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People Moves: Coleman Assumes Role as WCIRB President and CEO

The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California (WCIRB) named Andrea Coleman as president and CEO. Coleman joined the WCIRB in May 2022 as executive vice president and chief operating officer, providing oversight across several operational areas, including finance, human …

People Moves: DOXA Expands Executive Leadership Team; JM Wilson Promotes Boles to Senior Personal Lines Underwriter

DOXA Expands Executive Leadership Team DOXA, headquartered in Fort Wayne, Indiana, hired five new executive leadership team members. Matt Bishop joined the team as head of operating entities and business verticals. He has nearly 20 years of insurance leadership experience, …

People Moves: AXA XL Hires Bakker for Environmental Post; Tokio Marine HCC Appoints Gaine Head of N.A. Distribution

AXA XL Hires Bakker as Head of Environmental Package Solutions, Middle Market, Americas AXA XL in the Americas hired Peter Bakker as head of environmental package solutions for the middle market in the Americas. Bakker is based in New York. …

People Moves: Aspire Names Adams VP of Product

Aspire named Isaac Adams vice president of product. Adams previously served as vice president of data science at The Hartford. He also ran his own agency, Isaac Adams Agency, a Farmers Insurance agency, for seven years. He began his career …

Willis Takes Donnelly From Marsh to Head North America Risk & Broking

Willis said it has hired veteran leader Pat Donnelly as head of risk & broking (R&B) in North America. Donnelly had been president, Marsh specialty and global placement – a position he held since the middle of 2023 when he …

People Moves: Tarby Moves to Permanent Plymouth Rock CEO; Inszone Insurance Creates Three Regional President Roles

Plymouth Rock Assurance, headquartered in Boston, named Ethan Tarby as president and CEO of Plymouth Rock Assurance Corporation. Tarby served as interim president and CEO since June 2024. He will lead Plymouth Rock’s Independent Agency Group. Tarby joined Plymouth Rock …

People Moves: Newfront Names Maisonet Chief People Officer; BenefitMall Adds Kealamakia in Mountain West

Newfront Promotes Maisonet to Chief People Officer Newfront promoted Paige Maisonet to chief people officer. Maisonet oversees talent acquisition, people operations and employee experience. Maisonet has more than 15 years of experience in human resources. She joined Newfront (formerly ABD) …

People Moves: Ignite Specialty Names Patel US Head of IP Underwriting; QBE North America Hires Finnis as SVP of Distribution

Ignite Specialty Risk Names Patel as US Head of Intellectual Property Underwriting Ignite Specialty Risk, headquartered in London, appointed Ankit Patel as U.S. head of intellectual property (IP) underwriting. With more than a decade of experience, Patel specializes in contingent …

People Moves: Brooks Insurance Adds Garabedian as Underwriting SVP

Brooks Insurance hired Tiffani Ann Garabedian as senior vice president of underwriting. Garabedian is based in Los Angeles. Garabedian has nearly 20 years of insurance industry experience, most recently serving as a territory manager with Nationwide for the Northeast region. …

AIG’s Hancock to Lead Global Personal Lines as Insurer Restructures Businesses

American International Group (AIG) said it is organizing into three segments and Jon Hancock will lead two of them. Hancock will continue to lead AIG’s international commercial business and will also take on leadership of the newly formed global personal …