Woodruff-Sawyer News

People Moves: Janes Joins Woodruff Sawyer in Texas; Hamel Named Sr. VP, Sales at AMERISAFE

Woodruff Sawyer San Francisco-based insurance broker and consulting firm Woodruff Sawyer has added Jon Janes to its Management Liability team as a vice president. He is based in Austin, Texas. Janes specializes in D&O risk for public and private companies …

Woodruff Sawyer in California Adds Pearson to Launch Family Office Group

Woodruff Sawyer in San Francisco, Calif., has named Judith Pearson to launch The Family Office & Trustee Liability Resource Group. Pearson educates individual and institutional trustees and other fiduciaries to identify and reduce risk as well as provide solutions to …

Woodruff Sawyer Names McEvoy of Marsh Property Practice Leader in California

San Francisco, Calif.-based Woodruff Sawyer has named Mark McEvoy its property practice leader. McEvoy is based in San Francisco and will lead the practice nationally. McEvoy has more than 13 years of experience in both insurance and reinsurance. Prior to …

Woodruff Sawyer Names O’Regan Vice President in California

Woodruff Sawyer has named Brian O’Regan vice president in the firm’s private equity and transactional risk group. O’Regan will work out of the San Francisco, Calif. office. He has a decade of experience in the insurance industry and financial institutions …

Woodruff Sawyer’s Munekawa Elected NASBP President

Mark Munekawa, senior vice president and surety manager at San Francisco, Calif.-based Woodruff Sawyer has been elected the 2020-2021 president of the National Association of Surety Bond Producers. NASBP is the association for surety bond producers and allied professionals. NASBP …

Woodruff Sawyer Adds Crowder in Northern California

Woodruff Sawyer has added Kelly Crowder to its Northern California management liability and property/casualty teams as a vice president and account executive. Crowder will serve high-growth private and public company clients. She was previously a senior risk management consultant and …

Woodruff Sawyer Adds Glover as Producer in California

Woodruff Sawyer has added Paul Glover to the San Francisco, Calif., office as a producer and account executive in the firm’s real estate practice. He has been bringing serving clients in the real estate and manufacturing industries for more than …

Woodruff Sawyer CEO Barrengos Named CEO, Chairman; Loar Now Chairman Emeritus

San Francisco, Calif.-based Woodruff Sawyer today announced Andy Barrengos has been appointed CEO and chairman by the board of directors. Stan Loar is to be honored with the title of chairman emeritus. In addition, Woodruff Sawyer’s board has introduced the …

Iowa’s BrokerTech Ventures Adds 5 New Agency Partners, Names Hatten as COO

BrokerTech Ventures (BTV), the Des Moines, Iowa-based broker-led investor group and accelerator program, has added five new investor partners/sponsors, including Heffernan Insurance Brokers Inc., The Horton Group, Inc., IMA Financial Group, MJ Insurance and Woodruff Sawyer. BTV also has appointed …

Woodruff Sawyer Names Milano as Vice President of Management Liability

Woodruff Sawyer, an insurance brokerage in the U.S., has named Teresa Milano as vice president of Management Liability, effective immediately. Milano joins the Boston, Mass., office of Woodruff Sawyer, where she’s focusing on Woodruff Sawyer’s management liability practice comprised of …