People – West

Michael P. Golden has joined Novato, Calif.-based Fireman’s Fund as a strategic relationship manager.

Golden will be responsible for building and strengthening relationships and results with global brokers.

Most recently Golden was an executive vice president at Zurich, where he headed a team of broker relationship leaders while providing distribution management support.

Prior to his insurance career, Golden served in the U.S. Navy as an intelligence officer and as an engineering officer in the Naval Nuclear Submarine Program.

Fireman’s Fund is a member of the Allianz Group, one of the world’s largest providers of property/casualty insurance.

Lockton announced the expansion of its global benefits practice with the addition of Ron Brewer as regional practice leader of the Western region.

Brewer will have an office in La Jolla, Calif., and be responsible for consulting with clients on global employee benefits engagements and managing a team of global client service employees.

Brewer has more than 25 years of employee benefits experience. He previously worked for Aon Hewitt as vice president of global benefits and for Mercer Health and Benefits as a principal in the international consulting group. He also worked for Willis and Marsh in employee benefits.

Kansas City, Mo.-based Lockton employs more than 4,950 professionals.

Terri Chester joined NFP Property and Casualty as commercial lines vice president.

Chester will be based out of Scottsdale, Ariz.

At NFP P&C, Chester’s responsibilities include strategic planning and implementation, leadership development, team formation, training and recruitment and legal compliance.

Chester has worked in the insurance industry since 1985 at the agency and company levels.

Poms & Associates Insurance Brokers Inc. named Matthew Slotkin vice president of new business development in the Woodland Hills, Calif office.

Slotkin has several years of executive recruitment experience and has previously worked with Poms in an independent capacity. He specializes in property/casualty, employee benefits and personal lines.

Prior to Poms, Slotkin was director of insurance recruitment at American Recruiters.

Poms has offices in California, Colorado, New Mexico and Washington.

The MGIS Companies Inc. named Paul Fischerkeller assistant vice president of medical professional liability insurance sales.

Fischerkeller will be responsible for managing and growing the firm’s MPL business, including managing sales and broker relationships.

Fischerkeller has more than 25 years of experience in program and sales management for medical-professional liability and related products.

MGIS is a provider of insurance products and services for physicians and works exclusively through local brokers.

USI Insurance Services hired Sean Reardon as a property/casualty broker.

Reardon will be working out of USI’s office in Woodland Hills, Calif.

He has 10 years of experience of commercial underwriting experience focused on commercial property, casualty, auto and workers’ compensation.

USI, based in Briarcliff Manor, N.Y., is ranked as one of the 10-largest insurance brokerages in the United States.