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Huffman Insurance Group in Missouri Hires Finnell as Sales Assistant

Huffman Insurance Group in Moberly, Missouri, has hired Lisa Finnell as its new sales assistant. In this position, Finnell will work directly with clients to determine their specific coverage needs. She will be responsible for researching custom insurance plans to …

Ohio Department of Insurance Adds 3 to Senior Team

Director Jillian Froment has added Jennifer Demory, Mark Hamlin and Jessica Schuster to the senior team at the Ohio Department of Insurance. All three bring significant experience to key positions at the department. Mark Hamlin, policy advisor for emerging products, …

Allianz Appoints Mitchell as Regional Head, Multinational for the Americas

Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE (AGCS) has named Ben Mitchell to the newly created role of regional head of Multinational Americas. He is based in Chicago. Mitchell has served as head of the Global Clients Unit, Americas, since July …

Markel Corporation Hires Lecci as Senior Director of Professional Liability in New York

Markel Corporation has named John Lecci as senior director of Professional Liability. He will be heading up the New York-based US Professional Errors & Omissions team. Lecci was most recently employed by Axis, where he was responsible for underwriting management …

HDI Appoints Ryan as Sr. VP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary in Chicago

Chicago-based HDI Global Insurance Co. (HDI) has named Patricia Ryan as senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary. Ryan succeeds David Neumeister who after more than a decade with HDI, has decided to return to private practice. Ryan will …

Sompo Global Risk Solutions Forms Small Business Team in U.S., Mexico

Sompo International Holdings Ltd., a Bermuda-based specialty provider of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, has formed a new Sompo Global Risk Solutions (GRS) team offering insurance products to smaller businesses in the U.S. and Mexico, including its industry vertical …

Everest Insurance Names Paretchan Risk Management East Region Leader

Everest Insurance has appointed Vahan Paretchan vice president and East Region leader for its Risk Management casualty division, which provides primary casualty solutions to customers in the large account marketplace. In his new role, Paretchan will oversee a team of …

Fairfax Financial Appoints Allen as CFO

Fairfax Financial Holdings announced that Jennifer Allen has been appointed chief financial officer. John Varnell, who was previously serving as interim chief financial officer of Fairfax, will continue serving as vice president, Corporate Development of Fairfax. Varnell stepped in as …

Alliant Adds Madej in Chicago as Sr. VP, Public Entity

Newport Beach, California-based Alliant Insurance Services has hired Dan Madej in Chicago to serve as senior vice president, Public Entity. Madej will serve as the practice leader for the Public Entity Analytics Practice, a subdivision of Alliant Public Entity. Madej …

Cobbs Allen in Alabama Adds JLT’s Payne to New Specialty Platform Team

Birmingham, Ala.-based Cobbs Allen is continuing its expansion of its insurance brokerage team with the addition of David Payne. Payne will join the leadership team that is building a national specialty platform focused on providing complex risk products for corporate …