Employers Holdings, Inc. announced that Michael Pedraja joined the company as executive vice president and chief financial officer. He served as group chief financial officer at Ariel Re Services. Irwin Siegel Agency announced that Nick Greggains joined leadership team as president. He previously served as managing general underwriter at Irwin Siegel Agency. Counterpart announced that  Jim Smith joined as director of digital distribution. He has two-plus decades of experience and previously worked at Relay platform, Bold Penguin, and Hiscox. Sprout.ai appointed Ian Thompson as the first member of its growth advisory board. He served as group chief claims officer at Zurich. PERse Americas announced the following appointments:

• Tayler Marshall — vice president, casualty
• Adam Bitar — underwriter
• William Gallagher — associate underwriter

Tokio Marine HCC appointed David Perez as president, excess casualty, to lead the launch of the expansion of its specialty product offering with its entry into the excess casualty market and build out the new offering. He served at Liberty Mutual as chief underwriting officer, global risk solutions. Xceedance announced that Katey Walker joined as chief of staff. She held executive roles with consulting and insurance companies, including Willis Towers Watson and Aon. Optio Group appointed Marc Van der Veer to the newly created role of managing director, Europe. He served at Nexus Group as chief executive officer, European Ventures. McLarens announced that Alistair Jacob joined to the newly created role of head of London International. He served at Dekra as the managing director of Dekra Loss Adjusters & Surveyors. Liberty Mutual Reinsurance appointed Cara Sweeney as specialty casualty underwriting manager. She served as VP at Vantage Risk. Applied Underwriters Aerospace appointed Richard Parker as chairman of the Washington, D.C.-based group. He served as co-head of space at Canopius U.S. Worldwide Broker Network appointed Darren Enderson as new global IT director. He served at Haines Watts as group chief information officer. CRC Group announced the following appointments:

• Joseph Hartigan — broker
• Melissa Waters — underwriting team leader
• Kara Talley — underwriter

RT Specialty announced the following appointments:

• Justin Kochmer — senior account manager
• Kelly Jackson — senior account manager
• Joe Fagan — senior account manager

atNorth announced the following appointments:

• Charlotte Ware — design director
• Chris Larsen — chief technical officer
• Jack Bölja — excellence director

CastleBay Companies appointed Brenda Roberts as a manager, software engineering & delivery. She holds an extensive P&C systems background and has 18+ years of experience in the Guidewire ecosystem. Related: People on the move in the P&C insurance industry: October 11, 2024