People on the move in the P&C insurance industry: Sept. 21, 2018
News from Paladin Cyber, CSAA Insurance Group, JLT Specialty USA and more.
Josh Riley has been appointed head of insurance for Paladin Cyber, a cyber protection and remediation firm serving small and mid-sized businesses throughout the U.S. Most recently, he managed the product and underwriting team for the primary cyber offering of Markel Corporation, a global specialty insurer.
CSAA Insurance Group has named Junna Ro vice president of corporate compliance and employment law. Ro joined the company in 2005 as senior counsel and has served as lead attorney for the employment law team.
Samantha Levine has been appointed senior vice president of JLT Specialty USA‘s Cyber/E&O practice. Levine comes to JLT from Aon where she served as vice president within the professional risk solutions team.
FTI Consulting has announced the expansion of its Global Insurance Services practice the appointment of Rory O’Brien as a senior managing director. He was previously global head of risk consulting & software at one of the largest global consultancies, and prior to that he was managing partner at EMB.
Karen Reutter has been named head of construction for Zurich North America. Reutter, who worked in Zurich’s construction business from 1999 to 2001, most recently worked for Willis Towers Watson as head of construction broking for North America.
Midlands Management Corporation has named Mark Sullivan transportation unit team lead. He began his career at Midlands in 2010 as an associate marketing representative.
Beth Needham has joined Optisure Risk Partners as insurance operations manager & best practices leader. Over the past 20 years, she has worked at both the carrier and agency level holding positions ranging from claims manager to COO.
COUNTRY Financial has named Jim Jacobs its next CEO, effective early 2019. Jacobs has served as general counsel, secretary and chief legal office for COUNTRY Financial, Illinois Farm Bureau and other affiliated companies since 2008.
Related: People on the move in the P&C insurance industry: Sept. 14, 2018