HeadsUp Healthcare appointed Andrea Crawford Carter as vice president of operations. She served as senior director of network operations for Paradigm. Risk Placement Services announced that Russell Duffey joined as president of its program administration division, RPS Signature Programs. He previously served as vice president of market relations for RPS. MSIG Holdings appointed Johan Slabbert as chief executive officer. He served as operating partner and CEO at Augustus Specialty LLC. Valley Insurance Agency Alliance promoted Linsey Morris to commercial lines coach. She served at Powers Insurance & Risk Management as a commercial account manager. AXA XL Insurance promoted Michael McKinley to lead construction primary casualty insurance business in North America. He previously served as underwriter at Westfield Insurance. NFP appointed Juliana Pelaez as mid-market leader for its management and professional liability practice in Canada. She served as an account executive officer at Travelers. NFP announced the following appointments:

• Angel Palumbo - vice president
• Marcelino Pina - vice president