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Connor Named President of Continental Western Group

W. R. Berkley Corporation announced that Michael G. Connor has been named president of Iowa-based Continental Western Group, LLC effective immediately. He succeeds Bradley S. Kuster, who will oversee other activities within the W. R. Berkley Corporation group of companies. …

GEICO Names Spina AVP of Staff Counsel Operations

Teresa M. Spina has been named assistant vice president and will head GEICO’s staff counsel operations west of the Mississippi. She will work out of the company’s Dallas regional office. Spina started with GEICO as a liability attorney and went …

Selective Insurance Promotes Guerra to Northeast AVP

Selective Insurance Group, Inc. announced the promotion of John Guerra to assistant vice president, Northeast Claims Manager. Guerra joined Selective in 1984 as a claims trainee and has held a variety of claims management positions throughout the organization. He holds …

Mutual Boiler Re Promotes Callahan to Claims AVP

Mutual Boiler Re promoted James J Callahan III to assistant vice president of Claims, where he will focus on staff development and claims operations. He is also tasked with the execution of fulfilling the claims strategy regarding quality management and …

Wayne Cody Joins SCA Client Services Group

SCA Appraisal announced that Wayne Cody joined the client services group. Cody’s industry experience includes working at Liberty Mutual for several years, starting as an adjuster and ending as national catastrophe claims coordinator. Following Liberty Mutual, Cody was a regional …

Claimspro Appoints Cramer-Todd as Executive Director

Claimspro International (CPI), an independent division of SCM Insurance Services (SCM), offering loss adjusting and surveying services to London and the international market, has promoted Tim Cramer-Todd to executive Director. Cramer-Todd, formerly technical Director of CPI, has been with the …

Quigley Joins Safety National’s Large Casualty Unit

Safety National Casualty Corporation, an excess workers’ compensation and writer of multi-line large casualty business across the U.S., announced that Elizabeth Quigley has joined the company as large casualty underwriting manager. In her new position, Quigley will focus on servicing …

Sams & Associates Adds Washington Regional Manager

Sams & Associates Inc., an independent insurance adjusting firm serving the Western U.S., announced the addition of Lizzy Adkins as the new regional manager and multiline adjuster in Seattle, Portland and surrounding areas. Adkins, who joined Sams & Associates in …

Mansolillo Appointed Vice President – Chief Compliance Officer for W. R. Berkley

W. R. Berkley Corporation announced the appointment of Scott Mansolillo to the office of vice president – chief compliance officer. In this new corporate role, he will be available to provide technical expertise and advice on a consultative basis to …

Hanken Named President of A.U.M.A. and Markel American Business Unit

Wis.-based Markel Corporation announced that Audrey Hanken will serve as the president of the American Underwriting Managers Agency, Inc. and the Markel American business unit. “We are very happy to have Audrey lead the Markel American team in an even …