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Schnitzer to Succeed Fishman as Travelers CEO Effective December 1

Travelers announced that Alan D. Schnitzer will succeed Jay S. Fishman as chief executive officer, effective December 1, 2015, and has been appointed to the company’s Board of Directors, effective the same date. Fishman said he will still play an …

Union Mutual of Vermont Companies Promotes Amick to AVP of Claims

Union Mutual of Vermont Companies has promoted John W. Amick, CPCU to assistant vice president of Claims. Amick joined Union Mutual in 1991 as a claims adjuster. He has since worked for the Company as a regional general adjuster and …

Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty Appoints McNulty as Head of Claims in Canada

Allianz Group’s specialist corporate insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty named Bernard McNulty head of claims Canada effective immediately. Based in Toronto, he will report directly to Ulrich Kadow, chief agent Canada, with a matrix report to Terry Campbell, regional …

Cornwell Joins Cunningham Lindsey as U.S. Head of Forensic Advisory Services

Cunningham Lindsey a global loss adjusting and claim management company, announced the addition of Jeffrey Cornwell as the U.S. Head of Forensic Advisory Services, an independent division that specializes in the quantification of business interruption and financial losses incident to …

IICF Names Cummins Executive Director of its Midwest Division

The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation named Mary Cummins executive director of its Midwest Division. She will be responsible for leading IICF’s philanthropic initiatives in the Midwestern region, including local nonprofit grant programs and the Division’s annual series of fundraising, volunteer …

Pickering Named Assistant Vice President of GEICO’s Midwest Claims Operation

Frank Pickering has been named assistant vice president of claims for GEICO’s Midwest region. Pickering previously served as auto damage director in the company’s Fredericksburg, Va., regional office. He will begin his new assignment on June 27 at the regional …

GEICO Names Carthew Assistant Vice President in Katy, Texas

Tara Carthew has been named assistant vice president of GEICO’s claims regional center in Katy, Texas. Previously, Carthew served as branch manager for the operations center since it opened in 2014. Carthew started with GEICO in 2002 as a telephone …

Zayicek Appointed Head of ING Insurance North America

ING announced the hire of Ernie Zayicek as a director, leading the coverage of North American insurance companies. He will focus on transactions for ING’s North American insurance clients and will report to Nick Smit, head of Financial Institutions North …

Lanno Appointed New Senior Vice President of Safelite Solutions

Dino Lanno has been named the new senior vice president of Safelite Solutions, a multi-faceted claims management service organization provider for the fleet and insurance companies. In this role, he is responsible for strategic and national account sales and client …

IAnet Adds Wilcox to Increase Appraisal Management Services

Nationwide insurance appraisal management company IAnet welcomes Account Executive Ty Wilcox to the business development team. With the rapid growth of IAnet’s claims management services, in property and heavy equipment, Wilcox will play a key role on the team. Prior …