Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts announced that Eric Dunning, the director of government affairs for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska, has been named the next director of the Nebraska Department of Insurance (NDOI). Dunning has over 15 years of experience as an attorney for NDOI and advised agency leadership on legal matters pertaining to insurance regulation during that time. EMC Insurance Companies appointed Ann Collins as senior vice president and chief financial officer. She served at Continental Western Group as CFO and senior vice president. Distinguished Programs announced Brett Johnson joined the sales team as a regional sales executive for its Southeast territories. He served as regional sales manager at SIS Insure. Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP appointed Lara Degenhart Cassidy as a special counsel in Washington, D.C. She previously worked at Perkins Coie LLP. Jupiter announced that Marc Lehmann joined the company as head of business development and partnerships. He previously was a director at KPMG. Medata appointed Jonathan Nutt as chief technology officer. He served as head of medical management services at American International Group. Coterie appointed Phillip Swan as chief go-to-market officer. He served numerous positions in the start-up space, focusing on driving market share and achieving sustainable growth. Acrisure appointed Matthew Marolda its first chief innovation officer. He served as the chief analytics officer at Legendary Entertainment. Everest Insurance announced that Michael Cipolla joined as head of the company's excess & surplus primary casualty unit. He served as vice president at E&S Casualty. Brown & Riding announce the following appointments: |

• JulieAnne Lenzsch: senior vice president
• Bill Lally: senior property broker

Florida Peninsula Insurance family of companies appointed Michael Williams as vice president of claims and litigation. He previously was a claims executive at Aon Reinsurance Solutions. NFP announced that Matthew Hamel joined the complex risk solutions group in Canada as a senior vice president. Fladgate appointed Gabhan Shanks as a partner in the dispute resolution practice. He has dispute resolution experience, primarily acting for policyholders. McGriff announced that Conor Hampel joined as a senior vice president and producer in the firm's executive risk advisors group. He served at Willis Towers Watson as East team leader. Aeolus Capital Management Ltd. announced that Andy Richardson joined as a portfolio manager. He previously served as a broker at Guy Carpenter. Sedgwick announced the following appointments: |

• William Lozada: forensic accounting senior manager
• Juan Holgado: forensic accounting manager

Related: People on the move in the P&C insurance industry: April 2, 2021