People & Places

The PennsylvaniaAssn. of Mutual Insurance Cos. announced RonGallagher as its next president. Mr. Gallagher will assumethe role on March 10, 2014, overlapping three months with currentpresident Steve Elliot, who will retire after serving for 15years.

The Property Casualty Insurers Assn. of Americaannounced three new hires. Tom Glassic joined theassociation as vice president, policy and government relations.Nicole Austin will assume the role of assistantvice presidentm federal government relations, and AnnGray was promoted to director, federal governmentrelations.

Willis NorthAmerica appointed Renee Folkerts as suretymanager at Willis of Oklahoma.

IFG Cos. hired Debra Taylor as vice president,product management. In this role, Taylor is responsible for workingwith the product management team and other business leaders tointroduce new products to the market.

UnitedEducators hired Wendell Smith as associatevice president of marketing and special projects.

New Programs

Philadelphia Insurance Cos. released its newFranchised Motorcycle Dealership product. Underthe package policy, franchised motorcycle dealerships will findcoverage enhancements that appeal to their unique coverageneeds.

Mergers & Acquisitions

AssuredPartners acquired AirSure Limited, an agencythat specializes in insurance coverage, employee benefits and riskmanagement services for businesses in the aviation industry. Underthe agreement, 35 employees will joined AssuredPartners, continuingto work out of the Golden, Colo. and Plano, Texas locations.

Cross Insurance acquiredThe Driscoll Agency of Norwell, Mass., whichmarks the company's third acquisition for 2014.