People and Places

New hire at Paul Davis: LloydSwiggum joined Paul Davis National as president of thecatastrophic loss restoration firm. He will oversee the commercialand industrial property damage restoration organization and willassist customers following catastrophic events. Swiggum hasresponded to several events including 9/11 and HurricaneKatrina as a global catastrope expert in the restoration field.

New member to WAHVE advisory board: Martin L.Vaughn joined the advisory board for Work At Home VintageEmployees(WAHVE)—a company that provides staffingservices for insurance firms. Vaughn also has become an investorfor the company.

3 New hires with Conner Strong and Buckelew: RogerLadda, Kristine Klepper and Franz Wagner have joinedConner Strong and Buckelew . Ladda will serveas president and alternative risk/captive practice leader, Klepperwill serve as senior vice president and employee benefitspractice leader and Wagner will serve as senior vice president andmajor accounts/senior accounts exec.

Mergers and Acquisitions

Landy and Navigators Management join forces: TheHerbert H.Landy Insurance Agency has partnered withNavigators Management Company to offera program for accountants professional liability insurancenationally. An 'Express' application with a 2 yearpolicy option is offered with the program andis available to accounting firms with revenues of $1million or less.

News

San Diego county exec and educator recieves award:TheInVEST program named Bob Captain asthe InVEST teacher of the year. Captain is afaculty member at Grossmont College and an insurance exec withBarney and Barney. The key purpose of the program is to attract newtalent to the insurance industry.