Springfield, Mo.-based national litigation cost managementcompany LegalNetInc. has named RoryHaynie president and chief architect. A nine-yearindustry veteran, he helped develop SIMS Claims, a claimsmanagement system originally developed for Berkshire Hathaway.

Chicago-based insurance broker Alper ServicesLLC has hired Robert Moyer, ARM, AU,as account manager in its commercial lines division. He joins froma major insurance broker, where he was a client servicemanager.

Bermuda-based underwriting firm Validus Holdings Ltd. has appointedGary Tiepelman as senior vice president of itsWestern World Insurance Co. He will be based in Western World’sScottsdale, Ariz., office. A 30-year underwriting veteran,Tiepelman joined from Scottsdale Insurance Co., where he was seniorvice president for underwriting and marketing.

Munich, Germany-based Allianz Group's specialist corporate insurerAllianz Global Corporate & Specialty hasnamed Robert (Bob) J. Fellows head ofmarket management for Canada, effective Jan. 4, 2016. He will bebased in Toronto. A 30-year industry veteran, Fellows joins fromZurich Canada, where was senior vice president for distribution andregional management.

New York City-based specialtylines business Liberty InternationalUnderwriters has appointed MichaelFinnegan to the newly created position of chiefunderwriting officer, U.S. Operations. He joins from Liberty MutualReinsurance, where he was chief operating officer. Finnegan will bebased in New York.

New York City-based specialist insurer Hiscox USA has announcedtwo senior appointments to its professional risks division:

Neil Lipuma, previously head of FinancialServices for Hiscox USA, has been appointed to the newly createdrole of professional risks practice leader. He will be based inHiscox’s New York office and has nearly 20 years of underwritingexperience.

Maureen LePiane has been named to thenewly created position of head of middle market errors andomissions for the professional risks division. She joins fromAllianz Global, where she was E&O practice group leader.LePiane will be based in Hiscox's New York office.

New York City-based investigative, compliance and cyber defenseservices firm K2Intelligence has appointed former New York PoliceDepartment Commissioner Raymond W.Kelly vice chairman. He joins from Cushman &Wakefield, where he was president of the firm’s risk managementservices group.

Also joining K2 Intelligence are Michael J.Farrell and David C. Kelly.

Farrell has been appointed managing director. He joins fromCushman & Wakefield, where he was a managing director in thefirm’s risk management services group.

Kelly has been hired as associate managing director. He alsojoins from Cushman & Wakefield, where he was a director in thefirm’s risk nanagement services group.

Thomas F. Wildsmith IV, a health actuary whoserves as senior public policy manager for Aetna, began his term as president ofthe Washington, D.C.-based American Academy of Actuaries on Nov.12, succeeding Mary D. Miller. Wildsmith has more than 30 years ofactuarial experience, and was elected by the professionalassociation's board of directors on Oct. 7, 2014.