People & Places

Woodruff-Sawyer& Co. named Stan Loar and former ChairmanDoug Morton chairman of the board and executivedirector, respectively. Morton will also continue to serve on theboard of directors.

Pioneer Underwriting Limited appointedJonathan Matthews to chief operating officer.Matthews previously served Ryan Specialty Group as group chiefoperating officer.

Dana Lenahan joined OneBeaconTechnology as assistant vice president, Technology Claims.Lenahan comes to the agency with 12 years of experience withcorporate litigation in Minneapolis and Indianapolis law firms.

Janet L. White, CPCU, AINS, was elected to theboard of directors of Central Insurance Cos. White also was appointedto the Executive Committee of the Central Cos., and promoted tosenior vice president of human resources.

Christopher Roach and GreggGuerreiro joined Jimcor Agencies as commercialunderwriters.

Risk Strategies Co. (RSC) named JimDiFalco the executive team leader for RSC's Credit UnionHealth Benefits of America Employee Benefits CaptiveProgram. In his responsibilities, DiFalco will increase thecredit union's national expansion into alternative medicalinsurance plans.

New Programs

Victor O. Schinnerer & Co. added crime,kidnap, ransom, and extortion coverages for non-profits.Navigators will underwrite the coverage, which isavailable nationwide on an admitted basis.

FirstComp, a division of Markel ServiceInc., launched FirstComp EssentialBOP, for appointedindependent agents writing business in Nebraska and Tennessee.

Liberty International Underwriters, part of the GlobalSpecialty unit of Liberty Mutual Insurance,launched LIU Marine Business Owners policy, which covers marineliability and property related risks for small and mid-sized marinebusinesses and operators. The coverage includes marine generalliability, hull and protection & indemnity, marine excessliability, and mobile equipment/tools.

Zurich North AmericaCommercial's Programs & Direct Markets business announced its agreement with Aon Affinity tooffer coverage to non-profit long-term care organizations. Theprogram offers professional and general liabilities, as well asexcess, property, crime and auto coverage for LeadingAge membersnationwide.