Delray Beach, FL – Tower MSA Partners recently announced that Craig Deneau has joined the company as Senior Vice President of Business Development. As a member of Tower’s senior executive team, Deneau will seek new business opportunities and work with clients’ risk management teams on proactive Medicare Secondary Payer compliance programs through optimized Medicare Set-Aside… [Read more]
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Ohio Senate Confirms Patricia “Trish” Harris as New COO for BWC
Columbus, OH – A Cincinnati native and longtime veteran of the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) recently assumed the role of chief operating officer following her confirmation by the Ohio Senate. Patricia “Trish” Harris, who joined BWC as an intern in 1991, succeeds Kevin Abrams, who retired Monday after nearly four decades with the… [Read more]
Church Mutual Names Becky Hudzik-Presson Chief Claims Officer
Merrill, WI – Becky Hudzik-Presson has been named chief claims officer of Church Mutual Insurance Company, S.I. (a stock insurer), reporting to Scott Names, senior vice president – shared services and chief information officer. Hudzik-Presson will lead the entire claims organization and all related services. “Church Mutual is truly blessed to bring someone with Becky’s… [Read more]
Ohio Governor DeWine Announces Leadership Change at Department of Insurance
Columbus, OH – Governor Mike DeWine recently announced that Jillian Froment, Director of the Ohio Department of Insurance, has resigned her position to pursue other opportunities. Froment joined the department in 2011 and has served as director since 2017. “As Director of the Ohio Department of Insurance, Jillian has been an advocate for Ohio’s consumers… [Read more]
Pollie Pent Joins Samuel Hale as New Director of Strategic Partnerships
Folsom, CA – Samuel Hale, LLC recently welcomed Pollie Pent as its new Director of Strategic Partnerships for the company’s Staffing Agency Workers’ Compensation Division. In this role, Pent will develop relationships with California staffing agencies and build market awareness of Samuel Hale’s unique SHE3 program, which drives down workers’ compensation insurance costs for staffing… [Read more]
Kathleen Ziegler Joins CopperPoint as Senior Vice President, Operations
Phoenix, AZ – CopperPoint Insurance Companies recently announced Kathleen Ziegler has joined the company in a newly created role as Senior Vice President, Operations. Kathleen will be responsible for overseeing business operations, procedures and efficiency to support CopperPoint and its agency/broker partners. She will also be instrumental in integrating operations for the CopperPoint Family of… [Read more]
myMatrixx Names David Dubrof as Chief Sales Officer
Tampa, FL – myMatrixx, an Express Scripts Company recently announced that David Dubrof has been named Chief Sales Officer for the organization. “We’re absolutely thrilled to have David join our team,” said Mike Cirillo, President of myMatrixx. “His 25-plus years of executive management experience in sales, marketing and operations in the workers’ compensation sector are… [Read more]
Texas Mutual Names New Vice President of Corporate Underwriting
Austin, TX – Texas Mutual Insurance Company recently announced Richard Dabney as the company’s vice president (VP) of corporate underwriting—a newly created VP position within the underwriting division. Dabney will oversee the company’s corporate underwriting and underwriting support services. “Richard’s extensive experience in underwriting and the insurance industry makes him a great choice for the… [Read more]
SUNZ Insurance Promotes Glen J. Distefano to Chief Information Security Officer
Bradenton, FL – SUNZ Insurance CEO Steve Herrig recently announced that Glen J. Distefan has been promoted to Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). Distefano has been with SUNZ for 15 years and served in several high-level leadership roles within the technology, underwriting, and security operations, most recently as Chief Technology Officer. Distefano started with SUNZ as… [Read more]
Texas Mutual Names New Vice President of Underwriting Operations
Austin, TX – Texas Mutual Insurance Company, the state’s leading provider of workers’ compensation insurance, announced Paschal Strong as the company’s vice president (VP) of underwriting operations—a newly created VP position within the underwriting division. In his new role, Strong will be responsible for the company’s regional underwriting operations and advancing the division’s data and… [Read more]