Dr. Marina Chierici has been appointedfinancial lines underwriter for Navigators' international managementand professional liability division. Prior to joining Navigators,she spent almost 30 years with Chubb as a financial linesmanager.

Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance(SIAA) has appointed Dan Smith directorof enterprise applications, a new position at its Hampton location.Previously, Smith worked at Sikich LLP as director of technicalservices.

Alexis Faber has been appointed COO withinWillis Towers Watson 'scorporate risk and broking segment. Faber will transition from hercurrent role as global head of financial lines.

Aon Risk Solutions hasappointed Brian Shea resident managingdirector of the Construction Services Group in the New York region.Shea served as head of the construction division at Arch InsuranceGroup for more than 10 years prior to joining Aon.

Aon Risk Solutions alsoappointed Lurline Craig-Burke managingdirector. Prior to joining Aon, Craig-Burke served as president ofJackson Executives.

Lockton Benefit Group hasadded Jay M. Kirschbaum to theCompliance Services team. He previously led the employee benefitscompliance team at Willis Towers Watson for 16 years.

Ariel Hernandez has been appointedsenior vice president in Miami for JLT ReInc. Hernandez joins JLT Re from the ChaucerSyndicates Ltd of The Hanover Insurance Group Inc., where he was atreaty underwriter.

Keystone Insurers Group hasnamed Sheldon Palefsky Georgia statevice president. Most recently, he served as a branch marketingmanager for Columbia Insurance Group where he managed the regionalmarketing efforts for five states.

Matt Cundith has joined Lockton's Los Angeles office toadvise clients on resources and tools that can solve riskmanagement challenges. Cundith comes to Lockton from Aon where heconsulted contractors, developers and Fortune 1000 firms on suretyrisks and solutions.

The Supervisory Board of Allianz SE hasappointed Iván de la Sota to the Board ofManagement as chief business transformation officer, effectiveApril 1. De la Sota has been with Allianz for 27 yearsand was appointed CEO of the Iberian and Latin American region inNov. 2015

Ian Coleman and Bob Knockhave both been appointed to the roles of senior ATE underwritersfor AmTrust Law, the legal expenses insurancedivision of AmTrust International. Both join fromElite Insurance where they were responsible for its ATE (“after theevent”) business.

Capital Insurance Group hasappointed Yecenia Galvan agencydevelopment manager. Most recently she served as agency businessconversion specialist for Nationwide.

Mark Engelhart hasjoined FRISS as their data protection officer.He spent the last year and a half as an external project manager atFRISS.

The American Insurance Association(AIA) has elected Anthony J. Kuczinski,president and chief executive officer at Munich Reinsurance AmericaInc., as chairman of AIA's Board of Directors. Kuczinski waselected at AIA's March Board meeting and will succeed Chris Swift,chairman and chief executive officer at The Hartford.

Lockton has appointed SharonRogerson assistant vice president and accountexecutive in their Signature Client Group. She will be based out ofLockton's Irvine, CA office.

Kinsale Insurance Company hasannounced the following promotions:

• VictoriaMuntean - division manager,products liability
• Patrick L. Dalton - vice president,casualty underwriting

Related: People on the move in the P&C insuranceindustry: March 2, 2018