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People Moves: Aon Names Nudo Senior Managing Director of Reinsurance for Chicago

Aon plc named Nick Nudo as senior managing director of reinsurance for Chicago. Based in Chicago, Nudo joins Aon having most recently served as chief underwriting officer of reinsurer SCOR’s U.S. operations. He has also worked in senior underwriting roles …

People Moves: Powers Insurance & Risk Management Adds Gaglioti and Hester; GuideOne Insurance Names Sheets SVP and General Counsel

Powers Insurance & Risk Management Adds Gaglioti and Hester Powers Insurance & Risk Management, headquartered in St. Louis, hired Brittany Gaglioti as a commercial account manager and Contina Hester as a personal lines marketer. Gaglioti oversees all aspects of the …

People Moves: JM Wilson Adds and Promotes Transportation Underwriting Team Members

JM Wilson, headquartered in Portage, Michigan, added new members to its transportation underwriting team. Olga Jaquet was promoted to senior transportation underwriter, responsible for underwriting new and renewal commercial transportation risks and working with carrier underwriters and independent insurance agents …

People Moves: JM Wilson Hires and Promotes Transportation Underwriting Team Members

JM Wilson, headquartered in Portage, Michigan, hired Gina Deryas as a transportation renewal underwriter and Brian Bragg as a transportation underwriter. JM Wilson team member Joe Delaney was promoted to transportation underwriter. Deryas is responsible for underwriting renewal commercial transportation …

People Moves: Encova Insurance Names Shaver SVP, Small Business, and Lowe VP, Package Lines Underwriting

Encova Insurance, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, named Michelle Shaver as senior vice president, small business, commercial lines, and Carrie Lowe as vice president, package lines underwriting. Shaver most recently was a small business leader for Chubb Insurance. She also previously …

People Moves: VIAA Hires Sherman as Book Management Coach

Valley Insurance Agency Alliance (VIAA), headquartered in St. Louis, hired Carly Sherman as a book management coach. Sherman is focused on improving personal lines production profitability with strategic and regional partner carriers. [inline-ad-1]

People Moves: Leif Assurance Promotes Worden to Sales Manager

Leif Assurance, headquartered in St. Louis, promoted Robert Worden to sales manager. Worden will also serve as the commercial lines’ sales manager for Leif’s sister company, Powers Insurance & Risk Management. Worden has 30 years of experience in the insurance …

People Moves: Society Insurance Names Brown to Board of Directors

Society Insurance, headquartered in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, elected Sherman Brown of Chicago as a director at its annual meeting of policyholders. Thomas Gross retired from Society’s board of directors after serving for 27 years. Brown is executive vice president …

People Moves: Wyrick Joins Powers Insurance & Risk Management; Western National Adds Archulaeta and Jenson to Leadership Team

Wyrick Joins Powers Insurance & Risk Management Powers Insurance & Risk Management, headquartered in St. Louis, hired Kelsey Wyrick as a personal lines account manager. Wyrick’s responsibilities include managing personal lines accounts, retaining new and renewal clients, and promoting new …

People Moves: Krause Group Names Westervelt Vice President of Sales

Krause Group, headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, named Holly Westervelt to the newly created role of vice president of sales, a part of the leadership team for Krause Group’s expanding agency division, The Krause Agency. Westervelt joins Krause Group with …