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CNA Appoints Robusto as CEO, Motamed to Retire at End of 2016

CNA Financial Corporation announced the appointment of Dino E. Robusto as chairman and chief executive officer, effective on or about December 1, 2016. Robusto will succeed Thomas F. Motamed who will retire at the end of 2016. Motamed will continue …

McCafferty Appointed CEO of Flood Re

Brendan McCafferty has been appointed CEO of Flood Re, after a selection process run by the Flood Re directors and senior representatives from the insurance industry. Currently commercial director at Paymentshield, McCafferty will begin his new role in Q4 2014. …

The Hartford Announces Leadership Succession

The Hartford announced that Christopher J. Swift has been appointed chief executive officer of The Hartford and a member of the company’s Board of Directors and that Douglas G. Elliot has been named president. Liam E. McGee, currently chairman, president …

Crawford & Company Names Thomas CEO of Contractor Connection

Crawford & Company, a global independent provider of claims management solutions, named Larry C. Thomas to the new position of chief executive officer of Contractor Connection. Thomas previously served as president for Contractor Connection, which provides insurers with an efficient, …

Bituminous Appoints Lamb Chief Executive Officer

The Bituminous Insurance Companies (“Bitco”), wholly-owned general insurance subsidiaries of Old Republic International Corporation, announced that Vincent C. Lamb, president, has been appointed to the additional position of chief executive officer. He succeeds R. Greg Ator who has retired following …

Crawford Names David Repinski CEO of U.S. Property & Casualty

David J. Repinski has joined Crawford & Company, global independent provider of claims management solutions, to lead its U.S. Property & Casualty business. As CEO, Repinski is responsible for the business unit’s operations, ongoing services diversification, technology innovation and growth …

L.L. Bean CEO Loses Legal Dispute with Maine Neighbors

The CEO of outdoors outfitter L.L. Bean has lost a legal battle with his neighbors over a stone wall and cedar stockade fence on his waterfront property in Cumberland. Maine’s highest court sided with his neighbors in a three-year dispute …

Suspended Arkansas Foundation CEO Sues Organization

The chief executive officer for the foundation that supports the work of an Arkansas hunger-relief organization has filed a lawsuit alleging he was suspended in retaliation for raising questions about internal policies. In a lawsuit filed July 25 in Pulaski …

Fireman’s Fund Names Fouché President and CEO

Lori Dickerson Fouché is the newly appointed president and chief executive officer of Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company. She succeeds Michael LaRocco, who left the company to pursue other professional opportunities. Fouché joined Fireman’s Fund in February 2006 and most recently …

Ex-Gov. Wilson on Leave at Insurance Company Job

Former Missouri Gov. Roger Wilson has been placed on administrative leave from his job as president and CEO of Missouri Employers Mutual Insurance Co. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports that company board chairman Jim Owen is temporarily filling Wilson’s role. …