People & Places

SafecoInsurance announced Steve Tripp andKelley Herrin are to assume the roles of presidentand vice president respectively for the company's National AdvisoryCouncil.

Douglas W. Reynolds joined Gulfstream Propertyand Casualty Insurance Co. as president and chief executiveofficer.

Ames &Gough appointed Michele Callahan andJared Maxwell as assistant vice presidents. Bothexecutives are based in the broker's Boston office.

RiskMatch, a business intelligence and analytics firmthat provides insurance portfolio management services and placementsolutions to insurance brokers and insurers announced theappointment of Robin Reinarz as client engagementmanager.

All Risks Ltd. announced LeeBranson has joined the company as vice president ofpersonal lines. Branson is responsible for All Risks' nationwidepersonal insurance practice and will be based out of the company'sRichmond, Va., office.

Ken Selzer (R) of Leawood, Kan. became the25^th elected official to lead the Kansas InsuranceDepartment. He will serve a four-year term as the Kansasinsurance regulator.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Marsh & McLennan Agency acquired Durham,N.C. -based employee benefits consulting firm, The BenefitPlanning Group Inc.

News

Ryan Specialty Group's Global Special Risksannounced a new binding authority for the Upstream Solutions Energy Package, whichprovides products for oil and gas operators and non-operators ofNorth American-based exploration and production companies. Thisauthority is a result of Global Special Risks' relationships withthe London insurance market, and is backed by experienced oil, gasand energy underwriters at Lloyd's of London.