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Novato, Calif.-based Fireman's Fund Insurance Co. has named
Roger M. Nulton Jr. president of the company's commercial business. Mr. Nulton, who previously was chief operating officer of the company's commercial business, succeeds
Gary Bhojwani, who was named chief executive officer of Minneapolis-based sister company Allianz Life Insurance Co. of North America.
S. Ming Lee will become president and CEO of AIR Worldwide Corp. when the company's founder,
Karen Clark, steps down April 15 from the posts and becomes vice chairman of AIR's board of directors. Mr. Lee, who joined AIR in 1996, is currently executive vp. Boston-based AIR is a subsidiary of Insurance Services Office Inc.
Daniel H. Olmsted, president and COO of the Atlantic Cos., has been named to the additional post of CEO. As CEO, Mr. Olmsted succeeds Klaus Dorfi, who will remain the New York-based company's chairman until he retires at the end of the year.
Thomas J. Elliott III has joined New York-based Mercer Human Resource Consulting in the newly created position of COO, consulting practices. Before joining Mercer, Mr. Elliott was president of Unisys Corp.'s Global Commercial Industries business unit. Also,
Robert Yungk has joined Mercer as president and global head of Mercer Health & Benefits. Mr. Yungk joins Mercer from Tenet Healthcare Corp. where he was senior vp-managed care.
New York-based Guy Carpenter & Co. L.L.C. has named
Ajay Junnarkar chief financial officer. Mr. Junnarkar replaces Phil Petronis, who has been appointed COO for Marsh Products & Services Management. Before joining Guy Carpenter last year, Mr. Junnarkar was director in parent company Marsh & McLennan Co.'s strategic development group. Meanwhile, Guy Carpenter announced that
Andrew Marcell has been appointed CEO of Continental European operations and head of business development and specialty practices in both the United Kingdom and Continental Europe at Guy Carpenter & Co. Ltd. in London. Most recently Mr. Marcell was head of Guy Carpenter's worldwide casualty practice. And
Nick Frankland, previously deputy CEO of U.K. operations, was named CEO of U.K. operations. They succeed
David Priebe, previously president and CEO at Guy Carpenter's European operations, who has been chosen to head the intermediary's global specialty operations.
F. Robert Woudstra has been named president and COO of Los Angeles-based Farmers Group Inc. Mr. Woudstra previously was executive vp. Also,
Keitha T. Schofield has been appointed president and COO of Farmers Services, a new support services entity at the company. Ms. Schofield, who also serves on the Farmers Group board, previously was executive vp-support services.
Peter J. Imbrogno has been named U.S. COO at Cambridge Integrated Services, the Greenwich, Conn.-based subsidiary of Cambridge Solutions Ltd. Mr. Imbrogno, who will be based in Cambridge's Downers Grove, Ill., office, most recently was COO at Broadspire Services Inc.
Memphis, Tenn.-based Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc. has appointed
Bill Brewer executive vp, CFO and a member of the Sedgwick CMS Executive Committee. Before joining Sedgwick, Mr. Brewer was a partner in the financial services assurance practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers L.L.P.
ACE Ltd. has named
Roberto Hidalgo president and CEO of ACE Argentina and ACE Chile. He formerly was president and CEO of ACE Puerto Rico and will be based in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Judith Hernandez-Tate, regional vp, property, for ACE Latin America, will succeed Mr. Hidalgo as president and CEO of ACE Puerto Rico and will be based in San Juan. She will continue in her senior commercial property insurance role for ACE Latin America.
Richard Hynes has been named president and CEO of Willis Canada in Toronto. Mr. Hynes, who previously was managing partner of the broker's Toronto office, succeeds Wole Coaxum, who left the firm.
George Town, Grand Cayman-based United America Indemnity Ltd. has named
Saul A. Fox CEO and named
Robert M. Fishman CEO and president of its Bala Cynwyd, Pa.-based United America Insurance Group insurance operation. Mr. Fox was chairman of United America Indemnity's board while Mr. Fishman was CEO of United America Indemnity.
Daytona Beach, Fla.-based Brown & Brown Inc. has taken an initial step in the company's executive succession plan that anticipates
J. Powell Brown becoming the company's CEO on Hyatt Brown's retirement in July 2009.
Jim W. Henderson, the company's president and COO, has been named vice chairman, with J. Powell Brown, previously a regional executive vp, replacing him as president. Mr. Henderson will continue to serve as COO.
The Washington-based National League of Cities Mutual Insurance Corp. has named
William B. Heberton Jr. president and CEO. Mr. Heberton most recently was senior vp for specialty lines with CNA Reinsurance Group. NLC Mutual is a member-owned reinsurance company supporting individual state risk insurance pools for municipal governments.
Kai Petersen has joined the Los Angeles office of Buck Consultants L.L.C. office as principal and western region retirement practice leader of the consulting firm. Previously, Mr. Petersen led the retirement practice for The Segal Co.'s west region.
Arch Insurance Group in New York, a subsidiary of Arch Capital Group Ltd., has promoted Joseph C. O'Donnell to executive vp responsible for Arch Insurance Group's executive assurance division. Previously, he was a senior vp.
Aon Corp. has named John Barrett as resident managing director for Los Angeles. Previously, he was a managing director for Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc.
Integro Ltd. has named James E. Dunn as a principal in the property practice in New York. He joins Integro from Marsh, where he served as a senior property claim consultant.
Lockton Cos. L.L.C. has expanded its New York team with the addition of Ray Beegle as senior vp and property practice leader. Previously, he was an executive vp and northeast regional marketing officer for Willis.
David O'Keeffe has been named president of the newly formed Camford National Insurance Brokers L.L.C., a Lebanon, N.J.-based specialty lines wholesale insurance brokerage. Previously, he was vp/partner of Oxbridge Insurance Associates Inc.
Atlanta-based Beecher Carlson has named Ida D. Havens as senior vp in its national health care practice. Previously, she was a managing director for health care in the southwest for Aon Corp.
Chicago-based law firm Kerns, Pitrof, Frost & Pearlman L.L.C. has promoted Kristin D. McMahon and Michael L. Brooks from special counsel to partner.