People and Places

Promotion at Barclay: The BarclayGroup, an independent insurance agency, promotedRoger Butler to vice president. Butler joinedBarclay in July 2001 as a producer and has worked in theinsurance industry since 1993.

Travelers hires new president: The Travelers CompaniesInc appointed Raymond T. Martino asthe president of its ocean marine business unit. Travelers oceanmarine provides specialized property and liability insuranceproducts for maritime-oriented risks. Martino will beresponsible for the overall leadership and managment of theocean marine unit and has more than 30 years' experience in theindustry.

Mark Sonders joins Vertafore: Vertafore, aleading provider of insurance distribution channel solutions,announced that Mark Sonders joined thecompany as senior vice president of sales and client services.Sonders will lead carrier and mga sales and service organizationwith responsiblilty for sales, account managment, marketing andprofessional services and client support.

New hire at Swett & Crawford: HaroldField joined Swett and Crawford to take onleadership and profit responsibilty of the wholesale broker's NewYork City office. Field also will continue servingas sales leader and broker in the professional servicespractice group at the Morristown, N.J., office. He bringsnearly 15 years of insurance industry experience.

Mergers and Acquisitions

Arthur J. Gallagherprocures Robinson-Adams: Arthur J. Gallagher and Co. acquired theinsurance brokerage operations of Robinson-AdamsInsurance Inc. The automotive-related businesses affiliatedwith the company are not involved in the acquisition and willcontinue to run independently.

New Policies

Crum and Forster launch new service: Crum andForster offers a new service that will helppolicyholders to manage and protect against cyber risk.This service also provides eRisk Hub—a web-based portal that contains informationand technical resources to aid in the prevention of network, cyberand privacy losses and support them in timely reporting andrecovery losses.