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Willis North America named Kristen Foley as client advocate and senior vice president of property/casualty for Willis of Northern California. Foley will be responsible for business development and expanding Willis’ footprint across Northern California. She will report to Amy Mattle, …

Combined Agents of America LLC (CAA), based in Austin, Texas, has elected an new management committee for 2013-14, led by Chairman Bill Kliewer. CAA member agencies are located in Texas, Kansas and Oklahoma. Each CAA management committee member is elected …

Roundstone Management Ltd., which specializes in alternative risk insurance products and is based in Westlake, Ohio, has added Gene Pompili as senior vice president of sales. Pompili will lead and further develop Roundstone’s medical stop loss sales team. His role …

Chicago-based CNA Financial Corp. has appointed Derek Smith as vice president of corporate development, in charge of investor relations, rating agency management, capital management, and mergers and acquisitions. Smith comes to CNA from Macquarie Capital Inc., where he served as …

ACE Westchester, the U.S.-based wholesale-focused insurance division of the ACE Group, has formed a new railroad underwriting unit. The new unit will deliver railroad liability insurance products and services through a new product offering — ACE Tracks — specifically designed …

Florida-based national insurance agency Brown & Brown Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, ECC Insurance Brokers Inc., announced that its excess-and-surplus lines professional liability products will now be marketed and sold under the ECC brand countrywide. Brown & Brown also announced …

PMC Insurance Group, a Needham, Mass.-based national workers compensation wholesale broker, has announced the restructuring of its sales organization into four regions to enhance their national footprint and carrier relationships. The sales operation will now be lead by regional vice …

SullivanCurtisMonroe Insurance Services LLC named Thomas Petsche as a vice president at its Los Angeles location. Prior to joining SCM’s group benefits division, Petsche was with Gallagher Benefits Services.  He has more than 15 years of benefits brokerage consulting experience. …

Following a six-year tenure as Citizens Property Insurance Corporation’s chief financial officer, Sharon Binnun has accepted a position in the private sector and will resign her post effective July 5.Citizens President and CEO Barry Gilway announced Binnun’s upcoming departure Monday. …

The Austin Association of Insurance Professionals (AAIP) announced that Kimmi Cantwell, with McGowan, Donnelly & Oberheu LLC has been elected president of the group for 2013/2014. Also elected were: President-Elect,Mari Beth Matott, The Parks Group Inc. Recording Secretary Tiffany Way, …