John Elbl was appointed vice president in AIR’s Business Development Group, according to the catastrophe modeling company. Elbl joins AIR after 13 years with Zurich Insurance Company, most recently as global head of catastrophe modeling. In his new role, Elbl …
Pat Van Bakel has been appointed to the position of chief operating officer, Crawford & Company (Canada) Inc., the organization announced. Van Bakel has been with the company for more than 20 years and most recently served as senior vice …
W. R. Berkley Corporation named James B. Ketterson president of Minneapolis, Minn.-based Riverport Insurance Company effective immediately. Ketterson succeeds Douglass E. Pfeifer, who will remain involved in other activities within the W. R. Berkley Corporation group of companies. With over …
Cincinnati, Ohio-based Great American Insurance Group is pleased to announce the promotion of Sarah Berger to divisional vice president of its Alternative Markets division. Berger joined the Company in 1999. Over the last 13 years, she held various positions of …
LWG Consulting has expanded their forensic civil/structural engineering practice group in North America, focused on providing property loss investigation, structural analysis/damage assessment and litigation support to insurance carriers, defense firms and corporations. The company has added two new members to …
Edgewood Partners Insurance Center (EPIC), a California-based retail property & casualty insurance brokerage firm, announced the addition of Hilton Brown who will oversee client claims and advocacy in the company’s Los Angeles and Irvine offices. Brown will also provide claims …
Matt Winter has been named president, Allstate Auto, Home and Agencies. In his new role, Winter will lead Allstate’s personal lines businesses that provide auto and home insurance through the company’s agencies. Winter previously served as senior executive vice president, …
David J. Phillion has been named assistant vice president of planning and analysis for Harleysville Insurance. In this role, he will be responsible for information technology (IT) finance and budgets, IT governance and process improvement, Project Management Office methodology, and …
USAA announced today that Stuart Parker will become USAA’s chief financial officer, effective immediately, following the resignation of current CFO Kristi A. Matus, who will serve as special assistant to the CEO until her departure from the organization on March …
ABRA Auto Body & Glass, a Minnesota-based damaged vehicle repair company with 115 facilities in 12 states, announced the appointment of Louis C. Berezovsky as executive vice president and chief financial officer reporting directly to Duane A. Rouse, chief executive …