The information below is a selection of stories that have appeared in the INSURANCE NEWSCAST NEWSLETTER dating back to September, 2008.

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• AssuranceAmerica Announces Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer

• David Zwiener Appointed to PartnerRe’s Board of Directors

• Argo Group Appoints Executives

• Wells Fargo Names Joseph Norick Practice Leader for Its Special Risks National Equine Group

• M Benefit Solutions - Bank Strategies Expands BOLI Advisory Group, Welcomes SilverStone Group, Incorporated

• PIANY congratulates Brooks on appointment as acting superintendent of NYSID

• Fotegra And Life Of The South Increases Focus On Payment Protection

7/10/09

• Jim Woodburn, M.D. Joins UnitedHealth Group as Vice President and Medical Director – telehealth

• CRT Hires 29 Top Sales and Trading Professionals in June

• Olympus Managed Health Care Appoints Steve Stoute, Insurance Industry Executive, to Board of Advisors

7/09/09

• Harvey White Named Knoxville Chairman and Senior Credit Officer for Pinnacle Financial Partners

• Griswold Joins Fiduciary Counselors as Director of Investments

• Arlt Joins Fiduciary Counselors to Lead Plan Administration

• Bill Johnstone Named Senior Vice President of Crawford's Global Technical Services for the Americas

• E.G. Bowman Names Former Barbados Diplomat Sales Coordinator 

• EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF PORTFOLIO MANAGER JOHN HAKOPIAN PROMOTED TO PRESIDENT OF THE KELLER GROUP INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.

• Mercer Boosts Employee Benefits Team - Emii.com

7/08/09

• Insurance Educational Association Names Chairman, Three New Board Members

• Peter Hutton Joins Insurance Broker The NIA Group, LLC As Executive Vice President, National Sales

• DTCC Names Stewart Macbeth General Manager of Trade Information Warehouse

• Mintz Levin Expands Health Care Enforcement Defense Practice Group

• Lynn Niedermeier Retires as President & CEO of INVEST Financial

• Michael Sladek Joins EbixExchange USA

• Seyfarth Shaw Welcomes Robert C. Stevens and Benjamin D. Briggs to Atlanta Office as Partners in the Labor & Employment Department

• Local Man Named Professional Insurance Agent of the Year

• PIANJ welcomes Wheeler as DOBI insurance director

7/07/09

• Preeminent Industry and Academic Thought Leaders Named to the New York Life Center for Retirement Income’s Advisory Board

• Viverae CEO Named “Emerging Sector” Entrepreneur Of The Year® for Southwest Area North at Ernst & Young 2009 Awards Ceremony

7/06/09

• XL Insurance Appoints new Chief Underwriting Officer, Global Specialty

• IMS Names Kimberly Gray Chief Privacy Officer, Americas

• National Federation of Municipal Analysts Recognizes RS Bond Analyst Sylvan Feldstein

7/03/09

• The EDHEC Robeco Journal of Portfolio Management Award 2009 is presented to Laurence B. Siegel

• Prudential says UK chief Prettejohn to leave

• Brett Carter Joins NGFS Investor, LTC Global

• HealthSpring’s Andy Flatt Named Chairman of Nashville Technology Council

• Broadridge Appoints Tom Carey President for its International Securities Processing Solutions Business

• Guy Carpenter Names Henry Keeling as President & Chief Executive Officer - International Operations

• InVEST Program Presents Dach Award to New York Industry Leader

• The Cason Group Announces Promotions

• Crump Announces President of Its P&C Programs Division

• Lung And Fiore Add Significant Sector Expertise To Leading Information Technology M&A Firm

7/02/09

• Guy Carpenter Names Henry Keeling as President & Chief Executive Officer - International Operations

• James Pritchard Joins Kelleher Family Wealth Management to Run New York Office

• Starr Indemnity & Liability Company Announces Management Appointments

• SeaBright’s Chief Financial Officer Resigns

• Kenneth Julian Joins Manatt’s Expanding National Trial Practice

• AmeriChoice Names Michigan Health Plan Leader

• Willis Appoints New Head of Venezuelan Operations

• Steve Kerns accepts nomination to the NAFA Board of Directors

7/01/09

• Richard Booth Joins Guy Carpenter as Vice Chairman

• Flagstone Re Announces Restructure of Management Team

• Zurich’s Surety, Credit and Political Risk unit announces appointment of David Anderson as regional manager for Asia-Pacific

• AIMS Society Elects Officers for 2009-2010

• Mitchell’s Head of Human Resources Jack Farnan Receives Lifetime Achievement Award;

6/30/09

• WellCare CEO Schiesser to hand over leadership

• Richard H. Taylor Joins Thorp Reed & Armstrong as Senior Counsel

• Rising Financial Solutions Taps Director of Business Development for Medicare Set Aside Administration Offerings

• OneAmerica promotes Vicki Yamasaki to chief risk officer

• Ohio Association of Health Underwriters Announces New Board Members

• PAUL GIORDANO JOINS IRONSHORE AS EVP, GENERAL COUNSEL 

• IRONSHORE APPOINTS  MARC WILLNER AS SVP OF PROGRAMS 

• Florida Office of Insurance Regulation Employee First in the Country to Achieve Designation

6/29/09

• Several UBS healthcare bankers leave for Jefferies

• Sapient Senior Vice President Amy Shah Named One of Consulting Magazine’s Top 25 Consultants of 2009

6/26/09

• Former State Auto Chairman Dies at Age 81

• H. Edward Hanway Plans to Retire as CEO of CIGNA at End of 2009; David M. Cordani Named as Successor; Company to Separate Roles of CEO and Chair

• Bruce Nicholson, Chairman, President and CEO of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Announces Plan to Retire

• Brewer Financial Services Adds Financial Advisor Veteran and Expands National Footprint

• CNA Appoints Steve Wachtel Northern Zone Officer

• Pegasystems’ CEO Named Software Executive of the Year

• The Hartford Names Industry Veteran Jeff Lange to Lead Chicago Regional Office

• Wells Fargo’s Steve Farish Recognized As Insurance Industry Employee Benefits “Power Broker”

• OneAmerica promotes Vicki Yamasaki to chief risk officer

6/25/09

• AIG Names Alain Karaoglan Senior Vice President-Divestiture

• AmWINS Group, Inc. CEO M. Steven DeCarlo Named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2009 Award Winner in the Carolinas

• TIAA-CREF Names Tony Cox Head of Consultant Relations

• Alfred F. Kelly, Jr. Named to MetLife’s Board of Directors

• Texas Mutual Policyholders Elect Two New Members of Board of Directors

6/24/09

• Chipman named to lead Grant Thornton U.S. firm

• NAFA Announces IMAC – Insurance Marketers Advisory Committee

• Life settlement leader makes key hire

• Willis Group Holdings Announces Expansion of Willis Capital Markets and Advisory

6/23/09

• Unum Names Richard McKenney CFO

• IMS Adds Senior Vice President of Sales and Client Relations

• TheStreet.com Announces Executive Appointment

• Sun Life Financial appoints Colm Freyne as interim CFO

• New Hires Illustrate Lockton Dunning Benefits' Continued Growth

• James Keal of Accident Fund and United Heartland Elected IASA President

• ROBERT C. SMITH APPOINTED EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS AT ASCENSION INSURANCE, INC

6/22/09

• AXIS Capital Announces Promotion of William Fischer to Chief Executive Officer, AXIS Re

• The Hartford Appoints Christopher Lewis Senior Vice President of Capital Planning and Chief Risk Officer of Property & Casualty Operations

• Jon Hughes Climbs Blue Cod Ladder

6/19/09

• ExpertPlan Hires Steven Hart as VP of Sales and Business Development

• Marcus Underhill and Allen Wu join Thomsons Online Benefits  - Paypershop.com

6/18/09

• Lehman hires ex-property head Walsh - WSJ

• CNA Appoints Greg Vezzosi Central Zone Officer

• W. R. Berkley Corporation Announces Executive Appointment

6/17/09

• TelaDoc Medical Services Selects Jason Gorevic as Chief Executive Officer

• New york life NAMES MICHAEL SCOVEL SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT FOR WEST CENTRAL AGENCIES

• Kibble & Prentice Announces Risk Strategies Group

• CHARLES D. MARKS, CLU®, CHFC®, CASL® RECEIVES FIRST DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS AWARD

• Fortis replaces CEO with insurance sector veteran

6/16/09

• Michael B. Cefole Joins Guardian Life as CFO for Retirement Solutions Business

• NAIC NAMES FIRST DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR IN INSURANCE REGULATION

• IBHS ADDS DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH TO ENGINEERING TEAM

6/15/09

• Progressive Announces Election of Lawton W. Fitt to Board of Directors and Share Repurchase Authorization

• Navigators Hires General Counsel / Chief Compliance Officer

• Herr Named Chief Operating Officer with VIST Insurance

6/12/09

• Morgan Stanley rehires top strategist McVey

• Healthcare Innovator Nazie Eftekhari Named Woman of the Year

• ARAG Names Meghann Brady as Director of Sales, Western Region

• Local Man Named Professional Insurance Agent of the Year

6/11/09

• RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. Announces that Jeffrey D. Kelly will succeed Fred R. Donner as Chief Financial Officer

• Textron Names Robert J. Ayotte Vice President, Audit Services

• CAA PRODUCER NAMED IIAT’S 2009 ‘YOUNG AGENT OF THE YEAR’ AWARD

• Institutes Announce 2009 Award Winners

• Markel Corporation Announces Two New Management Appointments to its Environmental Product Line Division

• RONALD KOZLOWSKI TO LEAD TOWERS PERRIN’S PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CONSULTING PRACTICE IN SOUTHEAST ASIA

6/10/09

• Commitment to Healthy, High-Performing Culture and Next Stage of Health Care Reform Paves Way for Four New Executives at MEDecision

• Toni Filia Joins Global Leader of Legal Insurance as Director of Sales

• CNA Appoints Steve Stonehouse Western Zone Officer

• David E. Sipprell Named President of Superior Edge

• Zurich Honors Seven Program Administrators with New Spirit of Excellence Award

• TROY REDSTONE JOINS LOCKTON IN KANSAS CITY

• Michael Tahan, CPCU Joins Heritage General Agency in Irvine

• Karen G. Williams Joins Western Security Surplus Insurance Brokers, Inc.

• Associated Agencies, Inc., announces new hires

• Toni Filia Joins Global Leader of Legal Insurance as Director of Sales

06/09/09

• Veteran Insurance Executive Tom Turnure Joins ClearPoint to Add Property and Casualty Capabilities to Firm’s Services

• Arch Insurance Group Names David McElroy to Executive Team

• ROBERT J. ELLIS JOINS NOVARICA, A DIVISION OF NOVANTAS LLC WEALTH MANAGEMENT AND TRUST EXPERT WILL EXPAND NOVARICA'S COVERAGE INTO NEW AREAS

• Randal T. Combs Joins Magna Carta Companies' Branch Manager Ranks

• Veteran Insurance Executive Tom Turnure Joins ClearPoint - Earthtimes

06/08/09

• Wells Fargo’s Donahue Elected Chairman Of Council Of Employee Benefits Executives

• Sun Life Financial Selects Stephen L. Deschenes to Lead U.S. Annuities Division

• Eric Turner Joins Turner Investment Partners as Security Analyst

6/05/09

• The Hartford’s Ayer Announces Plans to Retire by Year-End 2009

• WellCare Appoints Thomas F. O’Neil III as Vice Chairman and Timothy S. Susanin as SVP, General Counsel and Secretary

• Morgan Stanley hires UBS derivatives heads- FT

• NAFA Announces Board of Directors

• CHRIS J. MAIN JOINS MEDRISKS ECB INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD

• BlueWave Technology Congratulates Farmers Alliance's John Foster

• ANTHONY H. CATANACH JR., PH.D., AWARDED CARY M. MAGUIRE FELLOWSHIP IN APPLIED ETHICS AT THE AMERICAN COLLEGE

• Mike Miner appointed territory sales manager for Paul Revere

• BOB FIACCO APPOINTED TERRITORY SALES MANAGER FOR COLONIAL LIFE

• JOE WILLINGHAM APPOINTED TERRITORY SALES MANAGER FOR COLONIAL LIFE

• COMPPARTNERS NAMES STEVIE BOSCH OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR

• Liberty Mutual Appoints Dana Drago to Lead Distribution for Commercial Middle Market Operation

• MIB Solutions names Thomas King VP- Health Sales

6/04/09

• Harris Interactive® Announces Frank Forkin as President, Client Services, North America

• Jordan Kimmel Joins National Securities as Market Strategist

• CHRIS J. MAIN JOINS MEDRISKS ECB INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD

• Leading InsuranceExecutives to join IIS Board of Directors

• Nancy Germond earns a Masters Degree in Sociology.

• Todorovich joins Lockton as Vice President 

• The Hartford’s SVP Sean Fitzpatrick to Lead Specialty Financial Group  - Insurance industry veteran David McElroy to retire from the Company

6/03/09

• Karey Witty Joins HealthSpring as Chief Financial Officer

• AIG Names Eric Martinez, Jr. Chief Executive Officer of United Guaranty Corp

• Janney Taps Veteran David S. Penn to Head Wealth Management Services

• Wells Fargo Names Ted Cadmus Managing Director For Chesapeake Partnership Region

• Willis Names Boughner to Head North American Captive Management Practice

• Richard Rohde, CIC Named Executive Vice President At Insurance Resources Consultants

6/02/09

• Zotec Partners Hires New National Director of Sales and Marketing

• California Earthquake Authority CFO Named CFO of the Year

• Secretary Sebelius Announces Appointment of Cindy Mann as Director of the Center for Medicaid and State Operations

• Maple Life Financial Names Daniel Beckmann Director of Capital Markets

6/01/09

• Aon Consulting Announces New Hire with U.S. Retirement Practice

• David Keim Joins Heartland Financial USA, Inc. as Senior Vice President, Chief Risk Officer

• Aetna Shareholders Approve Board Nominees

• Industry Veteran Mark Brown Selected to Lead Argo Pro’s Environmental Department

• TED MATHAS BECOMES CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF NEW YORK LIFE ON JUNE 1

• KIMBERLEE MITCHELL NAMED TO ABIA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

• Candace Nolan joins ScripNet Pharmacy Benefits Manager as Director of Sales.

5/29/09

• AXA Equitable Promotes Eric Lhomond to Senior Vice President

5/28/09

• Transamerica Retirement Services Expands Executive Team

• Aetna Creates Memorial Fund to Honor Slayton

• Annmarie Hagan Succeeds Michael W. Bell as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of CIGNA Corporation

• Aetna’s CFO Zubretsky Tops Industry List for “America’s Best CFOs”

• Argo Group’s Heritage Unit Appoints Carrier as Director of Underwriting

• AMALGAMATED LIFE NAMES CAROL HENRICH-HERRERA ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT OF CLIENT SERVICES

5/27/09

• CAA Elects New Management Committee & Rapidly Grows to 41 Members Strong

• Aetna’s CEO Williams Tops Industry List for “America’s Best CEOs”

5/26/09

• Transatlantic Reinsurance Company Elects New Officers

• Farmers Insurance Promotes Robert Sadler to President of Bristol West Holdings, Inc.

• Britt Paulk Awarded TMPAA Best Practice Insurance Designation

• Four McCarter & English Attorneys Recognized as LEED Accredited Professionals

• The Financial Accounting Foundation Appoints David E. Sundstrom to the GASB

• Rex Ramsey Named Senior Wealth Advisor for Union Bank’s Private Bank Division

• Ken Leibow Joins EbixExchange USA

5/22/09

• John Grady Joins New York Life in Senior Finance Post

• ACE Names Brian Dowd Vice Chairman

• Hannover Life Re Announces Recent Promotions

• Imperial Structured Settlements Expands its Account Executive Department

• Keith Hui Joins CAMICO Mutual Insurance Company as Executive Vice President of Risk Management

• Ernesta Procope Honored by National African American Insurance Association

• Aon Consulting Announces New Hire with Global Benefits Practice - PR Newswire

5/21/09

• Delta Dental of Minnesota Announces New President

• Harleysville Insurance Names Young Chief Claims Officer

• Principal Financial Group, Inc. Announces Election of Larry D. Zimpleman as Board Chairman

• Kevin Williamson Joins TelaDoc Medical Services as Chief Marketing Officer

• Imperial Structured Settlements Expands its Account Executive Department

• Foster Wheeler Appoints Roberto Penno Managing Director of Global Sales, Marketing and Strategic Planning for Global Engineering and Construction Group

• Simpson Joins EuroCCP as Head of Product Management in London

• GRANGE PRESIDENT AND CEO URBAN TO RETIRE IN 2010

• GroupLink Names Gary White Vice President of National Sales

• HARLEYSVILLE INSURANCE NAMES YOUNG CHIEF CLAIMS OFFICER

• Bruce Fisher Joins the Institutes as Regional Sales Executive

• John Cleary Joins Colemont as Casualty Broker

• Insight Catastrophe Group Launches New Specialty Program Division 

• American Collectors Insurance Names Casey and Mullen to Management Posts

5/20/09

• Berkley Life Sciences Appoints Kevin Quinley Vice President of Risk Services, and Christopher Dorko Assistant Vice President & Commercial Property Specialist

• MetLife Names Peter M. Carlson as Chief Accounting Officer

• Farmers Insurance Promotes Simon Noonan to Chief Operating Officer of Farmers Business Insurance

• Stephen Keep Joins Conning as Senior Sales Executive

• Open Text Executive Joins Camilion Solutions to Lead Global Sales

• ACORD CEO Gregory A. Maciag Releases New Book

5/19/09

• Kingsway Financial CFO quits

• Top Lloyds investors see chairman going early

• Aviva Investors Appoints Erich Gerth as Global Business Development Director

5/18/09

• Behrman Capital Names Robert Flaherty as Operating Partner

• National Life VP Elected to Life Insurance Industry's National Bar Association Michele Gatto Named 81st President to the Association of Life Insurance Counsel (ALIC)

• Nassau County Insurance Agent Elected Chair of Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New York

• IDMA Names Martin J. Frappolli President-Elect

5/15/09

• XL Insurance Hires New London Aviation Team Members

• INSURANCE COMMISSIONER POIZNER ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF MICHAEL MURRAY TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE RATING BUREAU GOVERNING COMMITTEE

5/14/09

• Spencer Educational Foundation Elects Warren J. Mula to Board

• Paradigm Management Services Names Marty Ovens as Senior Vice President of Regional Markets

• IIABA Presents the ‘Barney Burns Award’ to Robb Dale of Washington

• DEAN D'CAMERA JOINS THE WORKCOMP ADVISORY GROUP

• Hansberry Joins Associated Wealth Management as Senior Vice President, Director of Private Banking

• Robertson Named CEO at Charterhouse Group International

5/13/09

• New Jersey Association of Health Plans Names Sarah McLallen as Vice President

• Rockwood Capital Names Frank Orioli Managing Director

• Navigant Capital Advisors Enhances Distressed Real Estate Solutions Services with the Addition of Expert Mitchell C. Hochberg as Senior Advisor

• Dean D’Camera Joins the WorkComp Advisory Group

• AAIS STAFF MEMBER SHEILA MORRIS NAMED DISTINGUISHED AMIM GRADUATE

• American Benefits Group Announces the Appointment of Kevin J. Boyle as Director of Marketing

• Donald McDonald Joins Prime Advisors, Inc. as Executive Vice President

• MEDRISK'S ECB AWARDS DAVID HUTCHINSON, PT, DSc Candidate, MS, ECS THE ROBERT M. KELLOGG LECTURESHIP

• Yvette Essen Joins A.M. Best’s Global Financial Services Division

5/12/09

• Aviva Appoints Richard Hoskins to Executive Vice President and CFO for North America

• Two Corporate Risk Veterans Join Alliant Insurance Services to Expand Company’s National Practice

• IRONSHORE ANNOUNCES VP OF PROPERTY & CASUALTY CLAIMS

5/11/09

• ING'S Robert M. Kaplan Receives '2009 Lifetime Achievement Award' from National Institute of Pension Administrators

• Everest Re Group, Ltd. Appoints Dominic Addesso Chief Financial Officer

• ProFunds Group Names Amy Doberman General Counsel

• Christie Haby Joins The Farmington Company

• DMW WORLDWIDE PROMOTES STEPHANIE MANSUETO TO SENIOR ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE 

• Glencairn Promotes Nick Cook to CEO

5/08/09

• RBS' private bank arm Coutts names new CEO

• The Dempsey Companies, Atlanta, GA Hires Bradley J. Powell, CFP

5/07/09

• Cover-All Technologies Inc. Announces New Head of Business Development

• THE JACOBSON GROUP EXPANDS ITS SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS TEAM TO MEET DEMAND IN THE HEALTH INSURANCE ARENA

5/06/09

• Swiss Life CFO to go, shares fall

• W. R. Berkley Corporation Appoints Richard M. Baio Vice President – Treasurer

• StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. Announces the Appointment of J. Greg Ness as President and Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors

• The Phoenix Companies, Inc. Promotes Christopher M. Wilkos to Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer

• Paychex Names New Vice President and Controller

• Centene Corporation Announces Management Changes

• A.D.A.M., Inc. Creates Position of Chief Technology Officer

• INSURANCE COMMISSIONER STEVE POIZNER APPOINTS JESSE HUFF AS CHIEF DEPUTY COMMISSIONER

5/05/09

• IRON-STARR EXCESS AGENCY LTD. ANNOUNCES CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

• Robert Bodian Named Mintz Levin Managing Member

• Zurich approaches RSA's Haste about top job-report

5/04/09

• Celera Appoints H. Robert Superko, M.D., as Vice President, Chief of Medical Affairs

• Alex Soto Receives Highest Individual Big “I” Honor

• JACK RADER ELECTED AAIS CHAIRMAN; CHRISTOPHER TAFT IS VICE CHAIRMAN

• Willis Appoints Pahl CEO of its German Operation

• Aon Consulting Announces US Senior Vice President Promotions - PR Newswire

5/01/09

• Argo Group Announces Appointment of Julian Enoizi as Heritage CEO

• Aspen Appoints Peter O’Flinn to Board of Directors

• FBL Financial Group Names James E. Hohmann Chief Executive Officer

• Greenhill Expands Advisory Focus on Insurance Companies; Steven A. Friedman to Join Greenhill as a Managing Director, and George Matsuzaka to Join as Principal

• BlueWave Technology Promotes Alyssa Hostelley to Vice President of Product Management

• Guy Carpenter Announces Key Appointments in Latin America and Caribbean

• James J. Wrynn Named as NYSIF Executive Director

• Boundas, Skarzynski, Walsh & Black, LLC Add Attorneys to Practice

4/30/09

• Seven Industry Leaders Elected To The American College Board Of Trustees

• PIANY commends MCRA as NFIP Agency of the Year

• Sebelius sworn in as U.S. health secretary

• Command Center Announces Appointment of Ralph E. Peterson as Chief Financial Officer

• Delphi Technology Appoints Jason Potosky as Executive Vice President of US Operations and Chief Technology Officer

• Catherine R. Kinney Elected to MetLife’s Board of Directors

• PayFlex Appoints Bob Natt as CEO

4/29/09

• Symetra Recognizes Community Champions Across the Country

• MassMutual’s San Francisco Bay Area Insurance Agency Scores Chairman’s Trophy for Sixth Time Since 2002

• Symetra Recognizes Community Champions Across the Country

• LANCE A. LAVERGNE JOINS NEW YORK LIFE AS VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF DIVERSITY OFFICER

• REINSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA ELECTS 2009-2010 OFFICERS

• TRAVELERS NAMES MATT WARD AGENT OF THE YEAR FOR THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION

4/28/09

• Former General Counsel of the U.S. Department of Energy, David R. Hill, Joins Sidley Austin LLP

• FOUR SENIOR EXECUTIVES NAMED TO DTCC BOARD OF DIRECTORS

• IRONSHORE ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF EDWARD MAZMAN AS SVP US PROPERTY OPERATIONS

• Christine Ingraham, CIC Joins WKF&C As Marketing Vice President for the New England Region

4/27/09

• Greenhill hires UBS insurance banking head

• AIG Names Matthew E. Winter Vice Chairman

• AIG's transition planner, vice chair Booth retires

• Business Interruption Insurance Claims Specialist Joins LECG in New York

• Vice President of Gramercy Insurance Company Achieves Prestigious CIOP Designation

• Veteran benefits specialist Lesley Burnham joins Strategic Employee Benefit Services - Carolina

4/24/09

• Clay Campbell, ChFC, CLU, appointed territory sales manager for Colonial Life

• IRONSHORE ANNOUNCES SVP OF REINSURANCE

• Bottomline Announces Appointment of Marcus Hughes as Director of Global Marketing

• Cantor Fitzgerald Adds Top Analyst Ian Jaffe to Its Debt Capital Markets Team

• Harleysville Group, Harleysville Mutual Announce Board Elections

• The Garden City Group Inc. Names Jeffrey N. Leibell Vice President, Class Action Services

4/23/09

• IBHS Urges Senate Confirmation Of Fugate As FEMA Chief

• Willis HRH Appoints Douglas Pera National Partner for Atlantic Region

• The Iroquois Group Named MetLife Agent of the Year

• Rush Joins Mutual of Omaha

• Zurich Appoints Rick Gibbons President of Global Energy

• Nurtur™ Names Steve Meholic as Chief Operating and Development Officer

• Insurance data provider Perils AG appoints CEO

• Positive Outlook for AMERISAFE by A.M. Best

• Allied World Announces New General Casualty Team Members in Bermuda

4/22/09

• RIMS and Business Insurance Present Risk Manager of the Year® Award

• The Select Family of Staffing Companies' Fred Pachon Awarded Risk Manager of the Year(R) From Business Insurance

• RIMS Presents Highest Honors at RIMS 2009 Annual Conference & Exhibition

• Woodbury has named Deb Berg as vice president and chief administrative officer of operations and technology.

• Valiant Insurance Group Names John Frame AVP - Compliance Officer

4/21/09

• Ironshore Announces Head Of Us Property Unit

4/20/09

• Travelers Names Joseph Tracy President of Its Inland Marine Business Unit

• Humana Names Raja Rajamannar Senior Vice President and Chief Innovation and Marketing Officer

• InPro Insurance Group, Inc. Hires Grosfield as Insurance Agent / Producer

• NEW YORK LIFE RESPONDS TO SURGE IN ANNUITY SALES IN THE BANK CHANNEL WITH 100 NEW HIRES

• Steve Harter Is Named PIAPAC Person of the Year

• Richard G. Bigler joins Colorado Bankers Life Insurance Company®  as Vice President of Sales

4/17/09

• NIF Group, Inc. Announces The Addition Of Vince Terlaje As Vice President Of NIF

• ING Real Estate's investment mgt CEO to step down

• HHS Names Henry Claypool as Director of Office on Disability

• Proskauer Rose Adds Two Prominent Lawyers to Health Care Practice, Continues Chicago Expansion

• Bill Keogh Joins EQECAT As Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives

• Merrill Corporation Appoints Ken Lambert Senior Vice President of Sales for Its Marketing and Communication Solutions Business

• Larry Lambert to be Awarded the Insurance Industry's Highest Honor NAIFA Names 68th Annual John Newton Russell Memorial Award Recipient

• The Main Street America Group Names Eight Employees to its Circle of Excellence

• Bill Keogh Joins EQECAT As Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives

• Willis Appoints CEO to Lead Operation in Sweden

4/16/09

• Gregory S. Raines is Named President of Atlantic Financial Group

4/15/09

• Jeremy A. Spector Appointed Chair of American Bar Association’s Committee on Tax Exempt Financing

• Armanta Adds Michael Armellino to Board

• Ray Wearmouth Joins Ogier as Group Partner in BVI

• Guy Carpenter Expands Boston Broking Team

• Global Special Risks London Team Joins Glencairn Energy

• CORPORATE LAW ATTORNEY ALBERT J. PINZON JOINS COZEN O'CONNOR NEW YORK OFFICE

• AIA STATEMENT ON NOMINATION OF CHARLES HURLEY TO HEAD THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

• Valiant Insurance Group Names Sanford Oster VP and Casualty Claims Manager

• FRANK PENNACHIO LAUNCHES THE WORKCOMP ADVISORY GROUP

4/14/09

• Growth Drives Engle Martin & Associates, Inc. to Add Jay T. Campbell to Management Team as Executive Vice President of Operations

4/13/09

• Tim Meginnes Named Vice President for Blue Cross

• Richard P. Younger of Crawford & Company Elected President of Inland Empire Claims Association

• PIANY’s Plafker appointed to board of WC fund for independent livery drivers

4/10/09

• Chris Meyer joins Mortgage Search & Acquisition

• First Mercantile Adds Jennifer Papay to National Sales Team

• PIA National Names Mike Grushon 2009 Professional Insurance Agent of the Year

• PIA National Names Kelly Godejohn Recipient of 2009 Customer Service Representative of the Year Award

• PIA National Names Scott Harwood, Jr. 2009 National Young Insurance Professional of the Year

• IRONSHORE ANNOUNCES HEAD OF US SPECIALTY CASUALTY UNIT

• OdysseyRe Announces Executive Appointments at Hudson Insurance Group

4/09/09

• Zurich Names Mike Kerner CEO of Its Global Corporate in North America Business Unit

• The Main Street America Group Appoints Ron James as Chief Information Officer and Vice President of Information Technology

• RedBrick Health Welcomes New Chief Sales Officer

• Wells Fargo Names Wealth Management Leaders for East Coast Region

• Imperva Appoints Two Industry Veterans to Executive Team

• Blog Council Announces Dell's Bob Pearson to Join as President

• Jonathan Lord to Become CEO of Navigenics

• QBE Announces John Rumpler as New CEO for the Americas Division

• NEW YORK LIFE NAMES MICHAEL GALLO TO HEAD UP LONG-TERM CARE OPERATION

4/08/09

• BridgeGate International Announces the Appointment of Gary Reiss to the BridgeGate Healthcare Board of Advisors

• Alex A. Hammett Joins Delos Insurance Group as Senior Vice President and Chief Actuary

• Ron Wright Appointed President and CEO of Texas Mutual Insurance Company

4/07/09

• Saba Appoints Jeff Carr President of Global Field Operations

• Hermes fund of hedge funds arm appoints chairman

• Farmers Insurance Washington, Promotes Susan Bithell to Vice President of Field Operations

• Nautilus Insurance Group Names Thomas Miali Assistant Vice President-Property Underwriting

• Steve Adams Moves Up at Blue Cod

• Guy Carpenter Announces Senior Appointments To Benelux Leadership Team

• Industry-Recognized Mechanical Engineer, Dennis Muron, Joins LWG Consulting

4/06/09

• CNA Appoints John Angerami Head of Wholesale and E&S Business

• Chubb’s Janice Tomlinson to Be Honored as APIW 2009 Insurance Woman of the Year

4/03/09

• ATC Technology Corporation Announces Selection of Edward Stewart as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors

• The Main Street America Group Appoints Jeff Price as Company Officer

• Hannover Re Announces New Staff Hires with Recent Transaction

• Hannover Life Re Announces Kevin Oldani as Chief Underwriter

• Guggenheim Capital Markets Expands Fixed Income Trading Capabilities with Key Hires

4/02/09

• Evon Rios Joins Yates & Associates Insurance Services

• BroadStreet Capital Partners appoints new officer

• FRANCES ARRICALE JOINS NEW YORK LIFE’S D.C. OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

• Christina Purcer is hired for National Sales Manager for QueryPlus Sales to Retail Agents Insurance Space

• Susan Bobbins is promoted to AVP of QualCorp, Inc.

• OdysseyRe Announces Executive Appointments

• Pegasystems Appoints Craig Conway to its Board of Directors

• American Safety Insurance Holdings, Ltd. Reports Resignation of Chief Financial Officer

• Risk & Insurance® Magazine Names Three Roach Howard Smith & Barton Insurance Executives as Power Brokers™

• RESTAT Announces New Executive Leadership Team

4/01/09

• Faber & Dumas Appoints Nigel Cotton as Finance Director and Chief Operating Officer

• Dawson Named AAA Agent of the Year

• Branch Named Woman of Excellence in Business

• Insight Catastrophe Group Appoints Daniel Brooks Clark as Chief Underwriting Officer

• Putnam Investments Names Industry Veteran Ben Lewis to Lead Retirement Plan Sales and Relationship Management

• Christopher Connors and Thomas Oh Join Sandler O’Neill’s Fixed Income Group

• CWCapital Investments Hires A.J. Sfarra

• UBS Hires Maurice Marchesini and Sean Minnihan as Managing Directors in Financial Institutions Banking

• Brinker Capital’s Chuck Widger Named Money Management Institute Chairman, March 26

• FACTBOX-Management changes at top Swiss financials

3/31/09

• Transamerica Retirement Services CEO Chosen to Lead AEGON’s U.S. Employer Solutions and Pension Business

• FUTURIT Y FIRST Insurance Group Names Select Branch Managers to its Owner Cabinet

• NAIC NAMES D.C. DIRECTOR

• FIVE P/C EXECUTIVES TO APPEAR ON PANEL AT AAIS MAIN EVENT

3/30/09

• Steve Najjar Rejoins Hannover Life Re

• Erie Indemnity Company Appoints Marcia A. Dall Chief Financial Officer

• Woodbury Names Charlotte Hartmann-Hansen 2009 Woman Of The Year

• Richard Grisolia to Head Marketing for Narragansett Bay Insurance

• Robert M. Horkovich, Co-Chair of the Insurance Recovery Group of Anderson Kill & Olick, Named Policyholder Attorney of the Year by LexisNexis Insurance Law Center

• LIA Services, LLC Announces Addition of David Skalski as Partner, National Sales Director

• Former White House Legislative Staffer Joins PIA

• MassMutual Retirement Services Adds Two to Sales Management Team

• NEW YORK LIFE APPOINTS DANNY LAM AS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER FOR ITS TAIWAN OPERATION

3/27/09

• New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners Honors High Point Auto Insurance Chief Financial Officer

• Flagstone Re Appoints Dominic Kirby to Replace Tom Bolt at Marlborough

• James W. Greth Promoted to President of Word & Brown General Agency

• Rodney O. Martin, Jr. to Be Named Chairman of AIG International Life and Retirement Services; Edmund S.W. Tse to Retire

• DTCC Names Robert M. Hegarty Head of Market Structure

• XL Insurance Appoints Tony Cabot as Director of Global Programs

3/26/09

• Willis Group Holdings Names Tony Ursano CEO, Willis Capital Markets and Advisory Services

• Calyx Software Names New Product Sales Team Manager

• David J. Gallitano Appointed to WellCare Board of Directors

• Willis Group Holdings Names Tony Ursano CEO, Willis Capital Markets and Advisory Services

• The Cason Group Announces President’s Council

• Watson Wyatt Worldwide to Discuss Pensions on Citi Hosted Conference Call for Analysts

• Jump$tart Coalition to Honor Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson for Financial Literacy Efforts

3/25/09

• The Prudential Foundation Board Approves $2.9 Million in Grants to Nonprofits

• Evident Software Appoints Industry Veteran Shawn Findlan to Board of Directors

• InStar Services Group Announces New CEO

• Signature Bank Expands Private Client Banking Network with the Appointment of Two New Bankers

• James J. Schiro Nominated for Election to Goldman Sachs Board

• BOB DEUTSCH TO LEAVE IRONSHORE

• RMS APPOINTS NEW CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER TO LEAD THE DEVELOPMENT OF ITS NEXT GENERATION SOFTWARE

• Two Wealth Enhancement Group Advisors Named Top in Country

• DTCC Executive Re-elected President of Americas' Central Securities Depositories Association

• Conseco Announces Director Michael Shannon Will Not Seek Re-election to Board

3/24/09

• The Prudential Foundation Board Approves $2.9 Million in Grants to Nonprofits

• Evident Software Appoints Industry Veteran Shawn Findlan to Board of Directors

• InStar Services Group Announces New CEO

• Signature Bank Expands Private Client Banking Network with the Appointment of Two New Bankers

• James J. Schiro Nominated for Election to Goldman Sachs Board

• BOB DEUTSCH TO LEAVE IRONSHORE

• RMS APPOINTS NEW CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER TO LEAD THE DEVELOPMENT OF ITS NEXT GENERATION SOFTWARE

3/23/09

• Compli Appoints Chris Grebisz as Chief Operating Officer

• Cami M. Pendell Joins BL Government Affairs, L.L.C.

• IRONSHORE ANNOUNCES HEAD OF NEWLY ESTABLISHED PROGRAM UNIT

• John Hoey Named Senior Associate for JCG Group, Ltd.

3/20/09

• New York Life Elects Chris Blunt and Mark Pfaff as Executive Vice Presidents

• ACE Europe Appoints UK & Ireland Marine Manager

• Associated’s Lisa Binder Elected to ABA Board of Directors

• HARLEYSVILLE INSURANCE NAMES BOYLE VICE PRESIDENT OF PLANNING AND ANALYSIS

• Maryland Businessman John Erickson Named Outstanding Philanthropist

• NEW YORK LIFE ELECTS CHRIS BLUNT AND MARK PFAFF AS EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENTS

• Professional Insurance Marketing Association (PIMA) Announces 2009 Board of Directors

• Inter-Company Marketing Group (ICMG) Names Bowsher as Kampe Award Winner

• The Hartford Receives Two Honors For Its Dedication To Individuals With Disabilities

3/19/09

• FinArch Grows Internationally to Meet Significant Increasing Demand

• HARLEYSVILLE INSURANCE NAMES FRIEL SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES

3/18/09

• Scottish Re Announces Dan Roth as Chief Financial Officer

• Seyfarth Shaw Adds Team of Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Attorneys to New York Office

• Seyfarth Shaw Adds Group of Five Trusts & Estates Attorneys to LA Office

• TRICIA FERGUSON, PHR HAS BECOME DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND ADMINISTRATION FOR TOTAL MEDICAL SOLUTIONS

• Inter-Company Marketing Group (ICMG) Honors Gerdes for Service to Organization

• HARLEYSVILLE INSURANCE NAMES AHART ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT

3/17/09

• Assurant Appoints Sylvia R. Wagner Executive Vice President, Human Resources and Development

• American Academy of Actuaries Appoints Nancy Bennett as Senior Life Fellow

• Premier Healthcare Alliance Names DeVore President and Chief Executive Officer

• TheStreet.com Announces Management Changes

• Valiant Insurance Appoints Kevin J. Cawley SVP - Chief Actuary

• Selling Source Names Veteran IT Exec Jeff O’Hare to Chief Information Officer Position

• John Hoey Named Senior Associate for JCG Group, Ltd.

• Glencairn Energy Appoints Tony Pickering as Deputy Chairman

• Elizabeth Demaret Appointed Chair of World Federation of Insurance Intermediaries

• Baker Donelson Expands Insurance Regulatory Practice with Addition of Lee Harrell and Melissa Hull

3/16/09

• PHX Announces Addition of Tom O'Connor, Executive Vice President Sales  

• NewOak Capital Appoints Tom McAvity Managing Director - Financial Institutions Group

• National Business Group on Health Honors Outstanding Leaders for 

• LOGiQ3 hires outstanding individual from the US Life Reinsurance community

3/13/09

• Commercial Insurance and Technology Veteran Dennis Chookaszian Joins ProspX as Chairman of the Board

• Crawford & Company Establishes Stock Ownership Guidelines for Board-Elected Officers

• Securian announces 2009 board members for women advisors' council

• Prinova's Nick Romano Recognized with Xplor International's President's Award 

• Enservio Announces Senior Vice President of Operations

• Karen Furtado Joins SMA Inc.

• Assurant Employee Benefits Appoints John S. Roberts as President and CEO

• LOGiQ3 hires outstanding individual from the US Life Reinsurance community

3/12/09

• Trean Reinsurance Services Announces Appointment of New Team Members

• HealthMarkets Strengthens Actuarial Management Team

• Brewer Insurance Group Appoints Richard Chew Managing Director

• Bob Khosropur Brings Claims Expertise to Narragansett Bay Insurance

• Brian Griffin Named Vice President, Regional Markets at Fort Dearborn Life®

• Michael Prochno Named Director of National Accounts Sales at Fort Dearborn Life®

• BERNARD J. MANSHEIM, MD TO SERVE AS CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER OF COMPPARTNER’S NEW SPECIALTY MEDICAL REVIEWS

3/11/09

• AIG reinsurance exec leaves to join Greenberg firm

• Andrew Rippert Joins Karen Clark & Company as Senior Vice President

• Everest Names Mark Herman President of Everest Specialty Underwriters

• TOWERS PERRIN BOLSTERS LONDON REINSURANCE TEAM

• LEADING BENEFITS CONSULTANT JOINS LOCKTON NORTHEAST

• JOHN J. ROCCO TO RECEIVE SAMUEL H. WEESE AWARD

• Christopher Bernardine Sr. Is Second Vice President, Broker Sales

3/09/09

• ACE Expands Major Risks Client Service with Further Key Appointment

• Art Barrios Joins Alvarez & Marsal Business Consulting as a Senior Director in New York

3/06/09

• Regions Insurance Expands Aviation Practice Scott Spiller and Paul Gingrich Join Regions Insurance

• Wells Fargo’s Bob Grigas Recognized as Insurance Industry “Power Broker”

• Wolters Kluwer Financial Services Names Fran Sullivan Chief Information Officer

• Willis Executive Appointed Chair of AMS’ Board of Private Sector Meteorologists

• MacDougall joins WGA 

• IRONSHORE APPOINTS MITCHELL E. BLASER AS CEO OF BERMUDA OPERATIONS

• NAMIC Names New Membership, Insurance Services Director

3/05/09

• UBS taps former FinMin Villiger as new chairman

• David Wesel Named Executive Vice President, Investment and Insurance Services

• Zurich in North America’s Surety, Credit & Political Risk Unit Expands Surety Network

• Vesta Hires Chief Marketing Officer to Accelerate Global Expansion

3/04/09

• 2009 Long-Term Care Sales Achievement Awards Announced

• Best Doctors Appoints Ray Dracca as National Sales Director of the Workers’ Compensation Division

• Andrew Murray joins Valen Technologies as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

• Delta Dental Promotes Jeff Album to Vice President, Public and Government Affairs

• Butler Rubin Partner Jim Rubin Named “Best of the Best” in Insurance/Reinsurance by Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC Guidebook

• Fringe Benefit Group Names Ron Safarik Vice President of Health Operations, Promotes Paul Gaudet to Director of Group Benefits-Government Markets

3/03/09

• Starr International Hires Charles H. Dangelo

• UMB Promotes Dennis Triplett to CEO of UMB Healthcare Services

• Corporate Call Center Names Catherine J. Colburn Vice President of Sales and Marketing

• Willis HRH Names David Finnis Head of National Property Practice

• Allied Capital Chief Executive Steps Down Amid Turmoil

2/27/09

• Willis Strengthens Multinational Employee Benefits Team with Appointment of Silvia Rojas

• Agriculture Executive Lennerth Joins Lockton

2/26/09

• Brewer Financial Services Continues to Expand, Adding Four Advisors With $175 Million in AUM

• The Hartford’s Tom Marra To Retire

• Kroll Appoints Tim Whipple President of Consulting Services

• Willis Appoints Two Executives to Drive Efficiency in Global Specialties

• Thomas Reagan Joins Beazley’s Fast-growing Technology, Media & Business Services Professional Liability Team

• Deitz Named Partner at Reagan Consulting

• Wells Fargo Expands Market Leadership in Treasury Management

2/25/09

• Willis Announces International Appointments in Global Placement Unit

• New York Life International Announces Executive Appointments In Information Technology, Compliance And Marketing Departments

• Life Settlement Insights adds Rick Sutherland to Sales Team

• Kris D. McGuire Joins Sircon as Vice President of Finance

• FGX International Names Alfred J. Verrecchia to Board of Directors

• Former CEO of Electronic Data Interchange Company to Help MedAvant Build Long-Term Value for Its Clients

• W. R. Berkley Corporation Forms Gemini Transportation Underwriters and Announces Management Appointment

• W. R. Berkley Corporation Forms Berkley Agribusiness Risk Specialists and Announces Management Appointments

• Paty Daves Appointed Managing Partner, Willis HRH of Greater Kansas City

2/24/09

• Insurance.com Announces New CEO

• RenaissanceRe Holdings Announces Extension of Employment Agreement with Chief Executive Officer Neill A. Currie

• The Garden City Group, Inc., Announces Promotion of Jennifer M. Keough to Executive Vice President

• CSE Insurance Group Honors Three Agents with Lifetime Achievement Awards

2/20/09

• Putnam Adds Distinguished Fund Manager to Investment Team

• Ralph Torrie Joins Navigant Consulting’s Energy Practice

• ED MATHAS NAMED AS NEXT CHAIRMAN OF NEW YORK LIFE, EFFECTIVE JUNE 1

• Libby to Chair FSP Professional Interest Sections Committee

• John Edack Elected Chairman of the Surplus Line Association of California

• Big "I" Expands International Membership Across the Pond

• Willis HRH Appoints Gilbertson to Head its New Jersey Operations

• L. Martin Fagan Named Chief Marketing and Business Development Officer of Crawford & Company's U.S. Property & Casualty Segment

• DOL, PBGC provide guidance on plan duties in response to Madoff  - CCH 

2/19/09

• Former Deputy Director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management Howard Weizmann to Lead EquaTerra Federal HR Practice

• William Burgess Joins Sandler O’Neill as Managing Director in Investment Banking Group

• Emeritus Announces Resignation of Chief Operating Officer

• ACE USA Appoints Robert G. Purdy as Senior Vice President, Workers Compensation

• Michael Anselmo Joins Narragansett Bay Insurance Company as Chief Information Officer

• DR. TERESA BARTLETT JOINS SEDGWICK CMS AS MEDICAL DIRECTOR

2/18/09

• New York Supreme Court Justice Herman Cahn Joins Milberg LLP

• Former IIABNY Chair Featured on Lifetime Television Show

• Willis Networks Attracts Eight New Members

• CHARTERED PROPERTY CASUALTY UNDERWRITERS SOCIETY TO HONOR GALE WHITE WITH 2009 FRANKLIN AWARD

• BAILEY JOINS LOCKTON DUNNING BENEFITS TEAM

2/17/09

• AIG Vice Chairman Frank G. Wisner Announces Retirement

• Kevin Grossman Named President of HRmarketer.com

• AXA Equitable Announces Three Senior Vice President Appointments

2/16/09

• AssetNation, Inc. Appoints Dave Dawson as Chief Executive Officer

• John J. Brennan Elected Chairman of the Financial Accounting Foundation

• Financial Accounting Foundation Appoints Jeffrey Diermeier, Cynthia Eisenhauer, and Dennis Kass to its Board of Trustees

• DMW WORLDWIDE PROMOTES JAIME DELISIO TO SENIOR COPYWRITER 

• The Hartford Names Mark Esposito Chief Information Officer for Hartford Life

2/13/09

• Proskauer Rose Expands Chicago Office, Bankruptcy & Restructuring Practice with Addition of Prominent Team

• Proskauer Rose Expands Chicago Office, Bankruptcy & Restructuring Practice with Addition of Prominent Team

• MEDecision Names Richard M. Haviland Senior Vice President of Human Resources

• NEW YORK LIFE AGENT KATHY DAVENPORT ELECTED PRESIDENT OF COMPANY'S NATIONAL AGENTS ADVISORY COUNCIL

• ERIC WALTER NAMED VICE PRESIDENT – FINANCE FOR UNISOURCE WORLDWIDE, INC.

• National Life Group Appoints Chief Marketing Officer

• SCHMAUDER APPOINTED VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF ACTUARY FOR HARLEYSVILLE LIFE INSURANCE

2/12/09

• Scottish Re Announces Change to Executive Management

• RENAISSANCE HIRES DIMMER TO DIRECT NATIONAL INDIVIDUAL SALES

• Colonial Life Names Winners of Top National Awards

• Charles Tipping appointed territory sales manager for Colonial Life

• ETHISPHERE MAGAZINE NAMES JAMES A. MITCHELL, CLU®, CHFC® TO 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE IN BUSINESS ETHICS

• Janna Craft Joins Iroquois

• Center for Financial Studies Awards the Deutsche Bank Prize in Financial Economics 2009 to Robert J. Shiller

• Lockton Chicago Adds Paulsen to Insurance Brokerage Team - MarketWatch

2/11/09

• Global Leaders Named To 2009 Insurance Hall Offame

• IIABNY Award Represents Generations of Community, Professional Service by its Members

• CITIC Prudential appoints former UBS exec as new CEO

• Avizent Selects Adrienne Paler as Senior VP, Human Resources

• Boyden Announces Promotion of Tim Hogan to Managing Director with Firm's Insurance Specialty

• Sammons Securities Company Appoints New President and Chief Marketing Officer

• Glencairn Forms New Energy Capability

• Julianne Bowler Brings Governance and Operational Expertise to Narragansett Bay Insurance Company

• DOMINION Expands Its Sales Force

• Crawford & Company Elects Charles H. Ogburn to Board

2/10/09

• CITIC Prudential appoints former UBS exec as new CEO

• Rob Routs to Succeed Dudley Eustace as Chairman of AEGON's Supervisory Board in 2010

• Editorial: Sebelius is Obama's best bet for HHS - The Aurora Sentinel, CO 

2/09/09

• RBS ousts seven directors in boardroom cull

• HealthMarkets Announces New General Counsel

• Standard Life says CEO of banking unit to quit

• Acxiom Names Michael Darviche as CMO

• Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited Announces Director Will Not Be Standing for Re-Election

• Aetna’s Floyd Green to Be Honored at the Urban League’s 2009 Black History Awards Celebration

• Inter-Company Marketing Group (ICMG) Elects Officers and Board; Sets Annual Meeting for Feb. 10-12, 2010

• J.C. Rhine, CLU Joins The Cason Group

2/06/09

• Newline Announces New Active Underwriter and Chief Underwriting Officer

• Progressive Medical Appoints Kevin Banion President and COO

• Guy Carpenter Appoints D. Robert Marsden, Jr. to Executive Sales Group

2/05/09

• Consulting Producer of 'The Antiques Roadshow' Joins Enservio - Dan Farrell Appointed VP of Collector Services at EnservioSelect

• Unum CFO Greving Announces Retirement

• Highly Regarded Insurer Chief Investment Officer Joins Unique Investment Consulting Firm

• RLI Appoints Kaj Ahlmann to Board of Directors

• The International Forum Inaugurates Clarke Langrall Jr. of Forecast Strategic Advisors as the Association’s President for 2009

• BBVA Compass Announces the Appointment of Eduardo Aguirre, Jr. to Board of Directors

• Williams Kastner Welcomes Larry Leggett to Seattle Office

• FIRE Solutions Announces Appointment of Eric Sternbach as CEO

• NAIC PAYS TRIBUTE TO JIM LONG

• KEVIN GLENNON PROMOTED TO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CLINICAL SERVICES FOR TOTAL MEDICAL SOLUTIONS

• Big “I” Names New Senior Director of Federal Government Affairs

• TigerRisk Adds Another Star to its All-Star Team

• McAuley Woods and Associates Expands Virginia Office

• Teachers Auto Insurance Company of New Jersey Names President

• Christa Coutlee Celebrates 20 Years with R.E. Chaix & Associates

• Lee Perla Joins Avizent as CIO

2/04/09

• BDO Consulting Corporate Advisors Expands National Practice

• Former Deputy Director of National Economic Council Joins Palisades Capital Advisors

• ChoiceStream Adds Chief Operating Officer Darin Hicks to Manage Growing and Evolving Business

• Max Capital Group Names Susan Spivak Bernstein Senior Vice President, Investor Relations

• Kevin Glennon Promoted to Executive Director of Clinical Services for Total Medical Solutions

• NEXT Financial Holdings, Inc. Welcomes Jeffrey Ayers, CFP®, as Vice President of AlphaSource Investment Counsel, Inc.

• RMS Announce Executive Appointments

• Phoenix Partners Group Names Paul Toldalagi COO, and Alfred DeDona CFO

• Gregory Smith, a Top New England Financial Producer, Honored at Annual Chairman's Council Meeting

• BOK Financial Names Ben Cowen President Of Its Mortgage Company

• MEDRISK’S CEO SHELLEY BOYCE BECOMES MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF ADVISORS FOR WHARTON ENTREPRENEURIAL PROGRAMS

2/03/09

• Ping An exec director resigns from Fortis board

• National Investment Managers Inc. Promotes Christopher Larkin to Chief Financial Officer

• Rockwood Capital Promotes Two

• Partner John J. Rapisardi Named Co-Chair of Cadwalader’s Financial Restructuring Department

• Sheryl Kennedy, Former Deputy Governor of Canada’s Central Bank, Joins Promontory Financial Group

2/02/09

• Assurant Promotes Robyn H. Price Stonehill to Senior Vice President, Compensation and Benefits

• Thompson Hine Adds Litigation Partner

• Ballard Spahr’s Denver Office Completes Major Acquisition With Arrival of Four More Attorneys

• Willis Appoints O'Gara to Lead Its Manchester Operations

• Willis Expands UK Employee Benefits Team with Appointment of Claire Bonds

1/30/09

• The Hartford’s Neal S. Wolin Accepts Position With Obama Administration

• Life Settlement Insights adds Todd Everson to Sales Team

• Colemont's Hartford Office Assigns New Management Responsibilities

• WILLIAM DEGNAN NAMED PRESIDENT OF AXA EQUITABLE'S ADVANTAGE GROUP

• Roberts Joins Reish Luftman to Focus on Advisers - Planadviser.com, CT

1/29/09

• International Association of Privacy Professionals Announces New Appointments to 2009 Board of Directors

• The Keane Organization Appoints Thomas J. Morgan as Chief Sales & Marketing Officer

• Pervasive Software Delivers Targeted Solutions for Healthcare Industry Requirements

• Willis Re Appoints 17 Specialty Brokers to Drive Growth in US, UK

1/28/09

• Davis Vision Honors Top National Providers

• Benjamin Karsch Named Chief Marketing Officer for CIGNA

• Dale Wolf resigns as President and CEO of Coventry Health Care

• AmeriServ, Inc. President and CEO Scheduled to Retire

• Richard E. Beavers Named Vice President, Organizational Effectiveness Group of Great American Financial Resources

• Top Property and Casualty Producer Matthew Turetsky Joins Alliant Insurance Services

• Troy Burns Joins MedAvant as Chief Technology Officer

• Clear Choice Health Plans Names Mark Holliday to Board of Directors

• Glencairn Appoints John Andrews to Bolster Binder Business

• Markel Corporation Announces Two New Positions

• NAIC NAMES 2009 COMMITTEE LEADERSHIP

• Willis Appoints Adam Rosman Group Deputy General Counsel To Manage Worldwide Legal Team

• Local Business Report: Cumberland Insurance names chief executive - Vineland Daily Journal, NJ

1/27/09

• Stout Named VP at Lockton in Washington, D.C.

• AEGON Announces Appointment of Mark Mullin as President of AEGON Americas

• Venture Names Kathleen Haskell Senior Underwriter and Chris Smyth Underwriter for Preferred Club Program®

• MassMutual Names Tom Cremona Vice President, Client Relationship Management

1/26/09

• IIABNY Execs Earn Highest Association Management Designation 

• Willis HRH Appoints Broome Senior Vice President, Human Resources

• MassMutual Names Tom Cremona Vice President, Client Relationship Management

• Lobbyist Sektnan joins insurance association - Bizjournals.com, NC 

1/23/09

• Two Industry Experts Join Alliant Insurance Services to Expand Company’s Law Firm Specialty Practice, ProQuest

• Russell Investments Names Andrew S. Doman as Chief Executive Officer

• Kevin R. Coffey Joins Pinnacle Financial Group

• Willis HRH Appoints Two Executives to Growth Leadership Team

• PIWA appoints Cruz to board

• Capitol Hill Veterans Join NAMIC's Federal Affairs Team

1/22/09

• Cozen O’connor Member Francine L. Semaya Lectures For 2009 TIPS Midwinter Symposium

• Monika Machon Named AIG Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer

• Financial Industry Publishing Veteran Peter McManus Joins William Mills Agency as Director of Business Development

• Lockton Adds Corporate Turnaround Expertise

• Blake Myers Joins Amherst Securities Group as a Mortgage-Backed Securities Salesperson

• XL GAPS Expands Global Team and Services

• MassMutual Retirement Services Appoints Three New TPA Relationship Managers

• ARUN BANSAL JOINS TOWERS PERRIN AS A MANAGING CONSULTANT IN ITS CORPORATE ERM PRACTICE

• Willis HRH Appoints New Leaders to Drive Growth and Innovation in Key Areas

• Regional insurer taps former hospital CEO to head wellness programs - IFAwebnews.com, MD 

• Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, Bridgewater, welcomes three to firm - Somerset Reporter, NJ

• XL Insurance hires eight new field engineers for XL GAPS - Quick Facts - RTT News, NY 

1/21/09

• AIG's investment chief to step down: report

• Baron Capital Group Appoints Brian Jacobs Chief Distribution Officer

• Insurance Industry Veteran Joins Marsh as Hong Kong Chairman

1/20/09

• Zotec Partners Hires New Director of Business Development

• Valiant Insurance Group Appoints Brian Braden VP – Professional Liability 

• PIA Congratulates Vaughan on Her Appointment as CEO of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners

• IMSA Board of Directors Member Terri Vaughan Named CEO of the NAIC

• Dubai Bank CEO Salaam Al Shaksy wins Best Banker of the Year Award

• AIA CONGRATULATES VAUGHAN ON BEING NAMED NEW NAIC CEO

1/17/09

• Storyworks Media Appoints New CEO

• William Cason Named Vice President

• Discoverture Announces Ron Watson Hired as Director of Sales

• Insurer Zurich hires AIG exec in recruitment spree

• Vista Wealth Management Hires New Director of Wealth Management Services

• Navigators Expands International Management Liability Division

• Cambridge Names Laura Papera Director of Marketing, Fee-Based Programs

1/16/09

• Wells Fargo Promotes Kristina Rickert to Managing Director of Insurance Operations

• Navigant Consulting Announces the Appointment of Stephan A. James to the Firm’s Board of Directors

• Guy Carpenter Names Charlie Higham Chairman and CEO Of Reinsurance Solutions LLC (RSL)

• IRONSHORE ANNOUNCES HIRING OF INDUSTRY EXPERT GEOFFREY SMITH TO RUN NEW EXCESS LIABILITY DIVISION

• Stroock Names New Partners and Special Counsel

• WILLIAM G. WALTER ELECTED TO NEW YORK LIFE’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS

• RECOGNIZED NYC REINSURANCE ATTORNEY STEVE SCHWARTZ JOINS LOCKE LORD BISSELL & LIDDELL AS PARTNER

• C.M. Meiers Appoints Robert M. Bryar President

• Michael Menegus Joins R.E. Chaix & Associates Insurance Brokers

• Legal Club Names New Employee Benefits Vice President

1/15/09

• Hammerman & Gainer, Inc. Hires Wright as Vice President of Group Benefit Products

• Eleanor Barnard Named Chief Distribution, Sales and Marketing Officer at Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company

• James Epolito Named Delta Dental of Michigan President

• George S. King, Jr. To Lead SCBT's Investment Division

• Ward Graffam Joins FINEOS Board of Directors

• Hiscox Appoints Industry Leader Jim Whetstone to Global Markets E&O Operations

• Peter F. Clancy Joins Johnson & Bell, Ltd.

• SEDGWICK CMS NAMES PAUL POSEY COO FOR CLAIMS SERVICES

• IRONSHORE ANNOUNCES JOHN MURPHY AS THE NEW WORLDWIDE HEAD OF GLOBAL PROPERTY

1/14/09

• AEGON Announces Jan Nooitgedagt to Succeed Jos Streppel as CFO

• Marty Flewellen Named President of Transamerica Insurance & Investment Group

• ACE Europe Appoints Client Relationship Manager – Major Risks

• Teri L. Watson Named AIG Vice President, Investor & Rating Agency Relations

• Tom Hutton Joins XL Capital Ltd Board of Directors

• Centene Corporation Names John T. Severine as Vice President of Real Estate

• Perlegen Advances toward Product Launch with Hiring of Specialized Sales Leader

• Zurich North America Commercial Names Ty R. Sagalow Executive Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer of Its Marketing Unit

• USIS names David Fontaine as Senior Vice President and General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

• Kronenberg named President of the TMPAA

1/13/09

• AIG Names Christina Pretto Vice President, Corporate Media Relations

• ProspX Appoints Commercial Insurance Veteran to Vice President of Sales

• Kenneth I. Shine to Join UnitedHealth Group Board of Directors

• Richard Davidson Joins SmartDrive as Chief Financial Officer

• CHRIS BLUNT, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF NEW YORK LIFE’S RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY BUSINESS ELECTED TO THE AMERICAN COLLEGE’S BOARD OF TRUSTEES

1/12/09

• Pacific Life Annuities & Mutual Funds Division Names New Management Team

• Allison & Partners Opens Atlanta Office, Launches Healthcare Practice and Adds Senior Leadership

• Renowned Consumer Advocate Joins Universal American

• Barrie Christman, Principal Financial Group, Appointed to Federal Reserve Advisory Council

• Summit Re Announces Key Staff Addition

• CARA BARDE NAMED PRESIDENT OF TOTAL MEDICAL SOLUTIONS

• AIA CONGRATULATES JAY BRADFORD ON HIS APPOINTMENT TO BECOME ARKANSAS INSURANCE COMMISSIONER

1/09/09

• LOCKE LORD BISSELL & LIDDELL ATLANTA ASSOCIATE ELEVATED TO PARTNER

• LIFE INSURANCE DIRECT MARKETING ASSOCIATION ANNOUCES LEADERSHIP FOR 2009

• Robert L. Clarke Elected to Mutual of Omaha Board of Directors

• Paul Wessel Joins NAIFA as VP, Finance & Facilities

• Summit Re Announces Key Staff Addition

• Willis International Appoints Managing Director for Latin America Reinsurance

• Robert L. Clarke Elected to Mutual of Omaha Board of Directors

• Daniel J. Houston Named to Employee Benefit Research Institute Board of Trustees

• Merrill's former EMEA equities head to leave

• Cara Barde Named President of Total Medical Solutions

• Regions Appoints John Owen to Its Executive Council

1/08/09

• John D’Alusio Joins Avizent as Senior VP, Senior Claims Officer

• Kip Reader Elected Managing Partner for Another Three-Year Term at Ulmer & Berne LLP; Richard G. Hardy Elected to the Firm’s Management Committee

• Insurance Roundtable of Baltimore Selects PSA’s Craig English as Chairman

• Nautilus Insurance Group Announces Management Promotions

• Willis Appoints CEOs for its Continental Europe and Australasia Operations

1/07/09

• Communications Director Honored With NAIC Diamond Award

• AIG Names Russell Johnston President and Chief Executive Officer of AIG Environmental

• Insurance Roundtable of Baltimore Selects PSA’s Craig English as Chairman

• John D’Alusio Joins Avizent as Senior VP, Senior Claims Officer

• PartnerRe Announces Executive Management Changes in its U.S. Operations

• Equal Health Hires Experienced VP Chandler

• Rives to Chair FSP Risk Management Section

• One Call Medical Appoints Anthony Cuva as Chief Information Officer

• IRONSHORE ANNOUNCES HIRING OF INDUSTRY EXPERTS JOSEPH BOREN AND JOHN O'BRIEN TO RUN NEW ENVIRONMENTAL DIVISION

• Vale Training Solutions Announces New Executive Leadership

• Cunningham Lindsey Announces New Leadership for Vale Training Solutions

• BANKERS LIFE AND CASUALTY COMPANY SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT NAMED TO LIFE FOUNDATION’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS

1/06/09

• Gerald Patterson Named Chief Operating Officer of Nippon Life Benefits

• Teva Announces Amir Elstein Joins Board of Directors

• dbMotion Expands North American Executive Management Team

• Civil Service Employees Insurance Group Promotes Kelli L. Schulhofer to Vice President of Sales

• Cunningham Lindsey Announces New Leadership for Vale Training Solutions

1/05/09

• GEICO names Mike Campbell senior vice president and chief financial officer

12/31/08

• Insurance Exec Earns Prestigious Industry Designation

• Service Industry Expert Joins Aberdeen Group to Lead its Strategic Service Management Research Team -Industry Veteran and Service Market Expert, William K. Pollock, Joins Premier Analyst Organization as Vice President - Principal Analyst –

12/30/08

• Maddox joins Farm Bureau Insurance - Muncie Star Press, IN 

• Hobson Insurance agent's daughters to take over agency - Great Falls Tribune, MT 

• Preferred Insurance adds two agents - Sturgis Journal, MI 

12/26/08

• Wells Fargo Board Elects Four Members from Wachovia

• Aetna Statement on Passing of Jack D. Kuehler

12/24/08

• SS&C Appoints New Head of Fund Administration Sales

• Clancy Marie Johannsen Promoted to Branch Vice President for ISG Professional Liability Group’s El Segundo, CA Office

• Heritage General Agency in Irvine Hires Brian Kelly

• Bel Canto Announces New Hire and Promotions

• US Chamber’s Randel K. Johnson Appointed to ERISA Advisory Counci - The FINANCIAL, Georgia 

12/23/08

• Rosenfeld Einstein’s Sherry Laws Earns CIC Designation

• KATRINA ZUBEY JOINS DMW WORLDWIDE’S DECISION SUPPORT TEAM

12/22/08

• Colorado Casualty’s? Kimberly Rons Named Underwriter of the Year

• Electric Insurance Appoints Beecher Carlson Insurance Service, LLC dba Alliance Insurance Group

• Charles Orbann Joins Iroquois®

12/19/08

• Patni appoints Jeya Kumar as Chief Executive Officer

• Cadwalader Promotes Seven to Partnership

• Joseph Restoule Takes Reins as President of World’s Largest Risk Management Professional Organization

• Kevin Heard Joins MarketScout

12/18/08

• Arch Insurance Group Names William J. Casey Northeast Region Executive Vice President

• Hiscox Appoints Robert Gadaleta and Chris Leisz to Head Management Liability Division

• Former House Majority Leader Dick Armey and Retired Navy Civilian Engineer Join Lawsuit Challenging Rules Denying Social Security Benefits to Citizens Who Opt Out of Medicare 

• Donald R. Murphy, D.C., D.A.C.A.N. Has Been Named to MedRisk’s ECB International Scientific Advisory Panel

• Guardian Announces Personnel Appointments in Retirement Solutions - MarketWatch 

12/17/08

• ACE Strengthens Environmental Risk Team as UK Prepares for New Legislation 

• Ringler Associates Michael E. Westcott Elected President of NAMSAP

• Donald R. Murphy, D.C., D.A.C.A.N. Has Been Named to MedRisk’s ECB International Scientific Advisory Panel

• Ted Peters, CEO of Bryn Mawr Bank Corporation, Elected To The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Board of Directors

• USIS promotes J. Philip Casey to President of Explore Information Services

• ACA Financial Guaranty Announces New General Counsel

• Economist Michael Salve Joins Alvarez & Marsal Dispute Analysis & Forensic Services

• White Mountains Re Announces Management Changes -- Chokel to Retire and Remain Risk Advisor at WTM

• 2009 INSURANCE HALL OF FAME CANDIDATES ANNOUNCED

• John P. McCarthy Joins Guardian as Executive Vice President Human Resources

• Appalachian Underwriters, Inc. (AUI) Opens New Office in Boca Raton, FL and Hires Marshall Gordon and Skylar Rupp

• Conner & Winters Adds Top-Level Attorneys to the Firm - PR Web

12/16/08

• Navigant Capital Advisors Expands Financial Institutions Restructuring Solutions Team (FIRST) with the Addition of Hedge Fund Expert Robert A. Picard as Senior Advisor

• Lars Adlersson Has Notified the Board of Directors That He Desires to Resign as CEO of Medivir AB

• Aetna Announces Members of New LGBT Equality External Advisory Council

12/15/08

• PSS World Medical Appoints Steven T. Halverson as New Director

• NY CPCU Society Honors Procope With Excellence Award

• M&A Source Announces New Board and Award Recipients

12/12/08

• Bill Seidman, Former Chair of the FDIC and RTC, Joins SecondMarket as Senior Advisor

• HealthMarkets Promotes Chief Compliance Officer Susan Dew to Senior Vice President

• Willis Appoints Otávio Sampaio CEO for Brazil

• Civil Service Employees Insurance Group Promotes David Brinker to Executive Vice President, Products & Support

• NIPR ELECTS NEWMAN SECRETARY/TREASURER

12/11/08

• Allstate Announces Leadership Change at Allstate Financial

• Oasis Online Technologies Corp Announces Appointment of Independent Director Jean Rice

• Les C. Vinney Elected to Board of Directors of Patterson Companies

• Newedge Leads Futures Magazine’s “Top 50 Brokers” of 2008

• Selling Source, LLC Names Michael Pooley EVP of Business Development at DataX, Ltd.

• Robertson joins WGA Atlanta

• AIG Names Peter Eastwood President and Chief Executive Officer of AIG Commercial Insurance  - MarketWatch

12/10/08

• AIG Names Peter Eastwood President and Chief Executive Officer of Lexington Insurance Company

• NaviMedix Names Bradley J. Waugh as Chief Executive Officer

• Saba Appoints Bill Slater as Chief Financial Officer

• StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. Elects Mary F. Sammons to Board of Directors

• Hooper Holmes Appoints Marcus Mears President of Underwriting Solutions Division

• Smart Payment Solutions Appoints Corey Wright as Director of Sales

• New York Life Retirement Plan Services Expands West Coast Presence

• Empire BlueCross BlueShield Appoints Chief Medical Officer

• Vertafore Appoints Jeff Groh as Chief Financial Officer

• Four More Brokers Join UNiBA PARTNERS

• IBBA Honors Four Brokers / Intermediaries

• IRONSHORE NAMES KEVIN KELLEY AS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

• Hooper Holmes Appoints Marcus Mears President of Underwriting Solutions Division

12/09/08

• RMS Enhances Its Data Solutions Team With Appointment Of Steve Walden

• Ernesta Procope Honored As Trailblazer by Harlem Dowling

• NAIC ELECTS 2009 OFFICERS

• KANSAS, TEXAS REGULATORS EARN NAIC’S HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL HONOR

• N.C. COMMISSIONER JIM LONG

• Robert A Koerwer and Robin Lewis Join USNow

• Coventry Health Care Appoints Allen Wise as Executive Chairman

• Stored Value Solutions Appoints Ralph Rolen to Executive Vice President - MarketWatch 

• Outgoing Missouri Governor Matt Blunt to Join Copart Board of Directors

• Don Yee Named President of OptumHealth Vision Care

• Transatlantic Reinsurance Company Elects New Officers

• The Hartford Names Richard Costello Senior Vice President Of Investor Relations

• ATC Technology Corporation Announces Senior Leadership Appointments

• Jim Johnstone joins the Gowrie Group of Companies 

• ARAG Strengthens Legal Plan Market Presence with Appointment of C.J. Mark and Meghann Brady to Key Positions as Sales Directors

• Harpreet Ubhi Joins Lockton Insurance Brokers in San Francisco

• PIANY applauds Seward as NCOIL president

• METLIFE LIFE & PROTECTION SOLUTIONS LEADER PROMOTED TO SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT

• Associated Agencies announces new president

12/08/08

• Outgoing Missouri Governor Matt Blunt to Join Copart Board of Directors

• Don Yee Named President of OptumHealth Vision Care

• Transatlantic Reinsurance Company Elects New Officers

• The Hartford Names Richard Costello Senior Vice President Of Investor Relations

• ATC Technology Corporation Announces Senior Leadership Appointments

• Jim Johnstone joins the Gowrie Group of Companies 

• ARAG Strengthens Legal Plan Market Presence with Appointment of C.J. Mark and Meghann Brady to Key Positions as Sales Directors

• Harpreet Ubhi Joins Lockton Insurance Brokers in San Francisco

• PIANY applauds Seward as NCOIL president

• METLIFE LIFE & PROTECTION SOLUTIONS LEADER PROMOTED TO SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT

• Associated Agencies announces new president

• White & Case Recruits Top Bank, Insurance Regulatory Lawyer - MarketWatch 

12/05/08

• Three Earn “Merger & Acquisition Master Intermediary” Designation

• Goldman taps former head of NY Fed for chairman: report

• Kingsway sets meeting to vote on CEO's removal

• Hiscox closes Bermuda team, expands in US

• NIIT Technologies Announces Key Appointments to Insurance and Travel Practices

• Keystone Insurers Group Recognizes Exemplary Agencies

• Putnam Brings New Finance Leadership Team on Board

• Selling Source Creates New Consumer Acquisition Group;

• Bryk, McGee, and Hodges Join Dallas-Based MarketScout

• FRANK KERES RECEIVES WORDS OF WISDOM AWARD AT 28TH IRMI CONSTRUCTION RISK CONFERENCE                                      

• RAA’S COHEN ELECTED CHAIR OF INDUSTRY EDUCATION COUNCIL 

• Everest Re Group, Ltd. Appoints Ralph E. Jones III as President and Chief Operating Officer; Thomas J. Gallagher Named Vice-Chairman and Chief Underwriting Officer

• ACE Appoints P&C Country Manager, Ireland

• Centene Corporation Names Aaron W. Brace as President and CEO of South Carolina Subsidiary

• Cain Hayes to Join Nationwide Financial Retirement Plans

• Zurich Surety, Credit and Political Risk names John Pellew Underwriting Manager – Excess of Loss Credit Insurance

12/04/08

• Three Earn “Merger & Acquisition Master Intermediary” Designation

• Goldman taps former head of NY Fed for chairman: report

• Kingsway sets meeting to vote on CEO's removal

• Hiscox closes Bermuda team, expands in US

• NIIT Technologies Announces Key Appointments to Insurance and Travel Practices

• Keystone Insurers Group Recognizes Exemplary Agencies

• Putnam Brings New Finance Leadership Team on Board

• Selling Source Creates New Consumer Acquisition Group;

• Bryk, McGee, and Hodges Join Dallas-Based MarketScout

• FRANK KERES RECEIVES WORDS OF WISDOM AWARD AT 28TH IRMI CONSTRUCTION RISK CONFERENCE                                      

• RAA’S COHEN ELECTED CHAIR OF INDUSTRY EDUCATION COUNCIL

12/03/08

• ACE Names David Wolf President of International Life

• Jay L. Himes, Former Antitrust Bureau Chief for the New York Attorney General, Has Joined Labaton Sucharow LLP as Partner and Co-Chair, Antitrust Practice Group

• Tower Group, Inc. Appoints Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

• Charles R. Rinehart Elected to MBIA’s Board of Directors

• Janney Continues Building Research Expertise with Hires from Wachovia and Citigroup

• Abelica Global Names New Chairman

• Navigators Expands and Strengthens Professional Liability Division

• SY STERNBERG, CLU®, RECEIVES THE ROUND TABLE OF NEW YORK’S LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

• MassMutual Retirement Services Adds Two to Nonprofit Sales Team

• Markel Corporation Announces Two Leadership Positions for Markel Midwest

• MassMutual Appoints Robert J. Casale to Chief Information Officer

• Professional Liability Group as New Broker

• Lew Morales, III Joins Yates & Associates Insurance Services

• Fabian Nunez Joins Zenith's Board of Directors - MarketWatch

12/02/08

• Guy Carpenter Appoints Elizabeth Keys as Chief Financial Officer

• DMW WORLDWIDE ADDS MARK FINK TO DECISION SUPPORT TEAM

• Infinisource Adds National Account Manager

• MEDecision Adds Key Executives to Further Strengthen Operations, Sales

• Navigators Expands and Strengthens Professional Liability Division

• ACE Europe Appoints Director of Scotland

12/01/08

• SafecoÒ and Golden Eagle Insurance Announce New California Regional Operations

• Lazard Hires Investment Bankers Fabrizio Cesario and Frédéric Legmann in Financial Institutions Group

• Chairman & CEO of New York Life International Appointed to U.S.-India Business Council Board of Directors

• SEN. SEWARD NAMED NEW NCOIL PRESIDENT: 2009 NCOIL OFFICERS, COMMITTEE CHAIRS, AND PRIORITIES ANNOUNCED

• NEW YORK ALLIANCE AGAINST INSURANCE FRAUD ELECTS 2009 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

• SARGENT ELECTED CHAIR OF NEW YORK ALLIANCE AGAINST INSURANCE FRAUD

• HCC Insurance Holdings Names Penny Executive VP - MarketWatch 

11/26/08

• Liberty Mutual Announces Leadership Changes

• Health Net Names Chief Medical Officer

• Nationally Recognized Bankruptcy Lawyers Neal Wolf and Jerry Munitz Join Butler Rubin

• UCBH Holdings, Inc. Appoints Daniel P. Riley to its Board of Directors

• New York Life Taps Chris Blunt and Mark Pfaff to Run Key Operations

• ACE Names Sean Ringsted Chief Risk Officer

• JHA Hires Leo Tinkham as Vice President, Marketing and Business Development

• LANCASHIRE APPOINTS CHIEF EXECUTIVE AND EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN FOR MIDDLE EAST OPERATIONS

• Barry Greenstein Joins Aon Consulting's Corporate Transactions Practice

• NEW YORK LIFE TAPS CHRIS BLUNT AND MARK PFAFF TO RUN KEY OPERATIONS

• Eastern Life & Health Insurance Company Appoints COO - MarketWatch 

11/25/08

• Insurance Compact's Executive Director Leaves Position
• Deborah Bernstein and Jason Rotman Join Aquiline Capital Partners
• Christopher Coloian Joins Health Dialog as Senior Vice President of Health Services
• DMW Worldwide Promotes Jeff Williams To Director, Decision Support

11/24/08

• Safeco and America First Insurance Announce New Central Region Operations

• Safeco and Ohio Casualty Announce New Mid-Atlantic Regional Operations

• JHA Hires Leo Tinkham as Vice President, Marketing and Business Development

• Portico Systems' Ned Moore Named Technology CEO of the Year

• Options Media Group Appoints Ronald Levine to Board of Directors

• MassMutual Announces Promotions for Two Co-Chief Operating Officers

• HealthSpring, Inc. Announces Retirement of Chief Financial Officer, Kevin M. McNamara

• MassMutual Retirement Services Appoints New TPA Channel Managers

• DENNIS MARVIN OF MAX SPECIALTY ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE UNDERWRITERS

• Workscape Promotes Mike Smith to Vice President, Outsourced Benefits Administration Sales

• Workscape Promotes Mike Smith to Vice President - MarketWatch

11/21/08

• Diane Souza Named President of OptumHealth Specialty Benefits

• XL Insurance Appoints New Chief Underwriting Officer, Global Aerospace

• Prudential Chairman and CEO John Strangfeld Receives Diversity Leadership Award

• CIGNA's Michael Showalter Recognized as a “B-to-B Top Marketer of the Year”

• Chrisan Herrod, Former Securities & Exchange Commission CSO, Joins RiskWatch as Executive Vice President

• Citgroup names Mark Robinson as Sth Asia CEO-source

• NEW YORK INSURANCE ASSOCIATION ELECTS 2009 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

• Barry Greenstein Joins Aon Consulting's Corporate Transactions - Earthtimes

• XL Insurance Appoints New Chief Underwriting Officer, Global Aerospace - MarketWatch 

11/20/08

• M Financial Group Introduces Ken Ehinger as New President & CEO of M Holdings Securities, Inc.

• The Hartford Names Michael R. Chesman Senior Vice President of Tax Law

• Insurance.com Hires Steve Peyton as Vice President of Business Development

• Tom Hettinger Receives Top Honor at CAS Annual Meeting

• Prudential CIO Barbara Koster Named CIO of the Year at the Executive Council 2008 New York ‘Ten Awards’

• Zurich Appoints Mario Vitale CEO of Its Global Corporate Business Division

• The Principal Financial Group Announces New President of Principal Wellness Company

• Flagstone Re Appoints Tony Latham to Board of Directors

• CUSO Financial Services Adds Western Regional Program Manager

• Valiant Insurance Group Names David Ackerman VP and Claims Manager

• Safeco and Colorado Casualty Announce New Mountain Region Operations

• Safeco and Peerless Insurance Announce New Northeast Regional Operations

• Leading Property Investment Insurance Advisor Joins Willis

11/19/08

• Aetna Names Brian Kelly, M.D., M.B.A., As National Medical Director for National Accounts

• Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation Annual Gala to Honor Swiss Re CEO Pierre Ozendo

• Van Dusen Recipient of 2008 Douglas Mooers Award for Excellence

• NAILBA Announces 2009 Executive Committee

• Chris West Named Senior Director at MullinTBG

• IMCA Elects Richard Look President

11/18/08

• Dawson Expands Responsibilities at Iroquois®

• Rosenfeld Einstein Adds Rempe to Employee Benefits Team

• AIA ANNOUNCES CHANGES IN LEADERSHIP

• Gordon Kerr to Join Arch Insurance Group as Canadian Chief Executive Officer

• Mark Graf Joins Aquiline Capital Partners

• Phoenix Announces Board Members For Spin-Off of Virtus Investment Partners

• Electric Insurance Appoints James L. Smith Insurance Agency, Inc.

• Electric Insurance Appoints Southwest Insurance Brokers

• Juanell Hefner Named President of MHN

• Omnicare Announces Resignation of Jeffrey W. Ubben from Board of Directors

• CNinsure Announces Appointment of COO and Resignation of Vice President

• Arch Insurance hires new CEO - Trading Markets (press release), CA 

11/17/08

• Sarah Gorman Bolsters Lockton Phoenix Property and Casualty Insurance Capabilities

• SafecoÒ and Indiana Insurance? Announce New Midwest Regional Operations

• Wells Fargo Adds Bruce Anderson as SVP, Account Executive in Redwood City Insurance Operations

• Financial Services Veteran, Lloyd Miller Joins CBIZ and Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C.

• Longfellow Benefits' Joseph Gray Named Chartered Financial Consultant - SYS-CON Media, NJ 

• Wells Fargo Adds Bruce Anderson as SVP - MarketWatch 

11/14/08

• Citi directors looking to replace chairman: report

• AIG Elects Dennis D. Dammerman to Board of Directors

• Aetna Names Lonny Reisman, M.D. as Chief Medical Officer

• Morgan Stanley Appoints Senior Banking Veteran Cece Sutton to Head Newly Created Retail Banking Group

• Rosenfeld Einstein Adds DeGlau As Account Manager

• Scott Palmer Joins MassMutual Retirement Services Division as Vice President, Retirement Systems

• Ike Willingham appointed territory sales manager for Colonial Life

• Ron Fields appointed territory sales manager for Colonial Life

• Janice Robinson appointed territory sales manager for Colonial Life

• Jason Mollo appointed territory sales manager for Colonial Life

• Avalon Healthcare names insurance vet to board - Bizjournals.com, NC 

• Philadelphia Insurance Companies Announces Appointment of Susan Doering - MarketWatch 

• Insurance Industry Veteran Paul Ford Takes the Helm at NetQuote - MarketWatch 

11/13/08

• Aflac Names M. Jeffrey Charney Senior Vice President; Chief Marketing Officer, Promotes Ronald S. Sanders to Senior Vice President; Deputy Director of U.S. Sales, Ronald E. Kirkland, Current Sales Director, to Retire at End of 2009

• RedBrick Health Announces New CFO

• Lee Brower, Innovator of Estate Planning System That Re-Defines Wealth, Joins Underwriting Services of America, National Marketing Organization

• Greg McLane Joins Hythiam as Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing

• NEW YORK LIFE NAMES FOUR COLLEGE STUDENTS AS COLLEGE AGENT INTERN PROGRAM SUMMER SALES CONTEST WINNERS

• Davis Vision, Inc. Names Tom Davis Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer

11/12/08

• Avalon Healthcare Holdings Appoints Kevin R. Hill to Its Board of Directors

• Munich American Re Appoints Leader for Individual Life Department

• RiverSource Investments Hires Structured Assets Sector Team Leader

• Legal Settlement Industry Pioneer Michael J. Sherin to Become Chairman Emeritus at The Garden City Group, Inc.

• Steven Sell Named President of Health Net of California

• Craig Nordyke Named Vice President and Chief Actuary at Fort Dearborn Life Insurance Company®

• AMALGAMATED LIFE INSURANCE NAMES LESLIE BOSTIC SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, HUMAN RESOURCES

• Jean Fleischner, VP, Product Development and General Counsel, CNA Global Specialty Lines Receives Women in Insurance Leadership Award

11/11/08

• Humana’s Bruce Goodman to Join CIO Hall of Fame

• Jersey City Deputy Fire Chief Robert W. Cobb Joins ISO as RDS Director of Community Hazard Mitigation

11/10/08

• Reliance Standard Appoints New Director of Health and Productivity .... - Business Wire
• Cover-All Technologies Promotes Senior Management - MarketWatch
• NCL Names Kevin Sheehan Chief Executive Officer
• DPL Names Frederick J. Boyle as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
• Shirley Puccino of CIGNA International Named to National Foreign Trade Council Board of Directors
• Kevin E. Lynch Joins William J. Egan III to Form the Egan & Lynch Financial Group
• XN HOLDINGS INTRODUCES LAURENT BROSSEAU
• James Weakley to Chair LL Global’s Board of Directors for 2009
• Collision Industry Expert Tom McGee Joins ALLDATA(r)

11/07/08

• S.C. BlueCross Taps Shaffer to Oversee Large Group Unit
   
• Philip Eichinger Joins Guardian Life Insurance Company As National Sales Manager
   
• The Hartford Appoints Michael Rudge As Managing Director Of Its UK Branch

11/06/08

• Allstate Workplace Division Names Brian Frank
   
• Foster Wheeler CEO Signs New Three-Year Agreement to Continue as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
   
• NAVA Names Mark Casady, Chairman and CEO of LPL Financial, New Chairman of the Board and Names Three New Board Members
   
• Bikova awarded prestigious PIWA scholarship

11/05/08

• AIG Say Director Langhammer Resigns, No Reason Given
   
• Health Net, Inc. Announces Changes in Senior Management Responsibilities
   
• Lincoln Financial Group Names Daniel Hayes Head of Funds Management for Retirement Solutions
   
• Capital Forensics Names Vadim Khavinson as President
   
• Alison Kenney Paul takes helm at NEW - Deloitte principal elected president of diversity group
   
• The Children’s Scholarship Fund Philadelphia Names Shelley Boyce To Its Board Of Directors

11/04/08

• National Investment Managers Inc. Announces Stephen H. Rosen Elected to Board of Directors of the American Academy of Actuaries
• Segal Announces Expansion of National Health Practice Resources
• NIPR (National Insurance Producer Registry) ELECTS 2009 OFFICERS
• FSP Elects Executive Committee
• Valiant Insurance Group Adds Two to Casualty Division
• Curian Capital Appoints Kevin L. Ramsier Divisional Vice President

11/03/08

• Segal Announces Expansion of National Health Practice Resources
• Brendan Hickey Joins Pinnacle Financial Group
• DMW WORLDWIDE ANNOUNCES STAFF PROMOTIONS, ADDITIONS IN REACT FULFILLMENT CENTER OPERATIONS

10/31/08

• Goldman hires Citi's Sondhi for wealth mgmt - sources

• Sean Burke Joins Colemont's California Operations as Senior Vice President and Financial Services Broker

• IRONSHORE ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION OF CHIEF UNDERWRITING OFFICER

10/29/08

• Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE Hires Auto Industry Veteran Julie Zona - MarketWatch

• AXA Art Insurance Appoints New Director of Business Development - Earthtimes , UK

• Electric Insurance Appoints Eight New Agents across the United States

• DTCC Names Vice President for Global Sales, Asset Services

• ISIS Papyrus CEO Joins Finalists for Lifetime Achievement in 2008 Stevie® Awards for Women in Business

• Michael Crosby Joins Proskauer Rose as a Partner in London

• Centric Health Resources Names Industry Leader Warwick Charlton, M.D., M.B.A., as Chief Medical Officer

• Assurex Global Continues International Business Emphasis with Naming of New Board Members

• COZEN O’CONNOR MEMBER LORI S. NUGENT PRESENTS AT ACI CYBER RISK INSURANCE FORUM

• FOUR CAA MEMBERS RETAIN STATUS AS IIABA’S BEST PRACTICES AGENCIES FOR 2008-09

• NSM Insurance Group Announces Hiring Nena West to Director, Express Hotel Program

10/28/08

• Travis Software Promotes Jesse Wolgamott to Senior Vice President ... - PR Web (press release), WA 

• ING U.S. Insurance CEO Catherine Smith honored by Outward Bound

• AmeriHealth New Jersey Names Brian J. Litten Vice President, Strategic and External Affairs

• AIG Names Anthony J. DeSantis President and Chief Executive Officer of Personal Auto Group

• Cambridge Consulting Group Promotes Top Executives

10/27/08

• THREE JOIN ACCOUNT SERVICES TEAM AT DMW WORLDWIDE

• INSURANCE COMMISSIONER POIZNER NAMES NEW DEPUTY INSURANCE COMMISSIONER FOR COMMUNITY RELATIONS

• ICA ELECTS OFFICERS & EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS

• Technology veteran will oversee all technical and marketing areas of employee benefits software provider

• AIG Names Paula Rosput Reynolds Vice Chairman and Chief Restructuring Officer

• UCBH Holdings, Inc. Announces the Appointment of Craig S. On as Chief Financial Officer

• AIG Names Paula Rosput Reynolds Vice Chairman and Chief Restructuring Officer

• CIGNA Adds David Stacey to National Accounts Team

10/24/08

• Aon Consulting Names Mark Arian as Corporate Transactions Practice - MarketWatch 

• ACE USA Announces Changes to Executive Management Team

• New York Life Announces Executive Promotions

• Arch Capital Group Ltd. Announces John D. Vollaro to Become Senior Advisor; John C.R. Hele to Succeed Vollaro as CFO on April 1, 2009

• San Francisco Bay Area Insurance Agency of MassMutual Financial Group Taps Rebecca Ye to Head New Milpitas Office

• John Rafferty Brings Business Development Expertise to Narragansett Bay Insurance

10/23/08

• Orrick Builds a Premier Insurance Recovery Practice

• Bill Butler Appointed President of iPipeline™

• ESIS Announces Formation of new Medical, Professional and Product Liability Claims Consulting Unit; Appoints Sam Terzich as Senior Vice President

• Stephen Garcia Named to Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Lawyers in America

• Sidley Austin LLP Adds Six Lawyers to the Firm’s Executive Committee; Two Lawyers to its Management Committee

• Triad Guaranty Inc. Announces New President and Chief Executive Officer

• NewOak Capital Appoints Vincent J. Truglia, Managing Director of Global Economic Research and Sovereign Risk

10/22/08

• James R. Campbell Appointed as Special Advisor to UnitedHealth Group

• Mitchell Caplan Joins Aquiline Capital Partners as an Executive Advisor

• Preeminent Insurance Attorney Jerold Oshinsky Joins Gilbert Randolph LLP

• Ambac Financial Group, Inc. Board of Directors Names David W. Wallis Chief Executive Officer

• China Life exec to head CITIC private equity -sources

• National Investment Managers Inc.’s Karen A. Jordan Honored With 2008 Harry T. Eidson Founders Award by the American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries

• Cowan Joins Conseco as Senior Vice President of Operations

• Denise Plecas is New Business P&C Underwriter/Broker at Yates & Associates

• Markel Corporation Appoints John Latham as President of Southeast Region

• The Hartford Appoints Stephan Schinnenburg As Head Of Its New German Retirement Savings Business

10/21/08

• Allianz Makes Key Aviation Hire from AIG

• Prudential Annuities Announces New Leadership Structure

• Oswald Companies Appoints a New Vice President and a Client Manager for the Personal Client Management Division

• Kevin W. McMurchy Joins Houlihan Lokey’s Financial Institutions Group

• Pegasystems Announces Expected Record Revenue and Change in Sales Management

• BroadSpire Appoints Ryan Garver as Vice President of Technology & Creates Innovative Ruby on Rails Center of Excellence

• Jason Nadeau Appointed President of Stewart Lender Services, Inc.

• Len Franco, Joins Stewart Lender Services as Senior Vice President, National Sales Manager

• Perkins Coie Acquires Thirteen Former Heller Ehrman Attorneys in Madison, Wisconsin

• WELLS FARGO ADDS WILLIAMS AS CLAIMS EXECUTIVE IN WEST REGION INSURANCE OPERATIONS

• Clayton M. Yokota Named Trustmark Voluntary Benefit Solutions Regional Sales Vice President, Western Region

• Scene Genesis Names Insurance Veteran Director of Strategic Accounts

• TWO JOIN DMW WORLDWIDE’S CREATIVE DEPARTMENT

10/17/08

• Fireman’s Fund appoints two senior execs - Bizjournals.com, NC 

• Symetra Honors Community Champions

• Nicholas Pascall Joins American Safety Reinsurance as Chief Underwriting Officer

• Stephen M. Weiner Receives Award for Best Practices in Medicine from Massachusetts Medical Law Report

• Wells Fargo Adds Williams as Claims Executive in West Region Insurance Operations

• Darryl Page and Greg Meyer Join Fireman's Fund Insurance Company in Senior Personal Insurance Roles

• RBID.Com Inc Business Affiliate, Leverage Inc., Announces Appointment of New Vice President, Business Development

• COZEN O’CONNOR MEMBER FRANCINE L. SEMAYA CO-CHAIRS PRACTISING LAW INSTITUTE’S (PLI) REINSURANCE CONFERENCE

• GAB Robins adjuster rises through the ranks 

• Charles C. Jones, CLU®, ChFC®, CASL® to be Enshrined in The American College’s Alumni Hall of Fame

10/15/08

• MAX NEW YORK LIFE APPOINTS RAJESH SUD AS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND MANAGING DIRECTOR

• J. Robert Howard Joins Lockton Phoenix Brokerage Team

• HOGAN NAMED VP AT LOCKTON IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

• Stephen Horvath Named Vice President and General Manager of Health Contact Partners

• New York Life International Names Gary Bennett EVP and Greater China CEO

• Former Symantec Group President Joins Venafi Board of Directors

• SeaBright Names Cuthbert Chief Financial Officer

10/14/08

• Conover Hires Aaron McClellan - Eastside Business Journal, Washington 

• Trusted Choice® Independent Insurance Agent Honored For Outstanding Service To His Community

• Trusted Choice Independent Insurance Agents Honored by Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New Jersey

• Hogan Named VP at Lockton in Washington, D.C.

• Group 1 Automotive Announces Retirement of Randy L. Callison

• Keshishian to Lead Securian Individual Product Wholesaling Unit

• INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS AND BROKERS HONOR PAST IIABNJ BOARD MEMBER AND DEDICATED AGENT WITH PRESTIGIOUS INSURANCE PERSON OF THE YEAR AWARD

• NEW OFFICERS TO SERVE INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS AND BROKERS OF NEW JERSEY (IIABNJ)

• DBL DISTRIBUTING LLC APPOINTS INDUSTRY VETERAN JOSH FINKELSTEIN AS SENIOR BUYER

• BIG “I” INSTALLS NEW LEADERSHIP TEAM

10/13/08

• Kulin Patel, Head, Indian arm of Watson Wyatt - Economic Times, India 

• Markham McKnight Elected Chairman of the Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers - MarketWatch 

• Merrill Lynch hires advisers from Lehman, UBS

• Financial Solutions Advisory Team Expands at Lockton

• Merrill names new Pac Rim debt syndicate head-source

• TWO JOIN DMW WORLDWIDE’S CREATIVE DEPARTMENT

• Nautilus Insurance Group Appoints Miklos F. Kallo Vice President – Finance & Accounting

10/09/08

• Allstate appoints Joseph J. Richardson Jr. to Senior Vice President

• athenahealth Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President Retires Due to Health Reasons

• HealthMarkets Appoints New Chief Financial Officer

• XN Holdings Introduces Robert Zobel

• Health Net’s Martha Smith Named to Integrated Healthcare Association Board of Directors

• Health Net Partners with Providence Bruins for Second Season to Honor Troops from New England

• Richard Anderl Named General Counsel at Mutual of Omaha

• Summit Re Announces Key Addition to its Executive Team

10/08/08

• INSURANCE: The Hartford Replaces Chief Investment Officer - Hartford Courant

• Aflac Announces Ron Agypt  as Vice President of Broker Sales

• Quin D. Dodd, Former Chief of Staff to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Joins Mintz Levin

• Zynex Announces Additional Board Members

• Christopher Myers Joins Benfield as ERM Practice Leader

• Matt Reddy Named Vice President of National Accounts at Fort Dearborn Life Insurance Company®

10/07/08

• Patrick Faga Named NAMIC’s 2008 Professional Farm Mutual Manager of the Year

• The Hartford Names Greg McGreevey Chief Investment Officer

• MetLife’s Lisa M. Weber Named by FORTUNE Magazine to Its 50 Most Powerful Women in Business List for Fifth Year in a Row

• AIR Worldwide Appoints Akshay Gupta as Director of Catastrophe Risk Engineering (CRE) Practice

• Karen Clark & Company President and CEO Honored as Innovator in Risk Management

• PSCA Elects 2008-2009 Board of Directors

• AIR Worldwide Appoints Akshay Gupta as Director of Catastrophe Risk Engineering (CRE) Practice

10/06/08

• CPCU Society Announces 2008-2009 Officers And Governors

• NAIFA Announces Restructuring, Promotions in Government Relations Department

• Top Insurance Win Attorney Named Chair of Commercial Litigation Department at Cozen O’Connor

• JP Morgan won't keep WaMu CEO

• ACE Global Markets Appoints Russell Burgess Underwriting Manager, Accident & Health

• BDO Consulting Appoints Ralph Fatigate, Former Director of Investigations for NYS Banking Department, to Lead Mortgage Lending Investigative Unit

• SS&C Announces Two Senior Appointments

• PIA National Officers for 2008-2009 Installed

10/03/08

• RBID.Com Inc. Business Affiliate, Leverage Inc., Announces Appointment of New Vice President, Technology

• Electric Insurance Names Senior Vice President and Chief Underwriting Officer

• Commercial Property Insurer FM Global to Make Broad Changes to Its Senior Management Team

• Fidelity College Savings Indicator Finds Parents Are Projected to Meet Only 21 Percent of Future College Costs - Three Point Decrease from One Year Ago

• BofA says Merrill's Thain to have major role

• PIANJ’s Harris named PIA National director

• Dr. Howard Fixler M.D. Joins Trustmark Worcester Office as Medical Director

• PIANJ hails Auerbach as PIA National president

• Bruce D. Thomas Begins Term as 2008 - 2009 NAMIC Chairman

• Collins Adds to New York Broker Force to Seize “Growth Opportunities” in Northeast

10/02/08

• E & K’s Auerbach Takes the Helm of National Insurance Association

• Unum Names Bishop Executive Vice President and General Counsel

• Anderson Receives 2008 Women in Insurance Leadership Award

• Unum Names Bishop Executive Vice President and General Counsel

10/01/08

• Joane Fingers Named Vice President of Group Administration at Fort Dearborn... - MarketWatch

• Willis Re Launches P&I and Marine Mutual Reinsurance Team

• MassMutual Retirement Services Expands Sales Coverage in Midwest

• Sun Life Financial names new U.S.-based executives

• Wells Fargo Adds McCaffery as Sales Executive in Redwood City Insurance Operations

• Endurance Worldwide Insurance Welcomes Joseph O’Donnell

• Assurant Appoints Stephen W. Gauster Senior Vice President and Chief Corporate Counsel

• Sun Life Financial announces executive management changes

• Herman Bontrager Receives NAMIC’s Chairman’s Award

• Gee to Join Grange Insurance Board

• Kathy Patenaude Boosts Iroquois Expansion in New England

• MICROSOFT SENIOR EXECS JOIN LIGHTHOUSE1

09/30/08

• Wells Fargo Adds Boring as Sales Executive in Southern California Insurance Operations

• Annette D. Gardner Named Vice President of Great American Insurance Group

• CIGNA Names John M. Partridge to Board of Directors

• Richard J. Harrington to Join Aetna Board of Directors

• Flagstone Re Announces Director to Retire from Board

• Zurich North America Commercial names Robert Shine to head its Specialties’ Casualty unit

• Financial Accounting Foundation Appoints Marc A. Siegel to the Financial Accounting Standards Board

09/29/08

• Altra Announces CEO Succession Plan

• Navigators Hires U.K. Executive

09/25/08

• Mark Seghers Joins Health Benefits Direct's Insurint Subsidiary - MarketWatch 

• Financial Solutions Unit Established by Reinsurance Leader, Munich American

• Sovereign Appoints New Senior Underwriter

09/23/08

• HealthMarkets Announces Resignation of President and Chief Operating Officer David W. Fields

• Delos Insurance Group Appoints Shettle as Chairman

• Keenan & Associates Announces Recipients in Scholarship Program

• Epic Advertising Appoints Rob Wilson

• Bob Irvin Joins Lockton in San Francisco

• ALLSTATE NAMES NEW LEADER FOR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE GROUP

• Venture Names Michael DeMarco as EVP of Preferred Club Program

09/22/08

• AIG's Singapore life insurance unit head resigns - Reuters 

• Wells Fargo Adds Stafford as Account Executive in Redwood City - MarketWatch 

• Great American Insurance Group’s Environmental Division Announces Key Staff Additions

• Cheryl-Ann Lister Appointed Independent Director of AXIS Capital Board

• Allstate’s Wilson Comments on Liddy’s Election to AIG

• Compliance 360 Adds Compliance Software Veteran as Vice President of Business Development

• HARLEYSVILLE INSURANCE NAMES SHRUM ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT OF WORKERS COMPENSATION

09/19/08

• ARAG®  NAMES VOICAN AS VICE PRESIDENT, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

• NAIFA National Council Elects Officers, Trustees to Board

• AHIA Announces Slate of 2008 Officers

• Whitney Information Network Names Charles M. Peck, Chief Executive Officer

• Michael Angerthal to Join Phoenix Investment Partners As Chief Financial Officer

• Ariel Reinsurance Company Ltd. Announces Executive Appointments

• Ralph E. Jones III Appointed to the Board of Directors of Everest Re Group, Ltd.

• Robert E. Croner Joins HResults, Inc. As Principal

• EMPLOYERS® Names Sharon Faggiano as Pacific Region Vice President of Sales

• John R. (J) Pegues Named Chief Executive Officer of Coventry Health Care of Louisiana, Inc.

09/18/08

• Ceridian Appoints Albert J. Bart to Senior Vice President - MarketWatch

• Three Leaders At The Hartford Tapped For Senior Posts Within The Company’s Property And Casualty Operations

• André Hoffmann Acquires Expanded Position in MedAssurant and Joins Board of Directors

• Allstate Names New Leader for Roadside Assistance Group

• Interactive Data Appoints Keith Webster Managing Director of Fixed Income Analytics Business

• UCBH Holdings, Inc. CEO Thomas S. Wu Named in Forbes Asia Magazine’s “Twenty-Five Notable Chinese-Americans”

• Corporate Risk executive and team join Alliant Insurance Services

• Bill McKernan Takes the Reins of NSM Insurance Group

09/17/08

• Republican California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner considers run for governor - San Jose Mercury News,

• Insurance exec J. Patrick Rooney dies at 80 - CNNMoney.com

• Ironshore Hires Kristen McMahon as Chief Claims Officer for IronHealth

• AIA WELCOMES JIM RIDLING AS ALABAMA INSURANCE COMMISSIONER

• Cadwalader Continues To Build Financial Regulation Practice with Addition of Jim Scott

• Richard Hallworth to Succeed Michael Catalano as Chief Executive Officer of America Service Group

• Argo Group Appoints Barbara Sutherland as General Counsel for its U.S. Operations

• Paul Meyers Joins Wealth Enhancement Group

• Paul F. Novak, Former Michigan Assistant Attorney General, to Join Milberg LLP

• New England Financial Appoints Corina Alvarez to Newly Created Position of Agency Multicultural Director

• Michael D. Carr Joins The National Association Of Subrogation Professionals (NASP) As Executive Director

09/12/08

• Longfellow Benefits, Boston, Adds Two Senior Consultants - MarketWatch

• Olivier Poirot Joins Accor Worldwide Executive Committee

• O’Brien Joins Transamerica Reinsurance

• Tamalpais Wealth Advisors Names New Senior Executive

• Seyfarth Shaw Partner Kevin Lesinski Joins San Francisco Office

• HKMB Hub International Welcomes John Chippindale

• Hooper Holmes Names Richard Whitbeck President of Portamedic Division

09/11/08

• Wells Fargo Adds David Carroll as Senior Vice President, West Region Property Insurance Practice Leader

• Brian W. Reid to Join OraSure Technologies as Vice President, International Sales

• World Bank Economist Harry Broadman and Former German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer Join The Albright Group LLC and Albright Capital Management LLC

• Stephen Pelletier Appointed President of Prudential Annuities, Christopher Cooper Appointed Chairman and CEO of International Investments

• Prudential Financial, Inc. Elects RLJ Development President Thomas J. Baltimore, Jr. to Board of Directors

• Sypris Appoints Brian A. Lutes Chief Financial Officer

• Former NY Acting Superintendent Louis Pietroluongo Joins The Cambridge Group as Vice President of Business Relations

• HARLEYSVILLE INSURANCE NAMES HIRSHEY ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT AND ASSISTANT GENERAL COUNSEL

• NEARY JOINS LOCKTON IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

• NEW YORK LIFE APPOINTS EILEEN SLEVIN TO ITS TOP MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

• Foundation Source Names Page Eberstadt Snow as Chief Philanthropic Officer

09/10/08

• UPDATE 2-Manulife investment officer to take on role of CEO

• Wells Fargo Private Bank Launches in Metro New York, Greater Northeast;

• ACE Appoints Douglas Reynolds to Head International Personal Lines and SME Business

• CrossCheck, Inc. Appoints David Kilat Senior Vice President of Business Analysis and Operations

• Centene Corporation Names Sherry B. Husa as President and CEO of Wisconsin Subsidiary

• Clear Choice Announces Change to Board of Directors

• Willis Re Director Appointed to National Environment Research Council

• Tim Morris has joined Farmington Capital Partners as a Managing Partner

• McAuley Woods and Associates Hires New CFO/COO

• PIA Management Services welcomes Pittz

09/09/08

• Endurance Worldwide Reinsurance Expands Underwriting Capabilities in Europe and Asia Pacific

• FSP Foundation Awards Paul S. Mills Scholarships

• WaMu ousts CEO, put under U.S. regulatory oversight

• GLG hires two fund managers from Merrill Lynch

• Dewey P. Bushaw Named Executive Vice President of Pacific Life’s Annuities & Mutual Funds Division

• General Re Corporation Announces Salvatore R. Curiale as a New Board Member

• XL Capital Ltd Announces the Appointment of Jacob D. Rosengarten as Chief Enterprise Risk Officer

• Hales & Company Announces That Robert Schneider Has Joined the Firm as Managing Director

09/08/08

• PIANY past president appointed to state WC Rating Board post

• Fox and Stanard Announce New Powerhouse Re Broker

• PIA Management Services Inc. promotes Guilbault to director of government and industry affairs

• Former EEOC Vice Chair Leslie Silverman to Join Proskauer Rose in Washington, D.C.

• Wells Fargo Adds Manny Lauria as Managing Director of Insurance Operation in Atlanta

• HealthMarkets Adds Chief Marketing Officer; New Chief Actuary Also Joins Management Team

• Pimco names El-Erian CEO; Thompson to retire

09/05/08

• Day Pitney LLP Expands Commercial Litigation Department - MarketWatch 

• Civil Service Employees Insurance Group Hires Bo Brown as Senior Territory Marketing Representative in Arizona - MarketWatch

• Dr. Charles Smith Named Chief Medical Officer for CIGNA’s Wellness, Lifestyle Management and Coaching Programs

• Civil Service Employees Insurance Group Hires Bo Brown as Senior Territory Marketing Representative in Arizona

• MMC Names Orlando D. Ashford Senior Vice President, Human Resources

• MMC Names Orlando D. Ashford Senior Vice President, Human Resources

• General Re–New England Asset Management, Inc.® Hires Ms. Stacy Varney

• SK&A Board of Directors Promotes David Escalante, Jr. to President and CEO

• Standard Life names ex-Aviva executive as deputy FD

• Michael P. Hydanus elected Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer

• HARLEYSVILLE INSURANCE NAMES STEPHEN BYRNE VICE PRESIDENT

• HARLEYSVILLE INSURANCE NAMES THOMAS KERN VICE PRESIDENT

09/04/08