People Moves: Triple-I Adds 4 Non-Resident Scholars; Tate Appointed Aspen’s Head of Product for Inland Marine; Schuermann Named President of Berkley Entertainment

The Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I) announced the appointment of four new Non-Resident Scholars (NRS).

• Teresa Chan, Director – Insurance Management Program School of Professional Studies, Columbia University

• Seth Rachlin, Assistant Teaching Professor, Social Data Science, Arizona State University

• Joan T. Schmit, American Family Insurance Distinguished Chair of Risk Management in the Wisconsin School of Business, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

• Scott J. Shackelford, Provost Professor of Business Law and Ethics, Indiana University; Executive Director, Ostrom Workshop, Executive Director, Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research.

“For nearly five years, the Triple-I has worked to create a collaborative, unified partnership between academia and the insurance industry, providing opportunities and benefits for both through our non-resident scholars program,” said Sean Kevelighan, CEO, Triple-I. “We welcome the subject matter expertise and industry knowledge these four individuals bring to our organization. Their skills and experience will bring added value to the Triple-I’s member companies as we strengthen the Insurance Information Institute’s ability to focus on the core issues affecting insurers and policyholders.”

Tate Appointed to New Role With Aspen Inland Marine

Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited, headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda, appointed Michael Tate to the newly created role of inland marine – head of product & underwriting.

Tate will be based in Chicago, Ill. Before Aspen, Tate served as chief underwriting officer at Berkley Fire & Marine since 2021. Before that, he was with The Hartford Insurance Co. beginning in 2005, most recently serving as head of marine.

Schuermann Named President of Berkley Entertainment

W. R. Berkley Corporation, headquartered in Greenwich, Conn., appointed Mark Schuermann as president of Berkley Entertainment, a Berkley company. He succeeds Cindy Broschart, who has been named chair of the business.

Schuermann joined Berkley Entertainment as chief operating officer in 2021. Before joining Berkley Entertainment, he served as vice president, treasurer and investor relations at NN, Inc. and senior vice president, treasurer and enterprise risk management, Scripps Networks Interactive Inc.

Broschart was named president of Berkley Entertainment upon its formation in 2004.

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