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Integro Hires 2 Executives From Wells Fargo in New York

Insurance brokerage and risk management firm Integro Insurance Brokers announced the bolstering of its middle market presence with the addition of two experienced brokers: Anne Webb, a managing principal, and Keren von Schmidt, a principal. Both will be based in …

Rhode Island’s Starkweather & Shepley Announces Promotions

Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage Inc. in East Providence, Rhode Island, recently announced the following promotions. David B. Soforenko has been promoted to sales manager of Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage. In this role, he will oversee all retail sales …

Penn National CEO Shutts to Retire at Year’s End

Penn National Insurance in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, recently reported that President and CEO Kenneth R. Shutts has announced his planned retirement date of Dec. 31, 2014, capping a career spanning 35 years with the company. Shutts was appointed as president in …

PMA Promotes Hopper to VP, Corporate Distribution Management

PMA Companies in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, has promoted Derek R. Hopper to vice president of corporate distribution management.

HUB International Northeast Hires Giordano as First Vice President

HUB International Northeast, part of Hub International Limited, has hired Anthony Giordano as first vice president in New York.

R.I.’s Starkweather & Shepley Appoints Assistant Sales Manager

Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage Inc. in East Providence, Rhode Island, has recently promoted Peter A. Javacone III to assistant sales manager.

N.H. Insurance Department Appoints Financial Regulation Director

The New Hampshire Insurance Department recently appointed Deb Stone as director of financial regulation. Stone, who formerly served as an actuary and director of market regulation division at the Insurance Department, brings almost 30 years of insurance industry experience to …

MEMIC Hires 2 Senior Underwriters in New York

The MEMIC Group, a workers’ compensation insurer in Portland, Maine, hired Steven Crobar and Margaret Templeton as senior production underwriters to serve its agents in the state of New York. Together, Crobar and Templeton bring more than 45 years of …

New Day Underwriting Managers Hires Account Manager in N.J.

New Day Underwriting Managers LLC, a Hamilton, N.J.-based specialty intermediary for environmental and construction-related professional liability insurance coverage, has hired Heidi Burke as account manager. She is responsible for providing detailed commercial insurance information and support to industrial customers.

Program Brokerage Corp. Announces 2 Appointments

Program Brokerage Corp. (PBC), a wholesale subsidiary of insurance broker Hub International Limited (Hub), has hired Michael Kambos as first vice president of the Professional Liability division. Based out of the firm’s New York City office, Kambos will be responsible …