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Paul Davis Names Kim Kelley Contents Division Manager

Paul Davis Restoration, Inc., a national provider of water, fire and mold damage clean up and restoration services for residential and commercial properties named Kim Kelley contents division manager. In her new role, Kelley will be responsible for creating, developing …

Texas Mutual’s General Counsel Awarded for In-House Counsel Excellence

Mary Barrow Nichols, senior vice president and general counsel for Texas Mutual Insurance Company, was awarded the 2012 Magna Stella Award for Major Litigation from the Texas General Counsel Forum during this month’s awards dinner for the Forum’s 14th Annual …

Selective Insurance Group Announces Officer Appointments

Selective Insurance Group, Inc., announced the following appointments by its subsidiary, Selective Insurance Company of America: Charles Musilli (Wantage, NJ) to senior vice president, Selective Specialty and Distribution. Musilli joined Selective in 1981 as an insurance trainee and has held …

Insurance Lobbyist Farmer Named South Carolina Commissioner

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has named Ray Farmer as the state’s new insurance regulator. Farmer is a lobbyist with the property/casualty insurance trade group, the American Insurance Association. Farmer replaces David Black, who resigned nearly a year ago after …

Armstrong Forensic Engineers Welcomes New Engineer to Detroit Office

Armstrong Forensic Engineers announced the addition of fire investigation and thermal analysis to its forensic engineering services and the hiring of Senior Consultant Charles O. Funk, Ph.D., P.E., CFEI, CVFI and Lead Research Specialist Jody Ewers, J.D., M.L.I.S. in its …

XL Group Builds Up US Risk Management Talent in New York

XL Group’s U.S. Risk Management business is adding and redeploying talent in its New York office to boost its resources for addressing businesses’ most complex casualty insurance needs. The company announced the addition of James Barbuti as its U.S. risk …

P/C Insurance Editor Sclafane Joins Wells Media Group

Susanne Sclafane has joined property/casualty insurance media company, Wells Media Group, as Senior Editor. In her new position, Sclafane will be in charge of improving the company’s content and services to meet the information needs of high-level property/casualty insurance company …

AMERISAFE, Inc. Names Lead Director

AMERISAFE, Inc., a specialty writer of high hazard workers’ compensation insurance, appointed Jared A. Morris to serve as lead independent director. Morris will also continue to serve as the Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Among his key …

XN Financial Appoints Adam Golder Director of UK Operations

XN Financial Services, a specialist insurance products provider, named Adam Golder its director of UK Operations. Based in London, he reports to Paul Coleman, executive vice president, XN Financial. Golder is responsible for regional business development and oversight of operational …

ACE Makes Executive Appointments in its Regional Operations

ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of the ACE Group, announced new leadership appointments in its regional operations. Kelley Kinsella was appointed senior vice president & regional executive officer for ACE USA’s Midwest Region. In this role, Kinsella will …