People on the move in the P&C insurance industry: February 18, 2022

AXA XL appointed Sandra Lee as head of claims for Canada. She previously served as leader for the local Casualty Claims team.

AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. announced the following appointments:

• Erich Bublitz - lead E&S division
• Shannon Piotrowski – vice president, brokerage new business team
• Caseta (Cassie) Paul – vice president, brokerage renewal team
• Jackie Hennig – lead unsupported excess team
• Christopher (Topher) Fylak – binding platform

Seven Corners appointed Jamee Gifford as manager of digital sales and growth strategies. They additionally announced the following promotions:

• Greg Jung – executive vice president and chief growth officer
• Paige Slaughter – director of product management
• James Capozzi - senior sales and business development director

Irwin Siegel Agency announced the following appointments:

• Jennifer Johnston - vice president of underwriting
• Karen Skiba - assistant vice president of claims

Travelers appointed Donato Monaco as VP and president of Northland Transportation. He served at The Hartford in leadership roles in several areas.

Euler Hermes appointed Nicholas Verna as regional head of surety & guarantee for the Americas Region. He has the knowledge required to lead the surety team throughout the Americas on their continued growth.

Optio Group promoted Mark Kelsey to UK head of political violence and terrorism. He previously served as senior underwriter at Optio Group.

Conduit appointed Greg Roberts as group chief underwriting officer. He served as head of North American Property Treaty, London at MS Amlin.

Orion180 appointed Christoph Birchler as chief financial officer. He served as an executive with Ernst & Young in New York and Zurich.

Beazley announced the following appointments:

• Russ Cohen – head of US Cyber services
• Bala Larson – head of client experience

Related: People on the move in the P&C insurance industry: February 11, 2022