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People Moves: Aspire in California Names Rea Chief Technology Officer

Aspire General Insurance hired Sam Rea as its chief technology officer. Rea has more than 20 years of experience leading IT organizations in the insurance industry. Before joining Aspire, Rea was CTO for the Peak6 InsurTech portfolio of companies for …

People Moves: Meister Joins Sertis as SVP, Distribution Partnerships; Alliant Names Mast SVP, Employee Benefits Group; Venbrook Names Oakes EVP

Meister Joins Sertis as SVP, Distribution Partnerships Sertis, headquartered in Reno, Nevada, appointed Kurt Meister as senior vice president, distribution partnerships. Meister has more than 36 years of experience in the insurance industry, including underwriting leadership, program management and broker …

People Moves: Liberty Names Dyer VP and Producer in California

The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers named Pierce Dyer vice president and producer. Dyer is based in Seattle and operates from the Woodland Hills, California office. As the fourth generation of Dyers in the insurance industry, Dyer’s family legacy began with …

People Moves: California Commissioner Makes Appointments to Insurance Boards and WCIRB Governing Committee

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara named several new members to the state’s insurance advisory boards and committees. Timothy Hyamn was named to the California Insurance Guarantee Advisory Board of Directors, Bryan Little was named to the the Workers’ Compensation Insurance …

People Moves: Buckner in Utah Appoints Peterson Director of Partnerships

Buckner appointed Kevin Peterson as its new director of partnerships. Peterson joins Buckner from WCF Insurance, where he was most recently senior vice president of middle market. Before that, he spent over 20 years at Nationwide, holding various roles across …

People Moves: The Liberty Company Names Gaston Managing Director, Entertainment and Johnson Vice President, Producer

The Liberty Company named Erin Gaston managing director, entertainment and Alex Johnson vice president and producer. Gaston, who is based in California, previously served as managing director at Momentous Insurance Brokerage, a Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC. She will service …

People Moves: Embroker Appoints Lea Chief Insurance Officer, Malm to COO; Ryan Specialty Promotes Lentz to President of RT Specialty High Net Worth

Embroker, headquartered in San Francisco, appointed Andrew (Andy) Lea chief insurance officer and promoted Kristy Malm to chief operating officer. Lea mas more than two decades of insurance experience. Beginning his career in insurance as an underwriter, he later served …

People Moves: Davis Joins Alliant Insurance Services Team as SVP in Oregon

Alliant Insurance Services named Travis Davis a senior vice president within its Alliant Americas division. Davis is based in Bend, Oregon. Davis has a decade of experience in the insurance industry, supplemented by tenure as an engineer and project manager. …

People Moves: BenefitMall Names Bishop Sales Executive in California; Woodruff Sawyer Adds Modesto Team; Davis Joins Alliant as SVP

BenefitMall Appoints Bishop Benefits Sales Executive for Southern California BenefitMall hired Crystal Bishop as a benefits sales executive for Southern California. Bishop has more than 20 years of experience in the insurance industry. She most recently served as executive sales …

People Moves: Karasaki and Grossi Leave Aon to Run New Alliant Insurance Services Honolulu Office

Alliant Insurance Services, headquartered in Irvine, California, opened an office in Honolulu, the firm’s second location in Hawaii. Chad Karasaki, managing director, will lead the Honolulu office. Before joining Alliant, Karasaki most recently served as chairman, CEO and resident managing …