People & Places

HubInternational Ltd. announced Lerone Sidberryas president and practice leader for employee benefits in theCentral Region.

CrossInsurance named Laurie A. Noel as vicepresident of personal lines for Cross Financial Corp. Ms. Noel isresponsible for focusing on the growth and profitability ofpersonal lines for the entire corporation.

Louis H. Castoria joined Kaufman Dolowich & Voluck LLP as a partnerin its San Francisco, Calif. office, and director of its West CoastProfessional Liability Practice Group.

The NationalAssn. of Professional Insurance Agents named attorneyJennifer M. Webb, Esq., counsel and director ofregulatory affairs.

TheInsurance Industry Charitable Foundation named SarahConway the executive director of its Texas/SoutheastDivision. In this role, Ms. Conway is responsible for leading thefoundation's charitable and philanthropic initiatives throughoutthe region.

The Property Casualty Insurers Assn. of Americaelected Ben Walter, Mark Berven,Kishore Ponnavolu and PaulaDowney to its 2014 Board of Governors.

New Programs

Liberty Mutual Insurance now offers coveragefor the unique needs of towing companies through its programadministrator, Trinity Transportation Services. The Liberty Mutual Trinity Towing Programprovides commercial auto, general liability, property, inlandmarine and excess/umbrella coverages for towing operations andvehicles.

The Workers' Compensation Specialty divisionsof All Risks Ltd. announced its fifth specialtyclass, workers' compensation for home healthcare risks.

Empire Underwriters expanded itsreach into New York State and the surrounding area, providingP&C agents with workers' compensation coverage for preferred,standard, and hard-to-place accounts.