National wholesale insurance broker and managing general agentWorldwideFacilities has appointed CameronKelly COO. Kelly has been with Worldwide Facilities forthe past 11 years and most recently served as CFO.

David Higley has been appointed head ofU.S. property and inland marine for Argo GroupInternational Holdings Ltd. Higley joins Argofrom The Hartford where he served as vice president, head of marineand livestock segments.

SUNUP Insurance Services hasappointed Larry Pratt chief agencyofficer. Pratt previously served as the vice president of saleshome office for Farmers Insurance, as well as the vice president ofterritory for the Northwest (Idaho, Oregon and Washington),California, Texas and Alabama.

Irv Kantar has been appointed to the newlycreated post of business manager for IDFederation, the nonprofit coalition that createdthe SignOn Once process for insurance professionals to connectwith multiple business partners using a single, securesign-on. Kantar spent the past 10 years at AppliedSystems/IVANS Solutions, working with carriers to provide technicaldetails of automation solutions and define direction for real-timeproducts and services.

S.S. Nesbitt & Co. have announcedthe following appointments:

• Mike Roman - vice president of property& casualty sales
• Matt Monroe - vice president of businessdevelopment

Standard Insurance Company hasappointed Deanna Laidler compliance andethics officer. Most recently, Laidler was senior assistantattorney general for the Oregon Department of Justice and providedguidance to various state agencies.

Ben Kanter hasjoined JMB Insurance as a producer to work withits private equity and real estate groups. Prior to joining thefirm, he was a trader at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

ICWGroup Insurance Companies hasappointed John Novak chief operating andstrategic execution officer, effective immediately. He previouslyserved as managing director of Guy Carpenter.

Related: People on the move in the P&C insuranceindustry: Oct 13, 2017