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Liberty Specialty Markets Promotes Montoya to President of U.S., Bermuda and LatAm

Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM) announced the appointment of Alexander Montoya as president of U.S., Bermuda and LatAm, effective immediately. LSM also announced Wilhelm Schaugg has joined Montoya’s team. Wilhelm Schaugg, joins LSM as head of Strategy – U.S., Bermuda and …

Gallagher Hires Kambos to New York Management Liability Practice

Gallagher, a global insurance brokerage, risk management and consulting services firm headquartered in Rolling Meadows, Ill., has hired Mike Kambos as its area senior vice president for New York’s Management Liability Practice. Kambos brings more than 30 years of experience …

Assurance Hires Warren to Mid-Atlantic Office in Virginia

Assurance, an independent insurance brokerage in the U.S., has hired Chris Warren. Warren will be based in the Assurance Mid-Atlantic office in Arlington, Va., and serve as a risk management consultant for Assurance’s construction and real estate practices. In this …

U.K. Insurer RSA Merges Commercial Risk Solutions, Global Risk Solutions Businesses

RSA UK & International has merged its Commercial Risk Solutions (CRS) and Global Risk Solutions (GRS) businesses to create a single business unit focused on commercial lines. This move follows another restructuring in 2016 when the two divisions — CRS …

AXA XL Appoints Zurich’s Tello to Lead New Captive Insurance Practice in Canada

AXA XL has launched a local captive practice in Canada which will be led by expert Alonso Y. Tello. Tello’s appointment is part of AXA XL’s continued growth to bring in expertise and expand the group’s services for Canadian large …

Harlos Joins Texas Security General Agency as VP, Operations

Texas Security General Insurance Agency LLC (TSGA), based in San Antonio, Texas, has added Marian Harlos as vice president of Operations. Harlos brings 38 years of insurance industry experience. She began her career in the insurance industry in 1981 working …

Liberty Mutual Appoints Perez as Chief Underwriting Officer, North America

Liberty Mutual Insurance has appointed David Perez to the post of chief underwriting officer, North America, for its Global Risk Solutions commercial and specialty lines insurer and reinsurer. In this new role, Perez will partner with underwriting leaders in GRS’s …

Aspen Appoints Kotch from Validus as Chief Information Officer

Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. announced that Mary Kotch has been appointed chief information officer, with immediate effect. Kotch has more than 20 years’ experience in strategic technology innovation, application shared services, managing a global project management office, infrastructure, architecture, and …

Ohio’s Hylant Adds Towle as Sr. VP – Global Captive Solutions Business

Anne Marie Towle has joined Ohio-based independent insurance brokerage Hylant as senior vice president in Hylant’s Global Captive Solutions business unit. Towle’s leadership in the captive insurance industry aligns with Hylant’s dedication to industry leading service line development with a …

Risk Strategies Appoints Flanagan as New England Regional Operations Leader

Risk Strategies, a privately held national insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has appointed Edward J. Flanagan, a veteran broker and sales leader, as New England regional operations leader. Flanagan will succeed John Scroope, who has been promoted to the …