People & Places

J.M. Wilson announced thepromotion of Sandi Fitz to director oftransportation underwriting, Roxanne Barry todirector of property & casualty underwriting, CathyBaldwin to director of marketing and communication andErin Dey to director of sales and agencyrelations.

Mike Low joined Fireman's Fund Insurance Co. as national practiceleader in field underwriting for admitted excess for commerciallines.

Aon plc. namedJohn G. Bruno executive vice president ofenterprise innovation and chief information officer forAon.

American ModernInsurance Group announced the appointment of ElviaAlaniz as vice president of sales for the west region andSheri Wilson as national account manager.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Hub International acquired the assetsof Ballard Insurance Agency, a Melbourne,Fla.-based brokerage. The acquisition allows Ballard to deliver afull-service commercial line solution and broaden its expertise inpersonal lines insurance.

AssuredPartners Inc. acquiredTheWright Group Services through its subsidiary,AssuredPartners of Colorado. The Wright Group Services operationsare based in Denver, Colo., with additional locations in Eagle andColorado Springs, Colo.

New Programs

SCI Underwriting Management announced theavailability of four new products, including property (ultimatecover), nursing home auto coverage, crime coverage for PI-ULT-009,and nursing home cyber liability benefits.

IronHealth, specialty healthcare unitof Ironshore Inc. will offer the first insurance policy designed toprotect self-insured employers and workers' compensation insurancecarriers that opt not to seek approval by the Federal Centers forMedicare and Medicaid Services for workers' compensation MedicareSet-Aside Arrangements.

News

Empire Underwriters expanded its reachinto New York State and the surrounding regions by providingP&C agents and brokers with workers' compensation products for“tough” and hard-to-place accounts.