Neon has appointed Catherine Sethi senior underwriter in London. Sethi previously served at Sirius International Insurance where she helped to establish a new property direct and facultative book of open market and delegated business.

D. Michael Sherman has been appointed president for Acrisure LLC after joining in January as a strategic advisor. Sherman served as CEO of Dawson Insurance Inc. following its sale to AssuredPartners in 2012. 

Surplus lines wholesale brokerage tKg has appointed Mark Walker vice president and broker in the company's P&C Eastern division. Walker joins from Peachtree Special Risk Brokers where he served as executive vice president. 

John Plummer has been appointed chairman of property & casualty for global reinsurance, wholesale and specialty broker Ed. Plummer previously served as managing director for Howden's North American property and casualty division. 

Miami-based auto insurance carrier Windhaven Insurance has appointed Daniel L. Maloney senior vice president of sales. Maloney previously served as vice president of sales and marketing at Encompass. 

Arbitration Resolution Services Inc. announced the following appointments: 

  • David Berkowitz - advisory board 
  • Kevin Pike - advisory board 

Molly Nolan has been appointed senior vice president for JLT Specialty USAPrior to joining JLT, Nolan was senior managing director, Northeast property practice leader at Beecher Carlson. 

Producers Ag Insurance Group Inc., a member of the Tokio Marine HCC group of companies, has promoted Kendall Jones to president and CEO, effective June 30. Jones previously served as executive vice president and COO. He replaces Michael Connealy, who will transition to chairman of the board, effective June 30, until his retirement in the second quarter of 2018.

Cindy Powell has been appointed CFO at Root Insurance. Powell joins from State Auto Insurance Companies where she served in various roles ranging from treasurer to chief audit executive. 

Hogan Lovells has appointed Robert Fettman as counsel in its New York office. Fettman previously served as special counsel in Sullivan & Cromwell's Insurance group and remains an active member of the Committee on Insurance Law of the New York City Bar Association. 

Jonah Paransky has been appointed executive vice president and general manager of the ELM Solutions business at Wolters Kluwer Governance, Risk & ComplianceParanksy was most recently the CEO of SkyTouch Technology.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has appointed Christopher E. Mead chief marketing officer. Mead comes to Gallagher from the CME Group where he served as marketing's managing director. 

Julie Shumer has been appointed senior vice president at The Signature B&B Companies. Shumer was senior vice president of the healthcare division of Professional Medical Insurance Services prior to joining SBB. 

RIC Insurance General Agency has appointed Jim Watson transportation underwriting manager in an effort to expand the Transportation and Business Auto Division. Watson previously served as a commercial auto product manager at Capital Insurance Group.  

Susanne Waite has been appointed vice president, senior broker at Burns & Wilcox BrokeragePrior to joining Burns & Wilcox Brokerage, Waite served as vice president, broker at Partners Specialty Group. 

Ames & Gough has appointed Wayne T. Marshall vice president and client executive, in addition to leading the firm's New York operations upon expansion. Marshall previously served as Berkley Design Professional's senior vice president and professional liability claims manager. 

Deanna Cordea has been appointed vice president within Integro Insurance Broker's specialty division. Cordea most recently held a senior leadership role with Mercer Consumer. 

Custom House Risk Advisors announced the following appointments: 

  • Kathleen Nickerson - vice president
  • Susan M. Scanlon - risk management consultant 
  • Janine Stewart - associate risk consultant 

Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage Inc. has appointed Tim Hillberg commercial lines sales producer. Hillberg joins from Eastern Insurance Group LLC where he served as commercial lines sales executive. 

Jeff Sadler has been appointed director of carrier relations at Answer FinancialPrior to Answer, Sadler served as a senior marketing manager for Allstate where he was responsible for the company's specialty lines. 

Erie Insurance has promoted Cody Cook to senior vice president, personal products. Cook first joined in 2003 in the actuarial division and was promoted to supervisor of the pricing and modeling section in 2009.

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