Marvin P. Rich was named to the new position of executive vicepresident of finance and operations for Health Net; he will directfinance, health plan operations, and information technology for thecompany. In an unrelated move, Steven P. Erwin, executive vicepresident and chief financial officer, is leaving the company topursue other interests.

Debra McClenahan has been appointed chief executive officer ofCNA Re; she succeeds William J. Adamson, and will have overallresponsibility for the companys strategic direction and profitablegrowth.

New York Life appointed Theodore A. Ted Mathas and Robert L. BobSmith to its executive management committee. (Mathas is chiefoperating officer for the companys life and annuity business; Smithis the senior vice president in charge of special markets.) Theexecutive management committee directs the policies and proceduresfor the company.

Alfred P. Moore was named to the board of directors of LabyrinthHealthCare Group. He is the eighth member of the board, whichguides the strategic planning and direction of the company.

Shane Gleeson was named president of inviva, the parent ofAmerican Life Insurance Company of New York. Gleesons previousposition was president and CEO of Ilona Financial Group. Gleesonand his family are relocating to Louisville, Ky., one of invivastwo headquarter locations. (The National Underwriter Company,parent of Technology Decisions, is headquartered in Erlanger,Ky.)

Forty-eight year old Melinda S. Urion was named executive vicepresident and chief financial officer of AmerUs Group, where shewill manage the companys financial and treasury operations. Herappointment follows the death of Michael G. Fraizer in August,2001.

Aon Corporation named F. Marshall Turner as president of itsproperty and casualty, combined specialty corporation.

Michael R. Henderson was named senior vice president of financefor PacifiCare Health Systems, where he will be responsible for allfinancial planning and analysis for the company. TechnologyDecisions has learned he will report to executive vice presidentand chief financial officer Gregory Scott.

New York Life Insurance Company named Frank M. Boccio chiefadministrative officer of its life and annuity business, thecompanys largest business operation. Boccio will continue as asenior vice president of the company. We are proud to have someonewith his experience and ability on our senior management team, saidFred Sievert, vice chairman of New York Life.

Gary E. Costley, chairman and CEO of International Multifoods,was elected to the board of directors of the Principal FinancialGroup. He also serves on the board of Pharmocopeia.

MetLife named Jim Benson as president and CEO of GenAmericaFinancial Corporation, a MetLife affiliate headquartered in St.Louis. Benson, who is president of individual business for thecarrier, also serves as chairman, president, and CEO of New EnglandFinancial, another MetLife affiliate. He succeeds Kevin Eichner,who resigned to pursue his other business interests, and he wasalso named GenAmericas chairman of the board, succeeding Richard A.Liddy. Meanwhile, Dick Miller was named executive vice presidentand chief marketing officer of GenAmerica, with responsibility forall marketing and sales functions. Miller, who is president and CEOof Walnut Street Securities (GenAmericas broker-dealer subsidiary),had been senior vice president of advisory sales. He will reportdirectly to Benson. Finally, Robert J. Cordier will join thecompany as enterprise head of security, following a 29-year careerwith the FBI, including a stint as special agent in charge of theNew York Office Criminal Division, the largest operational divisionin the FBI. (He had direct oversight of all FBI criminalinvestigations in New York.) Cordier will have overallresponsibility for both MetLifes domestic and internationalsecurity operations.

Unitrin expanded its board of directors to ten members and hasappointed Donald G. Southwell and Eric J. Draut to fill out thenew, larger board. Other changes go like this:
Southwell, who was SVP
is now the COO;And Draut, hes now the EVP, an upgrade, dont youknow.
In other news, one Richard Vie, (the president, he was),will stayon as the CEO,So he still drives the bus.
Now back to Drautnamed CFO of the entire company;And generalcounsel Scott Renwick, Is now the SVP.
But wait, theres more at Unitrin;Dont miss Boschelli, John.He wasassistant treasurer, and now hes moved up one.

The St. Paul Companies named 41-year-old David Randall directorof government practices for the companys public sector servicesbusiness unit. Then it named 46-year-old Kae Lovaas senior vicepresident in charge of operations for the companys U.S. insuranceoperations; she will report to executive vice president MaritaZuraitis. And things are busy in the companys specialty commercialdivision. Thirty-eight year old Kevin Rehnberg was named seniorvice president; hell report to executive vice president MikeMiller. Bill Rohde will become president of global technologyunderwriting (succeeding Kae Lovaas), and Michael Klein will assumethe position. of vice president for public sector services(succeeding Rhode).
Prudential Securities hired Ed Yardeni as its chief investmentstrategist, in what the company described as a homecoming for Dr.Yardeni, who left Prudential in 1991 after serving eight and a halfyears as the Chief Economist. Yardeni will report directly to SteveBuell, director of global equity research, and be responsible fordeveloping the companys investment strategy.

Group Benefit Services appointed John H. Simmonds its directorof marketing and business development. That is all.