IMA Financial Group, Inc. appointed Scott Miller as its newest producer. He served as senior vice president at McGriff Insurance Services. Atain Insurance Companies promoted Chris Zoidis to president & CEO. He previously served at Deloitte Consulting in the company's insurance strategy & operations practice. NFP appointed Tevin Smith as senior vice president in its management and professional liability practice within NFP's specialty business. He served at Aon as senior vice president and senior account executive managing large client relationships. R&Q Insurance Holdings Ltd appointed Hillary Jarvis as chief claims officer for North America. She served as managing director, claims – compliance and strategy at Markel. Everest Reinsurance announced Kevin Bogardus joined as senior vice president, head of business development Asia Pacific. He served as country president at Chubb Singapore. Hilb Group appointed Darren Cohen as senior vice president, carrier relations and insurance strategy. He also serves as a lecturer at the Columbia University School of Professional Studies. HDI Global appointed Colin Lavey as director of liability for its U.K. and Irish branches. He previously served as a senior underwriter at HDI. BMS appointed Nick Gillett as CEO of BMS International. He served as managing director at Aon Benfield Singapore. Holmes Murphy appointed Matt Pickett as employee benefits sales leader for its Denver and Phoenix markets. He served as vice president of sales at Collective Health. PartnerRe Ltd. announced that Abina Kealy joined as chief financial officer. She previously served as chief accounting officer at PartnerRe Ltd. Prism Specialties announced the following appointments:

• Denise Lysak - manager, national account team
• Andrea Evans - manager, national account team

Gallagher Re appointed Andrew Robertson as executive vice president. He served at Swiss Re as vice president – client markets. Burns & Wilcox announced the following appointments:

• Joe Jurkovich - associate managing director
• Tom Carvalho - associate managing director
• Evan Hudson - commercial manager

Canopius Group appointed Daniel Oldham as head of commercial transportation. He previously held positions at NBIS and Great West Casualty Company. Brace Underwriting Limited appointed Tom Sambrook as head of underwriting. He previously held various roles at Hiscox. Westfield appointed Graham Evans as executive vice president and head of international insurance. He served as head of international insurance at Sompo International. NFP appointed Robert Scherer as senior vice president. He served as national energy practice leader at Aon. Casualty Actuarial Society appointed Frank H. Chang as president-elect for 2022-2023. He served as lead actuary at Google. Valley Insurance Agency Alliance announced the following appointments:

• Amy DelGrosso - commercial marketer
• Dawn Lawson - commercial marketer

Related: People on the move in the P&C insurance industry: September 2, 2022