People Moves: Fred C. Church Promotes Burbine; Rodriguez Reappointed Chair of New York Workers’ Comp

Fred C. Church Insurance Promotes Burbine to SVP, Sales Leader

Fred C. Church Insurance, headquartered in Lowell, Mass., promoted Bill Burbine to senior vice president, sales leader.

Burbine’s insurance career began in 2002 with Banknorth Insurance Group of Portland, Maine. In 2009, he became vice president of commercial lines sales for Turner Barker Insurance, also in Portland. He joined Fred C. Church a decade ago as a vice president and personal lines manager.

Rodriguez Reappointed Chair, New York State Workers’ Compensation Board

Clarissa M. Rodriguez was reappointed chair of the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board, a position she’s held since 2017. The first Latina to be appointed board chair, she was nominated by Governor Kathy Hochul and confirmed by the New York State Senate.

Before joining the board, Rodriguez worked as a practicing attorney for almost a decade. She also worked in the civil and matrimonial parts of the Nassau County Supreme Court, and during law school served in the Civil Rights Bureau of the New York State Office of the Attorney General; the City University of New York’s Office of General Counsel; the municipal employees legal services at District Council 37; and the homelessness outreach and prevention project of the Urban Justice Center.

Topics Workers' Compensation New York