Willis North America Appoints Gilliam as Senior VP in Houston Office

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Insurance broker Willis North America has appointed Bill Gilliam as senior vice president, construction practice, in its Willis of Texas office.

Willis of Texas Inc., with 120 associates, serves clients from its office in Houston.

In this role, Gilliam will be responsible for business development within Willis’ Construction Practice. He will work to expand Willis’ footprint in the Houston marketplace and align Willis’ global resources to deliver outstanding risk management services to Houston-based construction firms.

Gilliam reports to Lloyd Esler, managing partner, Willis of Houston.

Gilliam brings more than nine years of experience in the construction and insurance industries into this role. Prior to joining Willis, he served as a producer at Bowen Miclette and Britt Inc.

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N.Y.-Based Russell Bond Names Senior Broker

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Buffalo, N.Y.-based insurance wholesaler Russell Bond & Co. Inc. recently appointed Les Dalmata as senior broker operating from the Utica, N.Y. area.

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MMIC Promotes Lacke to Senior VP, Insurance Operations

October 19, 2012Email ThisPrintNewslettersTweetArticleComments

Midwest-based medical professional liability insurer, MMIC, has promoted Steve Lacke to senior vice president, Insurance Operations.

Lacke joined MMIC as its vice president and chief actuary in 2009. In his new role, he is responsible for the company’s underwriting and IT functions in addition to his actuarial role.

Lacke has more than 20 years of actuarial experience and has a strong background in pricing, reserving, reinsurance and strategic planning. He is a Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society, a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries and earned an MBA from the University of Minnesota.

MMIC Group Inc. provides professional liability insurance and risk solutions to physicians, clinics, hospitals and long-term care facilities and systems, primarily in Minnesota, Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin.

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Conn.-Based Business Risk Partners Appoints Senior Underwriter

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Business Risk Partners (BRP), a Windsor, Conn.-based managing general underwriter, appointed Jayne Downey as a senior underwriter overseeing the firm’s technology errors-and-omissions (E&O) and data breach/privacy products.

For over a decade, Downey worked as an underwriter with Chubb Specialty Insurance in its wholesale unit where she helped launch Chubb’s cyber products and managed underwriting for the western region. Her experience also includes E&O underwriting for miscellaneous professional liability, media, and lawyers.

Founded in 2000, BRP is a managing general underwriter in specialty insurance. It partners with global carriers and specialty agents and brokers nationwide to offer services for middle-market customers. BRP provides professional and management liability products to agents and brokers and their clients.

 

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Lockett Named Senior VP of Business, Diversified Services at TDECU

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TDECU, headquartered in Lake Jackson, Texas, has appointed Robert S. Lockett III as senior vice president of Business and Diversified Services.

Lockett, who has more than 20 years of experience in the financial industry, will be responsible for overseeing the operations of TDECU Wealth Advisors, TDECU Insurance Agency, TDECU Real Estate, Century Oaks Title and TDECU Business Services.

Previously, Lockett served as interim vice president of Business and Diversified Services and as vice president of TDECU Business Services.

Prior to joining TDECU, Lockett served in top leadership positions at Firehouse Charcoal, Royal Oak Enterprises LLC, SouthTrust Bank, Compass Bank and Wachovia.

 

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Guy Carpenter Names Senior VP in Maine

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Guy Carpenter & Company LLC, a global risk and reinsurance intermediary division of Marsh & McLennan Companies, appointed Peter Barr as senior vice president. Barr is based in Portland, Maine.

With more than 30 years of experience in the re/insurance sector, Barr brings extensive knowledge of the industry and an expansive network to his new role, Guy Carpenter stated.

Prior to joining Guy Carpenter, Barr spent 28 years at Mutual Reinsurance Bureau (MRB) in Cherry Valley, Ill., most recently as senior vice president. In that role, he was responsible for the underwriting and production of regional property/casualty business throughout the New England and Mid-Atlantic regions. He began his career with Liberty Mutual Insurance Company in Boston.

N.Y.-headquartered Marsh & McLennan Companies provides a wide range of insurance-related brokerage, consulting, and risk management services. Its businesses include Marsh, the insurance broker and risk advisor; Guy Carpenter, a risk and reinsurance specialist; Mercer, human resources and financial services provider; and Oliver Wyman, a management consultancy.

 

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EPIC Adds Bentson As Senior Account Manager

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Folsom, Calif.-based Edgewood Partners Insurance Center added Jessica Bentson as a senior account manager in its Folsom office.

Bentson’s responsibilities at EPIC will include providing clients with benefits planning and program design support. She will also focus on developing employee benefit communication programs, and coordinating client service team resources.

Bentson has eight years of experience in the healthcare and wellness insurance sector, including six years with Tevis Insurance Solutions as a senior account manager. Before that she was an account manager for Chandlee Insurance Agency.

EPIC is an employee benefits insurance brokerage and consulting firm operating from eight offices across California: Los Angeles, Irvine, Fresno, Folsom, San Francisco, San Mateo, Petaluma and San Ramon.

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Maine-Based WC Insurer MEMIC Group Hires 2 Senior Underwriters

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The MEMIC Group, a workers’ compensation insurer headquartered in Portland, Maine, has appointed two senior underwriters: Mark Darragh for New Jersey and surrounding areas operations and Katrinka Casamassa for Pennsylvania operations.

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Fireman’s Fund Names Chanana to Senior Vice President

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Novato, Calif.-based Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. named Arun Chanana as senior vice president of distribution and agency management.

Chanana will be based in Fireman’s Fund’s Liberty Corner office in New Jersey.

Chanana will provide strategic and operational direction for the distribution and agency management team, which is responsible for enhancing agent and broker relationships by driving accountability and alignment.

Chanana is a 25-year insurance industry veteran. His career includes positions as an underwriter, broker and management consultant. Most recently, Chanana served as vice president at national brokerage USI Holdings Corp. He also held leadership positions with AIG NSM Insurance Group, Munich Re, Aon, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Deloitte.

Fireman’s Fund is a member of the Allianz Group.

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Insurance Technologies Names Mecham Senior VP, Client Services

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Colorado Springs, Colo.-based Insurance Technologies LLC named Mike Mecham as senior vice president of client services.

Mecham’s responsibilities will include managing all client service implementations for all the company’s product lines.

Mecham has worked at Insurance Technologies for 11 years. He has 25 years of technology, project management and strategic planning experience.

Insurance Technologies provides innovative sales automation solutions to the financial services industry, supplying barriers, broker-dealers, bankers and advisors with sales tools.

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