People & Places

RIMS appoints society president: Deborah M. Luthi,ARM, will lead the Risk and Insurance Management Society aspresident for the 2012 term. Luthi serves as the enterpriserisk amnager for the San Francisco Public Utiltiies Commission. Shehas been a RIMS member for more than 30 years and has served on tehboard for 11 years, most recently as vice president and boardliason to the Society's Finance Committee and Spencer EducationalFoundation Comittee.

Willis names practice leader: Willis NorthAmerica appointed Gerald Cecil as practice leader for Willis Programs. Cecil will build on thePrograms' national broker distribution network and manage theexisting Platinum Broker network.

Austin Mutual promotes Kirkendall: KodyKirendall has been named director of Commercial Lines Underwritingat AustinMutual. He will continue to oversee the Ag DivisionUnderwriting.

Lockton expands government contracting:LocktonAffinity has hired Sara K. Payne as senior vicepresident. Payne, an expert in the creation and operation ofDefense Base Act insurance programs forgovernment contractors, will be based inWashington, D.C.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Gallagher acquires Capital Bauer: Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired CapitalBauer Insurance Agency in Albany, N.Y. Terms were notdisclosed. Capital Bauer owner David Bauer and his staff willcontinue to operate in the Albany location, under the direction ofDouglas Brown, Northeast regional manager of Gallagher's retailproperty/casualty brokerage operation.

New Policies

Schinnerer launches contractors' policy: Victor O.Schinnerer & Co. launched an errors & omissions policy for specialtycontractors. The policy is available nationwide on an excess& surpluss lines basis.

Two new programs at Glatfelter: Glatfelter Program Managers (GPM), a strategicbusiness unit dedicated to Glatfelter Insurance Group's programbusiness, has acquired the senior living and religious institutionsprograms of Bunker Hill Underwriters (BHU). BHU is the underwritingagency subsidiary of Houston International Insurance Group. Thesenior living program will be known as Glatfelter HealthcarePractice, which also will iclude GPM's previously known Hospice andCommunicaty Care Insurance Services. The religious instituitionsprogram will be known as Glatfelter Religious Practice.