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Texas Workers’ Comp Commissioner to Resign Aug. 1

Texas Workers’ Compensation Commissioner Rod Bordelon plans to resign from his post effective Aug. 1, the Insurance Council of Texas reported. Bordelon has served as Commissioner for the past six years. Insurance Council of Texas Executive Director Albert Betts praised …

AIG Names Hancock President and CEO

Peter Hancock has been named president and chief executive officer of AIG effective September 1. He currently serves as executive vice president, AIG, and chief executive officer of AIG Property Casualty, and will succeed Robert Benmosche. As of September 1, …

Louisiana Workers’ Comp Insurer Appoints Skaggs Senior Vice President

Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation has hired Jeffrey Skaggs as senior vice president of policyholder services and agency relations. Skaggs has more than 27 years of experience in commercial insurance underwriting, marketing, and management. Most recently, he was vice president of …

Gen Re Names Rotatori CEO, Clark to Become President

Gen Re, a Berkshire Hathaway Company, announced several planned organizational changes prompted by Gerard Lynch’s announcement that he will be retiring December 31, 2014. Lynch has been chairman and CEO since founding New England Asset Management (NEAM) in 1984. Effective …

The Hartford Names New Head of Loss Control

The Hartford appointed Carl J. Carano vice president of loss control for the company’s Commercial Markets division. Carano will lead The Hartford’s development and delivery of a broad array of risk management services for The Hartford’s commercial insurance customers. He …

York International Hires Betancourt to Handle Latin America Financial Line Claims

York International, a subsidiary of York Risk Services Group and a part of York Specialized Loss Adjusting, appointed Jennifer Betancourt to further strengthen its Financial Lines claims capabilities within Latin America. Betancourt will be based initially in Buenos Aires and …

Cunningham Lindsey Group Appoints Tutoki CEO

Cunningham Lindsey Group announced the appointment of Jane Tutoki as chief executive officer, effective June 9, 2014. The appointment of Tutoki is part of a planned succession, and as part of the transition, President and CEO Philippe Bes will remain …

A.I.M. Mutual Names Parsons Director of Claims

The Associated Industries of Massachusetts Mutual Insurance Cos., a workers’ compensation insurer based in Burlington, Mass., promoted Laurie Parsons to director of Claims. The promotion is effective June 1. In her new role, Parsons is responsible for managing a staff …

Qatar Re Announces Appointments

Qatar Re announced the appointment of Andrew Deighton as its global head of Claims. In addition, Michael Roth and Marc Tueller were promoted to head of International Property Catastrophe and head of Agriculture, respectively. Deighton has a strong legal background, …

Kansas Insurance Department Names Banks Comptroller

Sandy Praeger, Kansas Commissioner of Insurance, appointed Joyce R. Banks, current assistant comptroller for the Kansas Insurance Department (KID), as the agency’s new comptroller. Banks is replacing Kathy Bohnhoff, who is retiring from the department after 13 years. Banks began …