Sedgwick appointed Kimberly George as its new global chief brand officer. She also serves as president of the Alliance of Women in Workers' Compensation and co-hosts Out Front Ideas. Ascot Group announced the following appointments: |

• Ashley Hofler Hunley - vice president, southeast
• Erin Osborne - vice president, northeast
• Shawna Hadjipateras - vice president, west
• Brian DelTufo - vice president, construction product lead

Varney Agency appointed Vuthi Roeun as the division leader for the New Jersey/New York City team. She previously served as assistant vice president at Cross Insurance. Root Platform announced that Alex Astengo has joined as U.K. country manager, based in London. He served as chief commercial officer at SchemeServe Insurance Software. Xceedance announced that Peter Flynn joined as senior vice president, personal lines, Americas. He served as senior vice president of broker development at PURE. Price Forbes announced the following appointments: |

• Mark Manwaring - managing director of real estate
• Craig Taylor - executive director of real estate
• Dave Woolley - executive director of legal indemnities

Carbon Underwriting Limited appointed Dale Willetts as head of specialty in addition to supporting the development of Carbon's technology capabilities. He served as executive vice president, head of specialty lines at Sompo International. XPT Specialty announced the following appointments: |

• Gregg Guerreiro - EVP & regional leader
• Kayte Haney – AVP & underwriting manager
• Michael Haney – underwriter
• Amanda Wagner – underwriter
• Alex Walbrandt - AVP/underwriter
• Jon Gindhart - underwriter

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