The Governing Board of the California Earthquake Authority (CEA) named Tom Welsh CEO. Welsh was the chief legal and compliance officer. He has served as the interim CEO since January. He joined the CEA in 2019 as general counsel. He …
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara appointed Alycia Anderson, Kelly Huang and Marquita Thomas to the state’s Insurance Diversity Task Force. The task force oversees the department’s insurance diversity initiative, which encourages insurance companies to advance diversity of their corporate boards …
CSAA Insurance Group named Jeff Huebner executive vice president of commercial insurance. Huebner is responsible for the distribution of commercial insurance under the Mobilitas brand. Huebner has been with CSAA Insurance Group for more than 22 years and has more …
PCF Insurance Services named Brandon Gray chief financial officer. Gray, who joined PCF in March 2023, previously served as the company’s senior vice president and treasurer. His promotion to CFO follows Felix Morgan’s December 2023 appointment to CEO from his …
IMA Financial Group, Inc. named Matt Hennessey executive vice president, Pacific Northwest region sales leader of Parker, Smith & Feek. Hennessey will be based in Seattle and work out of the Bellevue office. Hennessey has nearly 30 years of insurance …
Mark Pastorius joined Alliant Insurance Services as executive vice president, managing director within Alliant Specialty. Pastorius’ insurance career spans more than 37 years. Before joining Alliant, Pastorius was an executive vice president and managing director at Lockton Companies where he …
The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers named Katie Pope vice president, executive lines. Pope is based in Los Angeles. Pope began her insurance career at Lockton, where she was most recently an account executive. She was previously a consulting marketing director …
SAIF Promotes Graneto to Chief Financial Officer SAIF, headquartered in Salem, Oregon, promoted Todd Graneto to chief financial officer. In his new role, Graneto will be responsible for the financial services division, including financial reporting, budgets, corporate accounting, and billing …
BenefitMall appointed Xavier Montes to its individual and senior division (ISD) as the new broker sales executive for California. Montes is based in Whittier, California. Montes has over 25 years of experience in the insurance industry, specializing in medical and …
Andy Anguis joined Crest Insurance Group as a commercial lines broker in the company’s Chandler, Arizona, office. Anguis’ 25 years of experience includes commercial lines, sales/service leadership, recruiting, claims, personal lines, workers’ compensation, life insurance and annuities. He most recently …
