People & Places

XL Group announced the appointment of Thierry Daucourt as Chief Operating Officer of its International P&C Insurance business. He will be responsible for supporting the unit’s Chief Executive, Jason Harris, in the ongoing development and execution of its strategy and …

American International Group (AIG) recently announced a number of senior appointments to replace four key commercial lines executives who bolted for Berkshire Hathaway’s insurance operations. Berkshire is reportedly looking to boost its commercial lines and its excess and surplus business. …

American International Group Inc. (AIG) has named Jeremy Johnson as president and chief executive officer of its excess and surplus (E&S) lines unit, Lexington Insurance Co. in Boston. Johnson replaces David Bresnahan, who left AIG along with three other AIG …

David L. Kaufman has been confirmed as CEO of Columbus, Ohio-based The Motorists Mutual Insurance Co. and affiliated companies. Former CEO John J. Bishop previously announced his retirement as an associate of Motorists Mutual. He will remain chairman of Motorists’ …

American International Group Inc. (AIG) named Jeremy Johnson as president and chief executive officer of its excess and surplus lines unit, Lexington Insurance Co. in Boston. Johnson replaces David Bresnahan, who left with three other AIG executives to work for …

Ascension Benefits & Insurance named Steven Ratto senior consultant in the company’s Walnut Creek, Calif. office. Ratto will be responsible for assisting clients to improve their benefits performance through strategic planning, financial analysis, customized plan design and administration. He will …

Workers’ compensation specialist Patriot National Insurance Group promoted Paul Halter to executive vice president of underwriting and marketing. As executive vice president, Halter will oversee all underwriting and marketing for Patriot National operations across its six regions. He is currently …

Questpro Consultants and Q TEMPS have named new partners for the Dallas-based insurance recruiting and staffing firms. At Questpro, Johnny Park and Jason Simmons have been named the second and third partners of the 16-year-old firm. Q TEMPS, the sister …

Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler named longtime staffer Jim Odiorne to chief deputy in the Office of the Insurance Commissioner. Odiorne has a long tenure at the office, having served as the deputy commissioner for the company supervision division since …

Heffernan Insurance Brokers promoted Brian Billhartz to senior vice president and branch manager in its St. Louis, Mo., office. Billhartz has more than 22 years of experience in property/casualty underwriting, production and account management. He worked in the St. Louis …