HUB International of California, awholly owned subsidiary of Hub International Limited, has appointedJason Del Grande Vice President, EmployeeBenefits. He began his insurance career with internships atGallagher & Marsh while attending University of SouthernCalifornia and was most recently recognized as a top performerat EPIC Insurance Brokers in San Francisco.

Jacqueline Legrand has been appointed CEOof Brokerslink. Legrand is COO and boardmember of MDS Group where she oversees business developmentand operations in Portugal and Brazil.

Ed, the global reinsurance, wholesaleand specialty broker, has appointed MarcusTaylor Head of Reinsurance, Asia Pacific. Taylor joinsfrom IAG where he held the position of senior manager reinsurance,international.

Christopher Ballantyne has joined theBrit Ltd claims team in the newlycreated role of vice president of delegated claim authority. Mostrecently, he served as vice president for Liability and PropertyClaims at Crum & Forster.

Brit also announced the followingappointments to the Marine business of Brit Global SpecialtyUSA:

• Marc Robinson - assistant vicepresident
• Yasuaki (Yasu) Saegusa - vice president –cargo

International specialist insurer Hiscox has appointed DavidMcLaughlin CFO in the U.S. He joins Hiscox fromFiserv where he most recently covered their digital banking,financial institutions, and enterprise technology groups.

Erica Davis has been appointed senior vicepresident and will lead the Cyber and E&O Practice for JLTRe in North America. Davis joins from Zurichwhere she was senior vice president and head of specialtyE&O.

Integro Insurance Brokers hasappointed Jacquelyn Neal a principal inthe Marine practice. Most recently, she served as senior accountmanager at Woodruff Sawyer & Co.

Steven J. Bensinger has been appointed toBaldwin & Lyons Inc.'s board ofdirectors, effective immediately. Bensinger is currently a partner& senior advisor at TigerRisk Partners LLC.

XL GroupLtd has appointed Billie IdaWilliamson to the company's board of directors, effectiveimmediately. Williamson currently serves on the boards of CSRA Inc.and Pentair plc.

Sharon Headlee has been appointedsoutheast director of operations and director of premier clientservices for CBIZ Insurance Services Inc.Headlee's previous employment includes serving as director ofoperations for Celedinas Insurance Group, a Marsh McLennan Agencysubsidiary.

Tri-state professional trade organization Insurance Agents &Brokers (IA&B) has appointedMegan Fioretta brand manager. BeforeIA&B, she spent 11 years as retail marketing manager and seniorgraphic designer for Goodwill Keystone Area.

Distinguished Programs, anational insurance program manager, has expanded its Data &Actuarial Science department with the following appointments:

• Perry H. Beaumont - head of thedepartment
• Steven Hunke - actuary