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Senior Management Changes at Utah Workers Compensation Fund

Bob Short has been promoted from senior vice president of claims for Salt Lake City, Utah-based Workers Compensation Fund to executive vice president. Short joined WCF in 1993 as senior vice president of claims. Short is also the president and …

Hornyak, Hansen Honored by Texas Insurance Professionals

Brenda Jo Hornyak office manager, at Hendry Insurance in Plano, Texas, has been named Insurance Professional of the Year and Ashley Hansen of Buchanan Clarke Schlader LLP was named Claims Professional of the Year at the Texas council meeting of …

Kephart Joins IIAT as E&O Marketing Specialist

Gunnar Kephart has joined The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas as E&O marketing specialist. In this newly created role, Kephart will advise agents on errors and omissions issues and assist with their E&O insurance placement. Kephart’s insurance career spans 25 …

Penn.-based Insurance Agents & Brokers Hires Brinjac

Insurance Agents & Brokers Services Group in Pennsylvania appointed Lauren Brinjac as government affairs director. In her role, Brinjac will oversee legislative advocacy efforts of the organization throughout Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania. She will be based in Insurance Agents & …

New York-based Utica National Appoints Cox as Chief Financial Officer

Utica National Insurance Group in New Hartford, New York, has appointed industry veteran Raymond Cox as senior vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer. Cox comes to Utica National Insurance from Munich Reinsurance America in Princeton, New Jersey, where he …

Bradway Named Business Development Manager of NAS

Mark Bradway has been named business development manager of Encino, Calif.-based NAS Insurance Services. Bradway will oversee business development in the Northeast region of the U.S. Bradway has more than 13 ears of insurance sales, marketing and distribution experience.

Magnuson Named Executive Perils EVP

Damien Magnuson has been promoted to senior vice president of Executive Perils. He reports to Peter Taffae, Managing Director, and works in our Los Angeles office. In his new role, Magnuson will continue to broker the management and professional liability …

Higginbotham Promotes Bateman in Dallas

Higginbotham & Associates has promoted commercial insurance broker Mike Bateman to its managing director group for 2012. Bateman, who joined Higginbotham’s Dallas office in 2004, was promoted from account executive. With this addition, Higginbotham has 38 managing directors who collectively …

Insurance Journal Names Ha as East Editor

Wells Publishing Inc. has named Young Ha as its new East editor for its flagship Insurance Journal online and print property/casualty insurance publications. Ha, based in New York, will cover the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic region for Insurance Journal magazine and …

Elliott Joins GNW-Evergreen Nonprofit Division

Encino, Calif.-based GNW-Evergreen Insurance Services LLC has appointed Teri Elliott as a client advisor in its nonprofit division. Elliott will serve the risk management and insurance needs of nonprofits with 501c3 designation and related organizations. Elliott will guide clients to …