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Western Growers Insurance Services Inc. has named Ken Cooper director of risk strategy.

Western Growers also named Matt Luis as a sales executive.

Cooper will spearhead the development of solutions for Western Growers’ members.

Cooper most recently was regional vice president at a national broker. He was previously with ESIS and the State Compensation Insurance Fund.

Luis will develop insurance initiatives for agribusinesses and food clients.

Luis most recently worked with Federated Insurance Co. as a broker. Before that he was in inside sales at REC Solar.

Western Growers represents farmers growing produce in Arizona, California and Colorado.

National E&S Insurance Brokers in Palmdale, Calif., has named Brittany Skiles an account manager and Jeff Gray as an environmental wholesale broker.

Skiles works with lines of insurance including general liability, contractor pollution and workers’ compensation.

She worked the last 10 years at Legends Environmental, a division of Insurance Office of America.

Gray specializes in hard to place risks, including construction risks and environmental risks.

He was previously with National E&S as a broker from 2003 to 2013 before leaving to join NAESIP as a regional vice president.

National E&S specializes in environmental and casualty risks.

MJ Insurance has added Pat Moore as an employee benefits and risk management consultant in its Phoenix, Ariz., office.

Moore will service new and existing clients while specializing in benefits consulting and cybersecurity.

Moore was previously a sales executive at Fidelity Information Services.

Indianapolis, Ind.-based MJ Insurance is a property/casualty and employee benefits agency.

Crest Insurance Group LLC has named Rosette Abud a commercial lines producer in its Arizona office.

Abud has a background in human resources. She was formally the district manager of BenefitMall Payroll and Human Resource Services. She was also a benefits development manager at Nesco Resource.

Crest has offices in Tucson, Scottsdale, Sierra Vista, Phoenix and San Diego.

Pioneer Special Risk has named Mary M. Wiseley senior vice president in San Diego, Calif.

Wiseley has 25 years’ experience in developing risk management solutions for specialty contractors, including cranes and rigging. She has held management and leadership roles with Vela, Arrowhead and AIG.

Pioneer Special Risk operates from offices in New York, Atlanta, Chicago and San Diego.

tKg Wholesale Brokerage has named Eric Convery vice president of the small business division in its new Portland, Ore., office.

Convery will be responsible for growth and financial performance as well as broker and client relationships for the division.

Convery was previously the Western regional manager for a national managing general agency.

Joining Convery in the Portland office will be Mike Lambert, Jason Friar, David Goldstein and Deedee Lane.

Phoenix, Ariz.-based tKg is a member of the Keating Cos.

Starr Cos. has named Leslie Conti branch manager of its newly opened Seattle, Wash., office.

Conti will be responsible for growth and financial performance as well as broker and client relationships for the Pacific Northwest.

She has more than 40 years of insurance experience. Conti was previously a regional vice president for AIG Insurance, and an underwriting manager for Chubb.

Starr is the marketing name for the operating insurance and travel assistance companies and subsidiaries of Starr International Company Inc.

Steven Zimmerman has joined XL Catlin’s broker and client management team as client distribution leader in Los Angeles, Calif.

He reports to Mike Soper, XL Catlin’s U.S. West regional broker and client management leader.

Zimmerman has more than 20 years of experience in business development and as a broker. He previously was senior vice president of Gallagher Bassett Services.

XL Catlin is the global brand used by XL Group Ltd. insurance and reinsurance companies, which provide property/casualty, professional and specialty products.

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