People & Places

Sterling& Sterling hired Howard Tollin aspresident of Sterling Environmental Services. In this newlycreated position, he evaluates and manages corporateenvironmental exposures not often covered by general liability andproperty insurance policies.

OneBeacon Insurance Group named John C.Treacy as senior vice president of finance. He is based inMinnetonka, Minn., and has more than 25 years of financialmanagement experience.

The New JerseyManufacturers Insurance Co. appointed Charles A. Prall,CPA, to the position of senior vice president and chieffinancial officer. He also will serve on the Board ofDirectors.

Brown & Brown named Linda S.Downs its chief operating officer and Charles H. Lydeckerregional president.

Paul DavisNational, large loss specialists for Paul Davis Restoration,promoted Kristen Schultz to account manager. Shehas more than 6 years of experience with Paul Davis, most recentlyas business development manager.

The MEMIC Group hired two senior underwriters:Mark Darragh for New Jersey and surrounding areas,and Katrinka Casamassa for Pennsylvania. Darraghhas 22 years of P&C insurance experience and comes to thecompany from Harlesville Insurance. Casamassa will focus onworkers' compensation in Pennsylvania and develop new business.

New Programs

The Hanover offers Hanover Craft Brewers Advantage, aprogram offered through The Hanover's local middle marketunderwriters and includes brewers' spoilage and contamination,property broadening endorsement, transit broadening endorsement,liquor liabbility and general liability broadening endorsement.

Affinity Healthcare, the consumer, associationand group program business of Aon Risk Solutions,announced its Affinity Health Care programs have open access toinsurance brokers nationwide. Affinity’s Health Careprofessional liability programs serve:

• Homes and services for the aging
• Physical therapy and rehabilitation centers
• Aesthetic businesses
• Medical facilities such as MRI centers, laboratories, hospices,imaging facilities and dialysis centers
• Orthotics and prosthetics suppliers and manufacturers
• Allied health care businesses, such as pharmacies, counselingcenters, nurse staffing agencies and home health care firms
• Schools
• Physicians and surgeons, including osteopathic physicians
• Nurse practitioners, physician assistants, registerednurses.

GMIInsurance launched a new program for non-franchised used autodealerships. GMI is the exclusive, nationwide underwriting managerfor this program, which is offered through Liberty InternationalUnderwriters.The program focuses on small- to medium-size,non-franchised auto dealers, incidental new automobile franchiseoperations, and incidental sales of trucks, RVs, boats andmotorcycles. ISO based coverages include garage liability,general liability (lessors risk), property, business income &extra expense, inland marine, dealers open lot/GKLL, false pretenseand all forms of dealer error & omission coverages.