Christopher Ballantyne has joined the Brit Ltd claims team in the newly created role of vice president of delegated claim authority. Most recently, he served as vice president for Liability and Property Claims at Crum & Forster.

Brit also announced the following appointments to the Marine business of Brit Global Specialty USA:

• Marc Robinson - assistant vice president
• Yasuaki (Yasu) Saegusa - vice president – cargo

International specialist insurer Hiscox has appointed David McLaughlin CFO in the U.S. He joins Hiscox from Fiserv where he most recently covered their digital banking, financial institutions, and enterprise technology groups.

Erica Davis has been appointed senior vice president and will lead the Cyber and E&O Practice for JLT Re in North America. Davis joins from Zurich where she was senior vice president and head of specialty E&O.

Integro Insurance Brokers has appointed Jacquelyn Neal a principal in the Marine practice. Most recently, she served as senior account manager at Woodruff Sawyer & Co.

Steven J. Bensinger has been appointed to Baldwin & Lyons Inc.'s board of directors, effective immediately. Bensinger is currently a partner & senior advisor at TigerRisk Partners LLC.

BMS Group Limited has announced the following appointments to its newly formed energy division:

• James Chicken - managing director
• Charlies Bowring - chairman
• Sebastian Graham - director

XL Group Ltd has appointed Billie Ida Williamson to the company's board of directors, effective immediately. Williamson currently serves on the boards of CSRA Inc. and Pentair plc.

Sharon Headlee has been appointed southeast director of operations and director of premier client services for CBIZ Insurance Services Inc. Headlee's previous employment includes serving as director of operations for Celedinas Insurance Group, a Marsh McLennan Agency subsidiary.

Tri-state professional trade organization Insurance Agents & Brokers (IA&B) has appointed Megan Fioretta brand manager. Before IA&B, she spent 11 years as retail marketing manager and senior graphic designer for Goodwill Keystone Area.

Brian L. Eighmy has been appointed director of Claims for Innovative Coverage Concepts LLC, a national wholesale broker and managing general agency. Previously, Eighmy was assistant vice president of the Major Case Unit for Arch Insurance Group.

Worldwide Facilities has announced George Vogle joined its Atlanta office as senior vice president specializing in professional liability. He began his career in 1977 with general Reinsurance in Chicago as a casualty facultative reinsurance underwriter.

Darrin Huck has been appointed vice president of Fidelis Group Holdings LLC's marine division. Huck comes to Fidelis with over 30 years of experience in the marine industry, most recently as vice president, Southwest regional manager of Starr Companies.

Distinguished Programs, a national insurance program manager, has expanded its Data & Actuarial Science department with the following appointments:

• Perry H. Beaumont - head of the department
• Steven Hunke - actuary