People Moves: MEMIC Promotes McCracken; NFP Appoints Kim; Harford Mutual Changes Leadership

January 15, 2025

MEMIC Promotes McCracken to VP of Business Intelligence and Analysis

Kaila McCracken

The MEMIC Group, headquartered in Portland, Maine, promoted Kaila McCracken to vice president of business intelligence and analysis. McCracken joined MEMIC in 2017 and previously served as director of financial planning.

McCracken leads a team that delivers comprehensive business intelligence and analytics to MEMIC’s CFO, senior leadership team, and board of directors. Additionally, she will oversee the prioritization and implementation of technology solutions across the business.

NFP Appoints Kim to Lead Property & Casualty Business in Northeast Region

Lauren Kim

NFP, an Aon company headquartered in New York City, appointed Lauren Kim to lead the P&C business in its Northeast region.

Kim, who previously led NFP’s Financial Institutions Group (FIG), joined NFP’s FIG in 2020 and has led the group since 2022. She previously served as assistant vice president and claims practice leader, financial institutions, at QBE North America.

Harford Mutual Insurance Group Makes Leadership Changes

Left to right: Shane Crockett, Bryan Yekstat, Matthew Summerell and Craig White

Harford Mutual Insurance Group, headquartered in Bel Air, Maryland, made several leadership changes with new hires and promotions.

Shane Crockett joined Harford Mutual as vice president and chief underwriting officer. Crockett has over 15 years of experience in insurance underwriting and leadership. He most recently served as senior director, underwriting and production, agriculture for Markel and previously held roles at Liberty Mutual, including vice president, regional underwriting manager – Mid-Atlantic Region.

Hartford Mutual promoted Bryan Yekstat to assistant vice president, claims. Yekstat joined Harford Mutual in 2011 as a claims representative. He most recently served as director of claims, workers’ compensation.

Matthew Summerell has been promoted to assistant vice president, business development. Summerell joined Harford Mutual in 2018, serving most recently as director of business development. Summerell has over 20 years of experience in the insurance industry, holding roles as senior territory manager at Liberty Mutual Insurance and marketing manager at Central Mutual Insurance Company.

Craig White joined Harford Mutual as director of information security. White has over 17 years of experience in the information security and technology sector. Before joining Harford Mutual, he was with Tower Federal Credit Union, where he held the roles of manager of technical services, manager of information security, and, most recently, assistant vice president of information security.

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