People & Places

Crum& Forster hired Joseph Prystupa as vicepresident of its management and professional services division,overseeing the fidelity and crime practice. Prystupa brings withhim 30 years of fidelity experience and most recently served asassistant vice president of the financial institutions book forRLI.

Quincy M. Schmit joined Hull & Co. as commercial lines marinebroker. She has more than 9 years of California and West Coastexperience with marine risks.

Lockton expanded its Philadelphia operationwith the addition of vice presidents David Griffinand Scott Kegler. Griffin is an experiencedadvisor in benefits administration, human resources technology andenterprise resource planning. Kegler advises business leaders inthe construction, healthcare, private equity and real estateindustries.

Laura Zaroski was chosen as vice president,management and employment practices liability for SociusInsurance Services Inc. Previously employed as a partner at aChicago based law firm, Zaroski served as claims and coveragecounsel for insurance companies.

Enservio added two new members to its executiveteam to bolster its rapidly growing marketing and sales efforts.Christine Washburn will lead the marketing team assenior vice president of marketing. Gary Blairwill lead the enterprise sales team as senior vice president ofsales. Together, Washburn and Blair have more than 38 years ofindustry experience.

Harry Kolbe joined Integro's New York office as principal. He mostrecently served as partner at Pinnacle Risk Solutions. AtIntegro, Kolbe will be responsible for client production andservicing.

TowneBanke appointed F. Dudley Fulton presidentand CEO of Towne Insurance. Fulton has 30 years ofindustry experience and previously held executive titles at USIInsurance.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Willis North America acquired AvalonActuarial, a Canadian employee benefits brokerage and actuarialconsulting services firm. Through the acquisition, Willis willestablish a presence in the Canadian employee benefits market tomatch demand for specialized employee benfit offerings. Avalon'sJean-Robert Elie will serve as executive vice president andCanadian human capital practice leader; Christine Panet-Raymondwill serve as exectuive vice president, non-traditional covers andClaude Emond will serve as consulatant to Willis.

Marsh & McLennan (MMA) acquired Brower InsuranceAgency, a independent insurance agency in Ohio. Brower willserve as MMA's new Midwest hub and will seek to expand MMA'sregional footprint through further acquisitions. Brower'sleadership and employees will join MMA.

New Programs

ACE USA expanded its catastrophe managementinsurance products with ACE Cat Management 2.5 endorsement by itsACE Excess Casualty Unit. The endorsment supplements ACE's alreadyexpansive catastrophe management endorsement. Targeted industriesinclude hospitality, real estate, manufacturing, service, wholesaledistribution and more. Benefits of the new endorsment include:

• Catastrophe management-specific aggregate limit of liabilityavailable for purchase of up to $2.5 million
• 24/7 toll free access to notify ACE of an event andrequest coverage
• Syngery for clients who choose to purchase ESIS CatastropheServices
• Coverage for costs associated with securing the scene, affectedemergency third-party funeral costs, psychological counseling andtemporary living costs
• Coverage for laboratory testing to determine the cause ofillness or disease from contaminated food
• Coverage for travel-related costs for directors, officers andothers to manage repercussions of an event.

News

Hull & Co. opened a new Marine departmentto help retail clients round out their books of business and locatethe best terms, conditions and pricing for their marineexposures. The department will offer access to marketsand coverge for marinas, yacht clubs, boat dealers, brokers andmore and will write in all states.