Newfront Insurance appointed Jason Vanderyacht as a principal and logistics practice leader. He served at Alliant as vice president. Patra announced that Jane Rheem joined as chief data & analytics officer. She served as director of advanced analytics at TaxACT. Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty announced the following appointments:

• Stefan Versluis - regional head of broker management
• Melissa Folmer - regional head of client development and relations

McGowan Allied Specialty Insurance appointed Joe K. Boyd as underwriting manager. He served at United Church Insurance Association as director of underwriting. IVANS appointed Reid Holzworth as chief executive officer. He also the founder and CEO of TechCanary. Sedgwick announced the following appointments:

• Dereck Driggs - claims manager and executive general adjuster
• Mike DiLisa - regional general adjuster

NARDAC announced that Peter Draper will lead the London office. He served as a former international property director at AFL. ArgoGlobal announced the following appointments:

• Henry Gillingham - political violence and war class underwriter
• Chris Marsh – underwriter
• Chris Sparrow - underwriting assistant

Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. promoted Ashlee B. Randall to vice president of commercial property and inland marine. She previously served as assistant vice president of Kinsale's Energy and Environmental Divisions. RD Global announced the following appointments:

• Luciano Lopez Lapaz - director of sales and marketing
• Jason White - strategic growth manager

Related: People on the move in the P&C insurance industry: October 30, 2020