People On The Move

Austin, TX – Ron Simmons was recently appointed to the Texas Mutual Insurance Company board of directors by Gov. Greg Abbott. Simmons, from Carrollton, was confirmed by the Texas Senate on February 27. His board term for Texas Mutual—the state’s leading provider of workers’ compensation insurance—is set to expire on July 1, 2023. Simmons is… [Read more]

Newport Beach, CA – Alliant Insurance Services recently announced that Rob Lane has joined Alliant Specialty as Executive Vice President. Lane will provide client advocacy, strategic consulting, and claims resolution services to Alliant’s industry clients across the United States. He will be based in the Newport Beach, CA office of Alliant. “Alliant is committed to… [Read more]

Farmington Hills, MI – Amerisure Mutual Insurance Company recently announced that Jessica Soufrine has been promoted to regional vice president of the west region. In this role, Soufrine will lead underwriting operations and relationship management activities for Amerisure’s west region, which includes Core Service Centers (CSC) in the states of Arizona, Missouri and Texas. “Jessica… [Read more]

Denver, CO – The Denver Business Journal recently named Pinnacol Chief Marketing Officer Kate Schmitz as a member of its 2019 class of “40 under 40.” Nominees were professionals under 40 in the Denver metro area and were judged on their leadership, business success within their organization and industry, and community involvement. Schmitz joined Pinnacol… [Read more]

Albany, NY – Beth Austerman has been appointed to the role of Senior Production Underwriter by The MEMIC Group, to support continued growth in the Central and Western New York markets. Austerman has more than 14 years of experience in the insurance industry. Prior to MEMIC, she held a variety of middle market underwriting roles… [Read more]

Bloomington, MN – SFM Mutual Insurance Co. has named Chad Hagedorn as its new Chief Information Officer. This appointment went into effect on March 1. Hagedorn joined SFM’s Information Services team in 2003 as a Systems Administrator. Since then, he’s held a variety of leadership roles within the team. Hagedorn has served as SFM’s Director… [Read more]

Memphis, TN – Sedgwick recently announced the appointment of veteran industry executive Jane Tutoki to serve as an independent member of its board of directors. Tutoki brings to the role over 30 years of insurance leadership experience. She most recently worked as vice chair of Sedgwick, which she joined last year through the company’s acquisition… [Read more]

Bloomington, MN – SFM Mutual Insurance Co. recently announced that it had promoted David Kaiser to the position of Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President. Kaiser has been with SFM since 1992, having originally joined the organization in the role of Senior Programmer Analyst. He became SFM’s VP of Information Services in 2001, and… [Read more]

Louisville, KY – Preferred Medical recently announced the addition of Cindy Alvano as Vice President of Finance & Accounting. “Cindy brings extensive finance and accounting experience to Preferred that will be key to our growth plans for 2019 and beyond,” said Amy Wrightsel, chief operating officer for Preferred. “Her expertise and reputation is a perfect… [Read more]