Crest Insurance Group, headquartered in Tucson, Arizona, hired Bob Howard as vice president, director of sales. Howard has a history with large insurance brokers and consulting firms involving complex construction and real estate projects, publicly traded companies and global organizations. …
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara made two reappointments to the California Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau’s governing committee. Diana Rich is the director of risk management for Foundation Building Materials, LLC, and serves as principal for Clark Enterprise Partners. She …
Embroker named Chris Spagnuolo as chief product officer. Spagnuolo has nearly 20 years of product management experience, most recently as CPO at Wander. Spagnuolo also founded two startups and spent seven years as a product consultant to organizations such as …
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has made two appointments to the California Insurance Guarantee Association Board of Governors. Both join the CIGA board in a member insurer seat with terms ending on December 31. Heather Pierce is assistant vice president …
Buckner has appointed two new C-suite executives. Agnesa Bakhshyan is the firm’s new chief growth officer. Bakhshyan has more than 25 years of insurance industry experience, including as a Nationwide Insurance agency owner. Lianna Kinard is the Buckner’s new chief …
Alera Group has appointed Cynthia Ballantyne as managing director of the West region. The West region includes 18 offices, 36 locations and 600 employees across California, Arizona and Nevada. Ballantyne joined Deerfield, Illinois-based Alera Group from Gallagher, where she was …
PCF Insurance Services in Lehi, Utah, named Brandon Gray to the newly created role of vice president of treasury. Gray leads investment strategies, treasury operations and financing activities and provides treasury-related acquisition due diligence and integration support. He also monitors …
The Surplus Line Association of California, headquartered in San Ramon, California, promoted Barbara Trumbly to senior vice president and has hired Yusuf Mayet as the organization’s vice president for compliance. Trumbly, previously the SLA’s vice president for human resources, is …
PCF Insurance Services in Lehi, Utah, has announced two new senior vice presidents. Peter Nettesheim was named to the newly created role of senior vice president of data and technology. Nettesheim has 25 years of experience and oversees data, business …
Mic De Fazio has joined Woodruff Sawyer in a new role as regional growth leader for the Southwest region. De Fazio will lead a team of specialized producers in efforts to design and build new growth initiatives. Prior to joining …
