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Berkshire Hathaway Names Chief Legal & Compliance Officer

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance named Ralph Tortorella III senior vice president, chief legal & compliance officer. Tortorella was previously the global specialty general counsel at Liberty Mutual Group, Inc. “Stability in the legal and compliance function is crucial to our …

Vermont Native Returns as Deputy Insurance Commissioner

Vermont’s Department of Financial Regulation is getting a new deputy commissioner in the Insurance Division. St. Johnsbury-native Crosby Sherman is going to start on July 8. Sherman began his career at the department the 1980s, working as an insurance examiner …

Colorado Insurance Commissioner Riesberg to Resign

Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) Executive Director, Barbara Kelley, announced that Jim Riesberg, insurance commissioner and director for the Division of Insurance, is resigning from his position, effective July 8. Riesberg has served as Insurance Commissioner since July, 2011. Executive …

Nicholas Solimo Joins Surety Partners of America as Chief Operating Officer

Nicholas Solimo has joined Surety Partners of America, the exclusive program administrator for Hudson Insurance Company, as chief operating officer. Surety Partners focuses on writing contract surety bonds for premier contractors throughout the country. He previously served as senior director …

Fortin to Lead Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Professional Lines

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance announced the appointment of Dan Fortin as senior vice president, executive and professional Lines. Fortin was previously senior vice president of CNA Specialty. Fortin was responsible for management and professional liability globally at CNA Specialty for …

Donan Poised for Growth After Internal Restructuring

Providing expert answers to complicated questions is what Donan does best. So when the third-generation forensic investigation company began exploring the intricacies of improving its service to the claims industry, it found answers within – through intense strategic planning and …

Xuber Appoints Senior Members in Product/Sales Teams

Xuber, the insurance software business of Xchanging plc, appointed three new senior members to its U.S. team in the roles of product development, product implementation and sales. Christopher Grey joins Xuber as lead business architect, with responsibility for designing user-focused …

Execs Named by Louisiana Insurance Company

Sandra Mayfield and Charles Simon have been appointed assistant vice presidents of Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corp. Mayfield was named assistant vice president of accounting and Simon was named assistant vice president of information technology services. Before joining the company, she …

Andrew Torrance Named President and CEO of Fireman’s Fund

Andrew Torrance has been named the new president and chief executive officer of Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company. He is expected to assume his new role later this summer. Torrance succeeds Lori Fouché, who left the company to pursue other opportunities …

Lee Wright Joins DMA Specialty Claims Division as AVP

David Morse & Associates (DMA), a national claims services provider, announced the addition of Lee Wright as assistant vice president of its Specialty Claims Division. The Specialty Claims Division is focused on high exposure complex liability losses. “The addition of …