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People Moves: Canales Joins Alliant in California as Executive Vice President

Scott Canales has joined Alliant Insurance Services as executive vice president, Alliant Specialty. Based in Los Angeles, Calif., Canales has spent 38 years in the construction industry, with 31 years as a construction insurance broker. He was most recently in …

People Moves: Racunas Joins Alliant in California as SVP

Mark Racunas has joined Alliant Insurance Services, headquartered in Irvine, Calif., as senior vice president, Alliant Specialty. Based in Los Angeles, Calif., Racunas has more than 20 years of experience in the insurance brokerage industry. He most recently served as …

People Moves: Barnes Joins Alliant in California as EVP, Managing Director

Alliant Insurance Services, headquartered in Irvine, Calif., named Greg Barnes executive vice president, managing director, Alliant Specialty. Barnes is based in Los Angeles, Calif. He most recently served as president at Lockton Companies and previously served as a capital markets …

People Moves: IOA Names Sullivan Western Division President

Insurance Office of America (IOA) named Paul Sullivan western division president. Sullivan joined IOA in 2009. He was previously IOA’s regional president of the Northwest region. Former roles include vice president at Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., California Insurance Center …

People Moves: Ramos Joins Alliant as Tribal First Team SVP

Eric Ramos has joined Alliant Insurance Services, headquartered in Irvine, Calif., as senior vice president with Tribal First, a division of Alliant underwriting solutions. Tribal First is a specialized program focused on meeting the insurance and risk management needs of …

People Moves: Su Joins Golden Bear as General Counsel

Golden Bear Insurance Company, headquartered in Stockton, Calif., appointed Henry Su as its new general counsel. As general counsel, Su will oversee all legal affairs for the company, provide strategic guidance and ensure compliance with industry regulations. Su has more …

People Moves: Shimamura Joins Island Insurance in Hawaii as Controller

Island Insurance, headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii, appointed Kevin Shimamura as its accounting and finance controller. Shimamura has more than 20 years of financial experience. Most recently, he served as vice president and senior manager of account analysis at Bank of …

People Moves: Kunz Joins Alliant’s Employee Benefits Group in Oregon

Nicole Kunz joined Alliant Insurance Services as vice president within its employee benefits group. Based in Portland, Ore., Kunz previously served as board president at Total Rewards PDX, as principal at Mercer Health & Benefits at Mercer and as senior …

People Moves: CSAA in California Names Pugh EVP and CIO; Kerfoot Joins Alliantin Hawaii

CSAA Insurance Group Promotes Pugh to EVP and CIO CSAA Insurance Group, headquartered in Walnut Creek, Calif., promoted Todd Pugh to executive vice president and chief information officer, overseeing all aspects of the company’s information technology division. He has served …

People Moves: Bundy to Lead Burns & Wilcox San Diego Office

Kendall Bundy has joined Burns & Wilcox and will lead its San Diego, Calif. office. Bundy most recently served as a vice president at RT Specialty and also worked as project manager at Fieldwork Network. Burns & Wilcox is headquartered …