People Moves: World Insurance Associates Names Youshock Head of Personal Lines; Belair Appointed President of Technology at Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions

World Insurance Associates Names Youshock Head of Personal Lines

World Insurance Associates LLC, headquartered in Iselin, New Jersey, named Michelle Youshock head of personal lines, replacing Jim Hickey, who is taking over carrier consolidation efforts.

Youshock, based in Las Vegas, Nevada, comes to World with nearly two decades of experience in the insurance industry, specializing in sales performance and management. Most recently, she held key leadership roles at Assured Partners, including regional director for personal lines/small commercial and regional sales leader for personal lines.

Belair Appointed President of Technology at Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions

Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions, headquartered in Plymouth, Minnesota, appointed Aaron Belair as president of technology for its North American operations. Based in San Francisco, California, Belair will focus on strengthening broker relationships and delivering tailored solutions to evolving tech clients.

Formerly serving as head of liability, profin and technology for RSA Luxembourg in Europe, Belair has over 15 years of experience and specialization in the technology sector. Since joining Intact in 2019, Belair has held various leadership positions spanning technology, multinational and, most recently, European casualty. While based in Madrid, Spain, he was instrumental in building RSA’s technology platform, delivering property, casualty, errors and omissions (E&O) and cyber solutions for European tech firms while leading the region’s casualty portfolio.

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