Janet Root has been appointed The Main Street AmericaGroup's vice president of internal audit.

Cliff Elgin, senior vice president of commercial lines withUSI Insurance Services received a special awardnamed in his honor from the Network of Entrepreneurial Women (NEW)during its Fourth Anniversary Showcase Event in Louisville,Kentucky. “The Elgin Award” is to pay tribute to Elgin who createdNEW in 2011 and for his ongoing contributions to femaleentrepreneurs in the Louisville area. Beginning in 2016, NEW willbe presenting The Elgin Award annually to one female entrepreneurwho has boldly taken the leap and successfully started a newbusiness.

Breckenridge Insurance Group named ChrisMitchell as its new chief technology officer. He brings more than17 years of insurance technology experience—most recently as chiefinformation officer of Swett & Crawford—to the internationalspecialty insurance group.

Andrea Farr has joined the Kansas City office of J.M.Wilson as a Property & Casualty Underwriter and willbe responsible for serving independent insurance agents inMissouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Mississippi and Alabama.

Nevada's Commissioner of Insurance, Scott J. Kipper, hasannounced his resignation as State Commissioner for theNevada Division of Insurance, effective July 2,2015.

Toby Esser, Group CEO of global reinsurance, wholesale andspecialty broker Cooper Gay Swett &Crawford has decided to step down. Martin Sullivan,non-executive chairman, will assume Esser's responsibilities untila successor is announced.

Marsh has named David Rahr its Mid-AtlanticPartnership Leader, based in Philadelphia. In this role, Rahr willserve Marsh's clients throughout the Mid-Atlantic region, includingMarsh's Baltimore, Philadelphia, Richmond, and Washington D.C.offices.

Privately-held independent insurance broker,Lockton, has selected Peter Caine as the new ChiefOperating Officer of its St. Louis operation. Caine succeeds BobReiff, who was recently named President of Lockton BenefitGroup.

Liz Frederick has joined Strategic RiskSolutions to lead the expansion of the firm's activitiesin the Southeastern United States.