Risk Strategies, a privately held, national insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has appointed 25-year industry veteran Michael S. Grant as employee benefits practice leader for the firm’s Greater New York region. Prior to joining Risk Strategies, Grant was senior …
Chubb announced the appointment of Jason Keen as division president, Chubb Global Markets. In this role, Keen will have responsibility for the leadership, strategy and performance of Chubb Global Markets, which comprises Chubb’s London market wholesale and specialty business including …
Independent Insurance Agents of Illinois (IIA of IL) has elected Bill Wirth, of Wirth Agency in Waterloo, as president of the group for a term that runs until Sept. 30, 2020. As president, Wirth will serve as a member of …
Dason Gwartney has been named vice president and employee benefits practice leader at Universal Insurance Agency in Durant, Oklahoma, a unit of First United Bank. Gwartney joins First United/Universal with more than 25 years working with employee benefits and insurance …
CAC Specialty has named Chelley Schaper senior vice president in Denver Colo. Schaper has more than 20 years of experience, including 16 years at Lockton working with complex risk accounts, with a specialization in the real estate industry. Most recently, …
Specialist independent Lloyd’s broker and delegated authority expert SSL Endeavour Limited (SSL Endeavour) will launch a managing general agent (MGA) based in Miami, and a trio of senior hires to support growth in Latin America. Set to begin Jan. 1, …
Alliant Insurance Services has named John Ludwig has been named co-chief operating officer of Alliant Specialty. He is based in Fort Worth, Texas. Ludwig will work alongside Alliant Specialty Co-COO Michael Cusack to further Alliant’s proven strategy through strategic hires, …
Insurance broker HUB International recently named Jay Virdi as its chief sales officer for its cannabis insurance and risk services in the U.S. and Canada. As chief sales officer, Virdi will focus on further developing expertise and resources across the …
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions (SRCS) has appointed Loredana Mazzoleni Neglén as head Customer Experience & Global Sales Steering, effective Feb. 1, 2020. In this newly created role, Mazzoleni Neglén “will be responsible for supporting SRCS to better understand and address …
IAT Insurance Group, a provider of specialty property and casualty products, has hired a team of eight underwriters to its Specialty Brokerage division. All eight previously worked together at Hanover Insurance under Mark Boland, who joined IAT last year as …
