Michael O'Brien has been appointed executive vice president for JLT Specialty USA and will be based in its Chicago office. Most recently, O'Brien served as managing director with Aon.

Neon has appointed Charles Boorman head of financial lines. Charles brings 25 years of experience in the industry, most recently at Probitas Syndicate 1492 as head of financial lines.

Paul J. Graf has joined Vanguard Claims Adminstration Inc. as vice president of operations. Prior to joining Vanguard, Graf served as the senior vice president of a regional claims management firm that provided third party adminstrator, subrogation recovery, independent field adjustment and litigation management services.

Specialist property insurance provider Beazley has appointed Santiago Jaramillo, who will be based in Miami, as engineering focus group leader for the U.S. and Latin America. Jaramillo has over 20 years' of experience in construction, engineering and heavy industry.

Guy Carpenter & Company LLC, a leading global risk and reinsurance specialist and a wholly owned subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies, announced the following appointments:

• Tony Gallagher - CEO of the Asia Pacific region, effective immediately.
• Richard Jones - chairman of the region.

Karen Jansky has been appointed director of application development in information technology for Arbella Insurance Group. In 2016, Jansky was leading Arbella's CAM, personal lines and commercial lines portfolios.

H.W. Kaufman Financial Group has announced that Daniel J. Kaufman, a third generation, will assume a broader leadership role as senior vice president, corporate growth at their company headquarters in Detroit/Farmington Hills, Michigan. Kaufman returns to the company after spending ten years in Burns & Wilcox's Chicago office.

John Campbell has been appointed corporate risk and broking market leader and construction leader for Willis Towers Watson in St. Louis. Campbell, a 32-year veteran, joins Willis Towers Watson from USI Insurance Services where he held a variety of leadership roles, including most recently National Construction practice leader.

Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty announced that Richard Soja has been named inland marine global product leader, effective August 14. Soja joins Allianz from Tokio Marine Management where he served as senior vice president, inland marine and was responsible for leading the global marine and energy business, including the establishment of its own inland marine unit.