People News

Saxe Doernberger & Vita P.C. Hires Crawford to Northeast Office

Saxe Doernberger & Vita P.C. (SDV) has hired Associate Janet E. Crawford to its Northeast office. Crawford brings experience from a career in litigation to her new role. In addition to insurance coverage, she has worked on a range of …

Conner Strong & Buckelew Hires Trullinger, Keating in New Jersey

Conner Strong & Buckelew, an insurance, risk management and employee benefits brokerage and consulting firm, has hired Thomas Trullinger as senior vice president of Mergers and Acquisitions. He will be based in the firm’s Camden, N.J., headquarters. In this role, …

Lloyd’s Names Sansom Chief Risk Officer, Announces Departure of Chief People Officer

Lloyd’s announced that David Sansom has been confirmed as chief risk officer, subject to regulatory approval. Sansom’s remit includes all areas of risk management within the Corporation of Lloyd’s as well as oversight for market-level risks. He also manages Lloyd’s …

Liberty Company Insurance Brokers in California Names Lalsa Chief Financial Officer

The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers in Woodland Hills, Calif., has named Megvarran Lalsa chief financial officer. Megvarran has 20 years of experience in accounting and finance. Megvarran previously worked at Venbrook Group, SCAN Health Plan, Crescent Healthcare and Cardinal Health. …

Indiana’s Protective Insurance Names Barnett as CFO, Omidfar as CIO

Carmel, Indiana-based Protective Insurance Corp., a specialty property/casualty holding company in the transportation and workers’ compensation insurance industries, has appointed John Barnett as its new chief financial officer, effective Sept. 30, 2019, and Bahr Omidfar as chief information officer, effective …

Gall Named CEO of Texas’ Tricolor Insurance

Archie Gall has been named CEO of Tricolor Insurance, an affiliate company of Dallas-based Tricolor, a used vehicle retailer focused on the Hispanic consumer market. Tricolor Insurance, a provider of insurance for subprime vehicle owners, will roll out its new …

Marsh Taps AIG’s Manson, Aon’s Mills for U.K. Mgmt Liability, Wholesale Placement Roles

Marsh, the insurance broker and risk adviser, announced the appointments of Stephanie Pestorich Manson as chief client officer for Management Liability and head of Directors’ & Officers’ (D&O) Product and Jason Mills as wholesale leader in the U.K. Financial & …

Encova Insurance CEO Kaufman to Retire; Obrokta to Succeed Him

Dave Kaufman, CEO of Columbus, Ohio-based Encova Insurance, is retiring effective Dec. 31, 2019. He has been with the company for 33 years. TJ Obrokta Jr., president and chief operating officer, has been named as Kaufman’s successor and will serve …

Reed Named Team Leader – Brokerage and Binding at Midlands Management

Midlands Management Corp. has appointed Jennie Reed to the expanded role of Brokerage and Binding Unit team leader in Dallas. With more than 20 years in the industry, Reed began her career as a commercial account manager at an independent …

Sentinel Marine Underwriters Hires Chung in New York City, Klein in Baltimore

Sentinel Marine Underwriters (SMU), a specialty managing general agency that is part of AmWINS Underwriting and is dedicated to providing cargo-in-transit and cargo stock-throughput insurance for a variety of insureds in the global manufacturing, wholesale and retail trade industries, has …