Safeco Insurance and Ohio Casualty, Liberty Mutual Agency Markets companies, announced key management appointments to lead their respective personal and commercial lines operations in their mid-Atlantic territory. Matt L. Warye has been named vice president of Safeco Insurance and mid-Atlantic regional general manager.

Joining Safeco's mid-Atlantic personal lines field operations as agency managers and reporting to Warye are: William J. Desko representing Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia; Joseph B. Lesko representing Maryland and Pennsylvania; and Scott Wick, representing Ohio. Christina Berg joins Safeco Insurance as marketing manager for the mid-Atlantic territory.

Ohio Casualty has appointed David A. Lamparella, formerly with Peerless Insurance, as regional vice president for the Chesapeake region, which includes Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia. Lamparella joins a team of regional vice presidents that includes John D. Baird managing the Ohio region, Donald Waardenburg managing the Pennsylvania region, and Robert D. Fehrenbach who continues to manage the Kentucky and West Virginia region.

The Agency Markets business unit's personal lines will be sold under the Safeco brand. Indiana Insurance will be the exclusive provider of commercial lines business in its nine-state Midwest territory, where Safeco will also offer personal lines.

For more information, visit www.ocas.com and www.safeco.com.

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