ACE Group appointed Keith Higdon vice president, Claims Data Analytics. In this newly-created position, he will support both ACE and ESIS, Inc., a risk management services company and member of ACE Group, in advancing and executing a claims data analytics …
Calif.-based Mariners General Insurance Group announced the addition of Richard (Rick) Mallard effective immediately. Mallard, a 34-year veteran of the marine and aviation industries, will assume all operations of the company’s regional office in Bradenton, Florida. Mallard’s hire in the …
Selective Insurance Group announced the following appointments by its subsidiary, Selective Insurance Company of America. Thomas Case (Branchville, N.J.) to vice president, Business Intelligence & Analytics. Mr. Case joined Selective in 1981 and has held various positions throughout the company …
Boston-based Celent, a financial institutions research and advisory firm, announced the expansion of its insurance team. The company welcomed Karlyn Carnahan, Tom Scales, and Will Preap to its insurance team. Tom Scales, a former CIO and life insurance expert, joins …
Zurich North America, a property/casualty insurance provider, appointed Peter Hahn as head of Predictive Analytics. Having assumed his new role in March, Hahn is responsible for building best-in-class analytic capabilities that will generate actionable distinctive risk insights to improve business …
EMPLOYERS named Barry J. Vogt chief claims officer, senior vice president. He leads the claim operations group and is responsible for claims strategy, medical management/managed care strategy, catastrophic claim management, fraud investigations, claim controls, regulatory compliance and subrogation effectiveness. Vogt,who …
W. R. Berkley Corporationnamed Susan N. Grady president of Berkley Mid-Atlantic Group (BMAG). The appointment is effective immediately. She succeeds Kevin W. Nattrass, who will assume the position of chairman during the transition and will continue to work with W. …
Haag Engineering Company’s Board of Directors unanimously selected Justin Kestner as its new President/CEO last month. Kestner is a senior engineer and served as the senior vice president of Haag in charge of engineering operations in his most recent role, …
Celent announced that Karlyn Carnahan, a former principal with Novarica, has joined its insurance practice as a research director focused on property/casualty underwriting, claims, distribution management and insurance strategy in North America. Highlights of Karlyn’s career include: Over 40 research …
Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide (AIR) named Dr. Jayanta Guin executive vice president. In his new role, Dr. Guin will continue to direct AIR’s innovative research program as well as assist with strategic management of AIR’s overall business strategy and …