Ryan Specialty Group appointed Ulrich Schiener as underwriter. He previously served at Eversheds. Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP announced the following appointments:

• Kara Baysinger: partner
• Stephanie Duchene: partner
• Matthew Gaul: partner
• David Heales: partner

Canopius Group appointed Nick Whitear as a war risks underwriter. He served as underwriting director at the UK War Risks Club. Hippo announced the following appointments:

• Ran Harpaz: chief technology officer
• Klarissa Marenitch: chief information officer
• Lukasz Strozek: vice president, product engineering
• Dalit Shahar: vice president, engineering operations
• Mike Gordon: vice president, platform engineering
• Tal Hornstein: chief security information officer
• Ruben Kogel: director of data & analytics

Aon plc announced the following appointments:

• Audrey Greening: chief broking officer
• Heather McClure: chief risk advisor
• David Eiermann: senior member of the broking team

The Zebra announced the following appointments:

• Jenn Erwin: vice president of operations
• Nick Whitlock: vice president of product & marketing design
• Justin Ewasko: vice president of engineering
• Jason Kennedy: vice president of engineering

Island Insurance Company promoted Scott Kuioka to senior vice president and chief operating officer. He served as chief investment officer at Tradewind Capital Group. NFP announced that Tony Petrilli joined as senior vice president of loss control. He served as a vice president and senior risk control executive at Willis Towers Watson. International Bond & Marine Brokerage, Ltd. appointed Lee Barther as vice president of operations. He served as co-president and chief claims executive at a leading U.S. customs bond MGA. MEMIC Group announced the following appointments:

• Margaret Templeton: underwriting territory manager, mid-Atlantic
• James Keck: underwriting territory manager, Northeast
• Roger Comer: underwriting territory manager, Southeast

Tokio Marine HCC – Cyber & Professional Lines Group appointed Kareen Boyadjian as vice president of underwriting. She previously served as an underwriting assistant at Tokio Marine HCC. Lockton appointed Patrick J. Haraden as president of its Boston operations. He served as area president and the Northeast regional director of Gallagher. IAT Insurance Group hired Bobbie Goldie as senior vice president. She is also a member of IAT's management committee. Charles Taylor announced that Alison Black joined as chief people officer. She worked at AXA as global HR director. Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty announced that Thomas Keating joined as an executive underwriter. He served as an executive underwriter at Chubb. J.S. Held announced that Frank Holder joined the firm as chief operating officer. He served as a special agent at Air Force OSI. Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Company promoted Harold Jamison to senior vice president of government & regulatory affairs and human resources. He was previously a state filings coordinator at Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Company. Assurex Global appointed Dean Hildebrandt as CEO. He served as Assurex Global president since September 2019. The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers announced that Lenny Newman joined the firm's San Francisco Bay Area office. He served as a producer at McDermottCosta. Related: People on the move in the P&C insurance industry: April 30, 2021