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The Connecticut Interlocal Risk Management Agency Hires Dion, Martin

The Connecticut Interlocal Risk Management Agency (CIRMA) has hired Ellen Dion as chief financial officer (CFO). Dion has property and casualty insurance industry expertise spanning more than 25 years and will oversee budget preparation and administration, financial planning and operations, …

Alliant Adds Shaffer to Its Mid-Atlantic Team as Senior Vice President

Alliant has added John Shaffer III to its Mid-Atlantic team. The Bethesda, Md.-based property and casualty specialist will serve as senior vice president, designing and delivering a range of insurance and risk management services to clients throughout the region as …

Liberty Mutual Names Chief Underwriting Officers for Excess Casualty and Public Entities

Liberty Mutual has appointed Jon Tellekamp as chief underwriting officer for National Insurance – Excess Casualty, and Doug Manwaring as chief underwriting officer of National Insurance – Public Entities and Programs. Tellekamp is responsible for the retail admitted excess casualty …

Alliant Insurance Services Hires Spofford as Vice President in New York

Alliant is continuing to grow its presence in Albany, N.Y., with the addition of Vice President Chris Spofford. The property and casualty specialist will leverage his regional expertise and technical background to deliver a range of insurance and risk management …

Florida Insurer American Integrity Appoints Dowd as EVP

American Integrity has appointed industry veteran Dick Dowd as executive vice president. Dowd will report to Bob Ritchie, president and CEO, and be responsible for all sales and marketing staff and initiatives. He will spearhead initiatives that further augment the …

Lussier Dale Parizeau in Quebec Names Laurin as President, COO

Michel Laurin has been named president and chief operating officer of Lussier Dale Parizeau insurance firm. For the past 17 years, Laurin has worked for Industrial Alliance (iA) as president and COO of iA Home and Auto Insurance, and also, …

Chesapeake Employers’ Insurance Company Appoints Madden to Board of Directors

Martin G. Madden, a former senior advisor to Maryland Governor Larry Hogan from 2015 to 2017, was appointed to the board of directors of Chesapeake Employers’ Insurance Company, effective June 1, 2019. Madden will serve a five-year term on the …

Liberty Specialty Markets Adds Goodliffe in Chicago as Sr. Underwriting Officer

Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance, has appointed James Goodliffe to the role of senior underwriting officer within its Financial Risk Solutions (FRS) Multi-Buyer Trade Credit practice. He is based in Chicago. Goodliffe will be responsible for …

JLT’s Adams Joins Everest Insurance to Lead Its Bermuda Operation

Everest Insurance said Kyle Adams has joined to lead the its Bermuda operations. In this role, Adams will focus on establishing and growing Everest’s Bermuda Insurance operations. Adams comes to Everest with 20 years of experience, including a decade operating …

Florida’s BKS-Partners Appoints Thompson to Managing Advisor

Baldwin Krystyn Sherman Partners (BKS-Partners), an insurance brokerage and risk management firm headquartered in Tampa, Fla., has appointed Rich Thompson to managing advisor. Thompson joined BKS-Partners in 2015 as an Employee Benefits advisor. He is focused on partnering with clients …