Shane Gleeson was named president of inviva, the parent of American Life Insurance Company of New York. Gleesons previous position was president and CEO of Ilona Financial Group. Gleeson and his family are relocating to Louisville, Ky., one of invivas two headquarter locations. (The National Underwriter Company, parent of Technology Decisions, is headquartered in Erlanger, Ky.)

Forty-eight year old Melinda S. Urion was named executive vice president and chief financial officer of AmerUs Group, where she will manage the companys financial and treasury operations. Her appointment follows the death of Michael G. Fraizer in August, 2001.

Aon Corporation named F. Marshall Turner as president of its property and casualty, combined specialty corporation.

Michael R. Henderson was named senior vice president of finance for PacifiCare Health Systems, where he will be responsible for all financial planning and analysis for the company. Technology Decisions has learned he will report to executive vice president and chief financial officer Gregory Scott.

New York Life Insurance Company named Frank M. Boccio chief administrative officer of its life and annuity business, the companys largest business operation. Boccio will continue as a senior vice president of the company. We are proud to have someone with his experience and ability on our senior management team, said Fred Sievert, vice chairman of New York Life.

Gary E. Costley, chairman and CEO of International Multifoods, was elected to the board of directors of the Principal Financial Group. He also serves on the board of Pharmocopeia.

MetLife named Jim Benson as president and CEO of GenAmerica Financial Corporation, a MetLife affiliate headquartered in St. Louis. Benson, who is president of individual business for the carrier, also serves as chairman, president, and CEO of New England Financial, another MetLife affiliate. He succeeds Kevin Eichner, who resigned to pursue his other business interests, and he was also named GenAmericas chairman of the board, succeeding Richard A. Liddy. Meanwhile, Dick Miller was named executive vice president and chief marketing officer of GenAmerica, with responsibility for all marketing and sales functions. Miller, who is president and CEO of Walnut Street Securities (GenAmericas broker-dealer subsidiary), had been senior vice president of advisory sales. He will report directly to Benson. Finally, Robert J. Cordier will join the company as enterprise head of security, following a 29-year career with the FBI, including a stint as special agent in charge of the New York Office Criminal Division, the largest operational division in the FBI. (He had direct oversight of all FBI criminal investigations in New York.) Cordier will have overall responsibility for both MetLifes domestic and international security operations.

Unitrin expanded its board of directors to ten members and has appointed Donald G. Southwell and Eric J. Draut to fill out the new, larger board. Other changes go like this:
Southwell, who was SVP
is now the COO;And Draut, hes now the EVP, an upgrade, dont you know.
In other news, one Richard Vie, (the president, he was),will stay on as the CEO,So he still drives the bus.
Now back to Drautnamed CFO of the entire company;And general counsel Scott Renwick, Is now the SVP.
But wait, theres more at Unitrin;Dont miss Boschelli, John.He was assistant treasurer, and now hes moved up one.

The St. Paul Companies named 41-year-old David Randall director of government practices for the companys public sector services business unit. Then it named 46-year-old Kae Lovaas senior vice president in charge of operations for the companys U.S. insurance operations; she will report to executive vice president Marita Zuraitis. And things are busy in the companys specialty commercial division. Thirty-eight year old Kevin Rehnberg was named senior vice president; hell report to executive vice president Mike Miller. Bill Rohde will become president of global technology underwriting (succeeding Kae Lovaas), and Michael Klein will assume the position. of vice president for public sector services (succeeding Rhode).
Prudential Securities hired Ed Yardeni as its chief investment strategist, in what the company described as a homecoming for Dr. Yardeni, who left Prudential in 1991 after serving eight and a half years as the Chief Economist. Yardeni will report directly to Steve Buell, director of global equity research, and be responsible for developing the companys investment strategy.

Group Benefit Services appointed John H. Simmonds its director of marketing and business development. That is all.