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Ironshore Names Leahy as President of Professional Liability Unit IronPro

Ironshore has announced that Thomas F. Leahy, Jr. has been named president of IronPro, its professional and management liability division. He will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of marketing, underwriting and distribution of IronPro professional and management liability lines …

Beazley Makes Two New Underwriting Appointments to Its New York Team

Specialist insurer Beazley has appointed Matthew Westhoff as head of U.S. large commercial property based in New York. Reporting to Beazley’s global head of commercial property, Simon Jackson, Westhoff will manage the U.S.-based team, working alongside the property team in …

Hiscox Names Karpp to Head Executive Risks and Cyber Practice in U.S.

Global specialty insurer Hiscox has appointed Doug Karpp as head of Executive Risks and Cyber in the U.S, which includes Crime and Fidelity, Financial Services and Management Liability insurance products. Karpp, who previously served as senior vice president and the …

Certified Diversity and Inclusion Professional, White, Joins Michigan’s Kapnick Insurance

Kapnick Insurance Group has added Erica White in its Troy, Michigan, office as a client executive. White joins Kapnick with a variety of professional strengths ranging from healthcare industry, the automotive industry, city government and small business. She is a …

J.M. Wilson Promotes Russon to Corporate Trainer in Michigan

Surplus lines broker and managing general agency J.M. Wilson has promoted Christine Russon to corporate trainer in its Portage, Michigan, office. She will be responsible for new employee onboarding and training, continued training and development for all employees, and improving …

Selective Insurance Taps Marchioni to Succeed Murphy in 2020 as CEO

Selective Insurance Group announced that John J. Marchioni, who has served as the company’s president and chief operating officer since 2013, has been unanimously elected as its next chief executive officer, effective Feb. 1, 2020. Marchioni will succeed Gregory E. …

Womack Named Vice Chair, Morrison Secretary-Treasurer at Texas Windstorm Insurer

The board of directors of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) have elected two individuals to fill the recently vacated executive positions of vice chair and secretary-treasurer. TWIA public representative member Chandra Womack has been elected vice chair and insurer …

McGriff, Siebels & Williams Expands in Midwest, Opens Kansas City Office

Specialty insurance broker McGriff, Siebels & Williams (McGriff) has launched an office in Kansas City led by industry experts Stacy Spurgeon, Paula Brennan and Vicky Owens. The team will tackle the new challenges facing transportation companies around compliance, insurance and …

Michigan’s H.W. Kaufman Group Hires Fusinski as Chief Information Officer

H.W. Kaufman Group has added Richard S. Fusinski to its executive team as chief information officer. He will be based at the company’s headquarters in Detroit/Farmington Hills, Michigan. Fusinski will set and oversee strategy for information technology at Kaufman while …

Beazley Appoints Smith as Miscellaneous Medical Underwriter in Georgia

Specialist insurer Beazley has appointed Hannah Smith as a miscellaneous medical underwriter within its U.S. healthcare team. Based in Atlanta, Ga., Smith will underwrite a range of miscellaneous medical professional liability (MPL) risks, from blood and tissue banks through to …