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Old Republic Starts New Company for Cyber, Tech E&O

Old Republic International Corp. said it is forming a new subsidiary for cyber and technology errors and omissions insurance products. Old Republic Cyber Inc. will be led by CJ Pruzinsky, formerly of Resilience. He will serve as president of the …

People Moves: XS Brokers Promotes Buccinna in New York; Leadership Changes at Falvey Insurance

XS Brokers Promotes Buccinna to Regional Leader of New York XS Brokers, headquartered in Quincy, Massachusetts, promoted Peter Buccinna to vice president and regional leader of New York. Buccinna has over 26 years of industry experience and joined XS Brokers …

People Moves: Hiscox USA Names Lamantia Chief Technology Officer

Hiscox hired Frank Lamantia as chief technology officer, effective January 21. He will report to Mary Boyd, CEO of Hiscox USA, as well as Chris Loake, chief information officer of Hiscox Group, and will serve on both the Hiscox US …

People Moves: EPIC Names Rosson Northern California Growth Leader; Lara Makes Reappointments to CIGA Board

EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants Appoints Rosson as Northern California Growth Leader EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants hired Charlie Rosson as Northern California growth leader. Rosson spent nearly nine years as Woodruff Sawyer’s CEO and most recently served as the …

People Moves: Petruziello Joins Alliant Employee Benefits Group

Mark Petruziello joined Alliant Insurance Services as vice president within its employee benefits group. Based in California, he will work with clients across the West region. Petruziello has more than a decade of experience in strategic consulting, focusing on HR …

People Moves: B. F. Saul Hires Horcher; Maryland Auto Appoints Brown

B.F. Saul Insurance, headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, appointed John Horcher, Jr. as a commercial lines producer. Horcher is based in Philadelphia. Horcher’s previous roles include vice president positions at Marsh, HUB International and Arthur J. Gallagher, with experience in expertise …

People Moves: Chubb’s Westchester Announces New Head of Programs, COO

Westchester, a Chubb Company and Chubb’s excess and surplus lines division, named Nick Gatt, previously chief operating officer (COO) for Westchester Programs, as head of Westchester Programs. Gatt will oversee strategy, underwriting and profitability. Gatt succeeds Franklin Sanders, who has …

People Moves: Spot Insurance Names Hamann as CEO

Spot Insurance, headquartered in Austin, Texas, appointed Joel Hamann as CEO. Hamann joined Spot in 2021 and most recently served as vice president of finance. He previously served as director of finance, technology and several other roles at Kohl’s Corporation. …

People Moves: JM Wilson Promotes and Hires for Underwriting Positions

JM Wilson, headquartered in Portage, Michigan, promoted several team members and made new hires to its underwriting team. Priya Albert was promoted to property and casualty underwriter. Albert works with carrier underwriters and independent insurance agents in Georgia, North Carolina, …

People Moves: MMG’s McHatten Elected Chair of Insurance Information Institute

Matt McHatten, president and chief executive officer at MMG Insurance, is the new chair of the Insurance Information Institute’s (Triple-I) Executive Leadership Committee (ELC). McHatten succeeds Jennifer Kyung, CEO and founder of NextGen Underwriting and former P&C chief underwriting officer …