People On The Move

Sacramento, CA – California Governor Gavin Newsom’s office recently announced that Marguerite Sweeney, 68, of San Francisco, has been reappointed to the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board, where she has served since 2012. Sweeney was an attorney at the Law Offices of Marguerite Sweeney from 1989 to 2012, a partner at Sweeney and Sweeney from 1982… [Read more]

Phoenix, AZ – CopperPoint Insurance Companies, a western regional commercial insurance company announced Paula Boca-Bommarito has joined the company as Assistant Vice President, Enterprise Brand and Community Strategy. “We are excited to welcome Paula to CopperPoint where she will help scale a very successful community giving program in Arizona to other states in our growing… [Read more]

Baton Rouge, LA – LWCC recently announced the hiring of Seth Irby as Chief Marketing and Customer Experience Officer as well as the promotion of Gary Sanders to Vice President. Sanders currently serves as Chief Security Officer. “We’re thrilled to grow and evolve our team as we continue to champion Louisiana businesses,” says LWCC President… [Read more]

Orlando, FL – Orchid Medical recently announced the expansion of its executive team with the addition of Timothy Howlin as chief sales officer. Recognized in the workers’ compensation industry for his leadership and expertise, Howlin will lead Orchid’s go-to-market strategy as well as the sales, client services and marketing teams in support of the company’s… [Read more]

Pompano Beach, FL – MTI America recently announced that Marc Pyatt has joined the company as the Physical Medicine National Product Leader. Pyatt brings more than two decades of experience as a physical therapist, manager and senior clinical specialist, for some of the nation’s leading workers’ compensation firms. In his role at MTI America, he’ll… [Read more]

Delray Beach, FL – Tower MSA Partners recently announced that Brian J. Gannon, MBA, ARM is its new Senior Vice President of Business Development. A member of Tower’s senior leadership team, he pursues new business opportunities, works with risk management teams to establish effective, proactive Medicare Secondary Payer compliance programs, and demonstrates Tower’s aggressive cost-saving… [Read more]

Concord, CA – Athens Administrators welcomes industry veteran Rob Fields as their new Texas Sales Director. With over 20 years in the workers’ compensation industry, Rob brings hands-on experience in claims service and claims management. With extensive knowledge of all levels of claims administration, case management and Texas nonsubscription claims administration, Rob will utilize his… [Read more]

Austin, TX – Brett Flagg of Frisco was recently appointed to the Texas Mutual Insurance Company board of directors by Gov. Greg Abbott, effective July 1. His board term for Texas Mutual—the state’s leading provider of workers’ compensation insurance—is set to expire on July 1, 2025. Flagg is an attorney and owner of Flagg Law… [Read more]

Mobile, AL – The American Equity Underwriters, Inc. (AEU), a provider of workers’ compensation insurance for waterfront employers, recently announced that David Widener has joined the firm as director of a newly created division, AEU Claims Advisory Services. Widener joins AEU with nearly two decades of experience in the longshore claims arena, most recently as… [Read more]

Phoenix, AZ – CopperPoint Insurance Companies recently announced that Mark Mooney has joined the company as Vice President & Head of Underwriting for California. “We are excited to welcome Mark to CopperPoint where he will lead our California underwriting team,” said Tom Collins, Senior Vice President and Chief Underwriting Officer. “Mark’s extensive experience in commercial… [Read more]