National Association of Professional Insurance Agents appointed Lauren G. Pachman, Esq. as to the 2024-25 executive committee of the National Flood Association. He serves as counsel and director of regulatory affairs  at National Association of Professional Insurance Agents. IMA Financial Group, Inc. appointed Matt Hennessey as executive vice president, Pacific Northwest Region Sales Leader. He served at Brown & Brown as a senior vice president. Munich Re Specialty appointed Peter (Pete) Macdonald as chief claims officer for North America. He was also attorney and head of operations at the FDIC and former chief operations officer for a medical supply start up that was sold to McKesson. White Bear Group appointed John Symms as group head of capital solutions. He previously served at Fidelis. MS Reinsurance appointed Miguel Marin as the new head of data. He served as the head of business intelligence, data quality and operations at Swiss Re. PCF Insurance Services announced Brandon Gray joined as chief financial officer. He previously served as the company's senior vice president and treasurer. Charles Taylor announced that Clay Humphries joined as executive vice president of property and casualty in the United States. He has held various executive positions within the insurance claims industry. CRC Group announced the following appointments:

• Yoni Armstead - underwriting team leader
• Dylan Kamen - underwriting team leader
• Lindsay Holmes - broker

AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. announced the following appointments:

• Kevin Le Messurier-Girling - business development director, corporate underwriting
• Victoria Girling - claims director

SterlingRisk Insurance appointed Deepak H. Dave' as vice president, sales. He built a concentration meeting the insurance needs of real estate clients, having negotiated competitive terms for asset managers, real estate owners and business owners alike. AXIS Capital Holdings Limited announced the following appointments:

• Paul Boulos - head of ocean marine
• Rob Ryan - head of ocean marine

INSUREtrust appointed Sonja Kozel as senior vice president. She served as SVP, U.S. sales & distribution with a large cyber insurer. PoloWorks appointed Mel Carvill as chairman of Polo Insurance Managers. He currently serves as vice chairman at Aviva-Cofco Life Insurance. Commercial Insurance Associates appointed Todd Batson as director of producer development. He was the Nashville property/casualty practice leader at USI Insurance Services. Ascot Group announced the following appointments:

• Ian Thompson - chief executive officer and director
• Justin Keith - president and chief executive officer

Apollo appointed Monica Cramér Manhem as a new independent non-executive director of Apollo Syndicate Management Limited. She served as chief executive officer at SiriusPoint International Insurance Corporation. Gallagher Re appointed April Engelman as chief operating officer for its North American region. She spent nearly 19 years at Willis Re as senior vice president, regional operations manager for the Midwest. Allianz Commercial appointed Keith Scranton as regional head of inland marine, North America. She served as Northeast director, inland marine and property at Markel. Related: People on the move in the P&C insurance industry: May 31, 2024