations. In this role, Grange will lead the following businesses: Argo Casualty, Argo Pro, Argo Insurance, Rockwood and Argo Cyber. He …

Canada’s Westland Insurance Appoints Fraser as Chief People Officer

Canadian insurance broker Westland Insurance Group Ltd. has appointed Keri Fraser as its chief people officer (CPO), effective Nov. 12, 2019. Fraser joins Westland from Colliers, where she was vice president Human Resources – North America, according to her LinkedIn …

EPIC Names Geary National Executive Risk & Cyber Practice Leader

EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property, casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, has named Kelly Geary National Executive Risk & Cyber Practice leader. Geary and her team bring expertise in cyber and executive risk to EPIC and …

AXA XL Names AIG’s Wilbanks as Casualty, Environmental Risk Engineering Manager

AXA XL Risk Consulting has appointed has appointed Sheri Wilbanks as its global Casualty & Environmental Lines of Business manager. Wilbanks will be responsible for building a global casualty and environmental risk consulting practice to provide risk management services for …