London-based risk management, insurance brokerage and financial advisory company Willis Towers Watson has appointed Alexander van Kuffeler regional leader of financial institutions in Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Van Kuffeler was executive director in Willis's Political and Trade Credit Risk practice. He joined Willis in 2008, and is based in London.
Kansas City, Mo.-based insurance brokerage Lockton Cos. has appointed Ben Beeson as its cyber risk practice leader. He will continue to be based in Lockton's Washington, D.C., office, where he had previously worked as a client executive.
Columbus, Ohio-based insurance giant Nationwide announced that Tom Clark has been elected president of Nationwide's Excess & Surplus lines business. Clark, a 25-year industry veteran, succeeds Mike Miller, who is now president of Nationwide Ventures. Prior to joining the Excess & Surplus team as executive vice president in 2014, Clark served as senior vice president for Allied Field Operations.
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Trudy Knockless
Trudy Knockless is a reporter on ALM Media's Business of Law desk. She has a background serving legal and insurance publications. Contact her at [email protected] or on LinkedIn at Trudy Knockless.
