Rockford Mutual Names Jacobson CEO
Rockford Mutual Insurance Company (RMIC), headquartered in Rockford, Ill., named Rob Jacobson president and CEO.
Jacobson has over three decades of property & casualty insurance, including leadership roles at Liberty Mutual, AAA The Auto Club Group and, most recently, Kingstone Insurance Company.
Former president and CEO Kent Shantz stepped down effective November 1 and will remain with RMIC as a senior management consultant through August 2024.
H.W. Kaufman Group Promotes 11 Associates Across North America
H.W. Kaufman Group, headquartered in Farmington Hills, Mich., promoted 11 associates in October, including:
- Mark Engel promoted to senior vice president, managing director, RB Jones, from corporate vice president, managing director, RB Jones Marine & Energy
- David Janis promoted to corporate vice president, general counsel, H.W. Kaufman Group, from general counsel, H.W. Kaufman Group
- Tyson Peel promoted to regional vice president, managing director, Burns & Wilcox Canada, from vice president, director, commercial insurance, Burns & Wilcox Canada
- Justin Sadaphal promoted to vice president, Burns & Wilcox Canada, from associate vice president, Burns & Wilcox Canada
- Brad Turner promoted to vice president, national product manager, flood, Burns & Wilcox, from associate vice president, national product manager, Burns & Wilcox
- Heather Posner promoted to vice president, national product manager, private client, Burns & Wilcox, from associate vice president, national product manager, private client, Burns & Wilcox
- Laura Baker promoted to associate vice president, producer development, H.W. Kaufman Group, from director, producer development, H.W. Kaufman Group
- Patricia Chiodo promoted to associate vice president, HR business partner, Burns & Wilcox Canada, from director, HR business partner, Burns & Wilcox Canada
- Pam Alphabet promoted to associate vice president, regional practice leader, personal insurance, Burns & Wilcox, from regional practice group leader, personal insurance, Burns & Wilcox
- Yuri Petrasz promoted to associate managing director, Burns & Wilcox, from manager, commercial insurance, Burns & Wilcox
- Dario Nalli promoted to senior director, digital business development, H.W. Kaufman Group, from director, digital business development, H.W. Kaufman Group
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