Mosaic Promotes Duggan to Lead North American Claims Mosaic, headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda, named environmental and casualty risk specialist and former district attorney Thomas Duggan as the company’s claims head for North America. Based in New York, Duggan will oversee …
Xceedance Appoints Sankaran as Global Chief Operating Officer Xceedance, headquartered in Worcester, Massachusetts, named Subramanian (Subbu) Sankaran to the new role of global chief operating officer. Sankaran has over 30 years of experience in global operations and transformation roles across …
Allianz Commercial, headquartered in New York City, expanded its U.S. construction team with five new hires who will join Allianz Commercial’s Master Builder’s Risk team by mid-April. Kristen Hoskinson was appointed executive underwriter team leader for Allianz Commercial. Based in …
The Hartford of Hartford, Connecticut said Shekar Pannala was named the company’s chief information officer and leads technology, as well as cybersecurity, infrastructure and cloud modernization. Prior to joining The Hartford, Pannala was global CIO of Chubb. Before Chubb, Pannala …
Marsh, headquartered in New York City, appointed Fran Curran as U.S. surety leader and Todd Schweitzer as U.S. construction claims leader. Based in Philadelphia, Curran is a 24-year veteran of Marsh who most recently served as the Southeast surety practice …
Coalition, the world’s first active insurance provider designed to prevent digital risk before it strikes, hired Maha Virudhagiri as the company’s first chief technology officer (CTO). Virudhagiri will lead engineering, IT, infosec, data, and artificial intelligence (AI) efforts to accelerate …
Specialty insurer Beazley appointed Lindsay Shipper as head of commercial property, North America, effective April 1. She will report to Richard Montminy, group head of property risks, and will be based in Atlanta. Shipper brings close to two decades experience …
Wholesale & Specialty Insurance Association (WSIA) members elected Phillip McCrorie to serve as 2025-2026 WSIA Chair. McCrorie serves as CEO and chairman of RSUI. He joined the WSIA Board in 2021 and the executive committee in 2024. Others elected for …
Allianz Commercial Appoints Contreras North American Portfolio Solutions Leader Allianz Commercial, headquartered in New York City, appointed Jenna Contreras to the North American distribution team in the newly created role of portfolio solutions leader for wholesale and managing general agents …
Alliant Insurance Services, headquartered in Irvine, California, hired Jeff Leadley, Glenn Pelletiere and Tom Rhatigan as senior vice presidents in Alliant Specialty, within the company’s national commercial surety practice. The commercial surety industry leaders specialize in developing and managing large, …
