Alan Jay Kaufman, chairman, president and CEO of Farmington Hills, Michigan-based specialty insurer H.W. Kaufman Financial Group, has joined the School of Risk Management (SRM), Insurance and Actuarial Science Board of Overseers at the St. John's University Peter J. Tobin College of Business in New York.

H.W. Kaufman'sloss control and risk mitigation firm Afirm has opened a location at 535 boul. Laurier, Beloeil, Quebec, J3G 5E9, Suite 306. The new office will be led by executive leaders Serge Vienneau and Brigitte Masson.

The Bermuda Business Development Agency (BDA) has announced the appointment of Greg Wojciechowski to its board of directors. Wojciechowski is president and CEO of the Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX).

BDA also announced Kevin Richards, business development manager for international commerce, has been named to the board of the Bermuda International Shipping Association (BISA).

Todd Lanham, commercial risk specialist for insurance brokerage and consulting firm USI Insurance Services' Louisville, Kentucky office has been selected as a member of leadership development program Leadership Kentucky class of 2017.

Independent insurance broker Lockton Cos. has entered into an agreement with communications firm FleishmanHillard to help clients with preparedness planning, crisis management and crisis communications in a cyber incident.

San Francisco-based Epic Insurance Brokers & Consultants has acquired Norwalk, Connecticut-based product warranty analytics firm After Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Minneapolis-based online referral generation platform Trusted Choice has added Kingstone Insurance Company as a national partner.

Hackensack, New Jersey-based insurer Confie has acquired the following companies:

- Rodney D. Young Insurance Group's Missouri retail operations throughout Missouri
- Tremont Spirit Insurance Inc.in Bronx, New York
- Louis P. Ferrari Agency Inc. in Rochester, New York
- Valletta Insurance in Phoenix, Arizona
- EZ Insurance in Tucson, Arizona

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