People & Places

W.R. Berkley Corp. appointed John K. Goldwater as senior vice president. James B. Gilbert will succeed Mr. Goldwater as the president of BerkleyNet underwriters.

The CPCU Society's new leadership council members include president and chair Jane M. Wahl of State Farm, president-elect Brian P. Savko of State Farm and secretary/treasurer Stanley W. Plappert, owner of Plappert Insurance Group Inc.

Athens Administrators announced the appointment of Raffy Daghlian and Guy Mastrangelo as executive vice presidents.

Ranney Pageler, vice president of fraud investigations for EMPLOYERS, has been named the chair of the Property Casualty Insurers Assn. of America Fraud Committee. Mr. Pageler's term will last two years.

Martin Koehler joined Assurance Agency as vice president of the company's employee benefits division.

Roger Comer joined MEMIC Group as senior production underwriter, serving agents in Northern Virginia and Maryland.

The Global Federation of Insurance Assns. appointed Governor Dirk Kempthorne as its new chair. Governor Kempthorne replaces Frank Swedlove, and will serve a two-year term.

EMPLOYERS named Martha Collins vice president of regional sales for the eastern region. Ms. Collins brings more than 19 years of experience to the role.

News

The Insurance Marketing & Communications Assn. will host a live webinar on Oct. 30, 2014. The webinar, entitled “Breaking Through the Clutter – Big I Best Practices,” will feature Dave Evans, senior executive at the Big “I.”

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Around the Industry: October 23, 2014

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