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MHBT Appoints Moss as Employee Benefits Account Executive

Dallas-based privately owned insurance and risk management firm, MHBT, announced that Jared Alan Moss has joined the Austin, Texas, office as an employee benefits account executive. Moss will be responsible for business development and benefits consulting. Moss has been in …

Bridgwater Joins Cavignac & Associates

Kyle Bridgwater has been named account manager/administrator for San Diego-based risk management and insurance brokerage Cavignac & Associates. Bridgwater is responsible for daily policy maintenance and servicing, and assisting with client insurance policy renewals. His immediate focus is on construction …

Hinckfuss Named Young Professional of the Year in California

Ruth Hinckfuss was presented the Young Professional of the Year award at the National Association of Insurance Women/International Association of Insurance Professionals California Council meeting held Sept. 9 and 10 in San Diego. Hinkfuss is employed as a marketing executive …

Walker Named CFO of Fireman’s Fund

Kevin Walker will be the new chief financial officer and a member of the board of directors of Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. He assumes the post on Monday. Walker, who will oversee financial functions at Fireman’s Fund, was most recently …

Vanek to Lead Internal Audit Division at Ohio Workers’ Comp Bureau

Dennis A. Vanek has been appointed as chief of the internal audit division at the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC). Vanek most recently served as director of global audit services for Expedia, Inc. in Bellevue, Wash., where he was …

California’s Poms & Associates Promotes Gilman to EVP

Poms & Associates Insurance Brokers Inc. in Woodland Hills, Calif., has promoted Seth Ford Gilman to executive vice president, a position at which Gilman will oversee the property/casualty and personal lines divisions, along with the internal services that support these …

Seward Joins Lockton in Memphis

Insurance broker Lockton has added longtime Memphis risk management executive Ben Seward to its expanding Memphis office. Seward has been named senior vice president and account executive at Lockton where he will be responsible for property casualty insurance program development, …

TDECU Insurance Agency Welcomes New President

TDECU Insurance Agency LLC in Lake Jackson, Texas, has added Wesley “Wes” Wolff as president. He brings more than 30 years of insurance agency expertise including sales, sales management and strong leadership, the agency said. Wolff joins TDECU Insurance Agency …

Main Street Group Promotes 3 Officers

The Main Street America Group has promoted three officers. The Jacksonville, Florida-based company has tapped Steve Peeters to serve as the company’s chief operating officer. In that capacity, he will oversee the company’s commercial, personal, and bond and reinsurance product …

Glatfelter Launches Program Unit; Seifert Joins as President

York, Penn.-based Glatfelter Insurance Group has formed Glatfelter Program Managers, a new strategic business unit dedicated to its program business. Arthur Seifert, most recently with Southwest Insurance Partners Inc. and its Beacon Hill Insurance Agency, is joining Glatfelter to be …