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After search, QBE North America promotes Pasko to be CLO

It’s taken awhile, but the Australia-based insurer QBE has found a replacement chief legal officer for its QBE North America division. He is Mark Pasko, who succeeds Jose Ramón González, who left earlier this year for CNA Financial. It’s an internal promotion for Pasko, who previously was senioor VP and GC, business unit support. Pasko […]

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Sevi promoted to GC spot at Marsh & McLennan’s Guy

Marsh & McLennan announced that Michael Sevi has been promoted to the slot of  general counsel and chief compliance officer of its Guy Carpenter company. It’s effective immediately.  Sevi succeeds Michael Borik, who has been the GC of Guy Carpenter for the past four years, and will be moving into a joint business and legal […]

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Erie Indemnity promotes one of its own to succeed retired

Erie Indemnity Co. has promoted one of its own lawyers, Brian Bolash, to be its new senior vice president and general counsel for the company and the affiliated companies of the Erie Insurance Group, effective Thursday. Bolash currently serves as vice president, corporate secretary and senior counsel. As GC, Bolash will serve as the company’s […]

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Aon promotes deputy general counsel to top legal spot

The insurance giant Aon plc has promoted Darren Zeidel, 47, as the firm’s general counsel. As Aon’s general counsel, the firm says that Zeidel will lead the firm’s “Global Law Department” and manage its legal, regulatory and compliance issues. Zeidel succeeds Peter Lieb who announced his departure from the firm in early June. Until this week, Zeidel […]

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Health insurer hires insurance veteran to head its compliance function

Health Insurance Innovations, Inc., a cloud-based distributor of affordable health insurance, life insurance and supplemental plans, hired Domenick DiCicco as its chief compliance officer and counsel. A 20-year insurance industry veteran, Mr. DiCicco will work closely with HIIQ’s executive leadership and regulatory compliance teams. Prior to joining HIIQ, DiCicco was general counsel for the insurer […]

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QBE’s Gonzalez goes to CNA to head its legal department

CNA yesterday announced that it has hired Jose Ramón González as executive VP and general counsel. The Chicago-based insuror said that Gonzalez will lead its legal affairs, compliance, regulatory and government affairs, securities and litigation, and legal consultation to CNA’s business operations. He reports to Dino Robusto, CNA’s chairman and CEO. Until now, Gonzalez was chief […]

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Assurant hires a new head of government relations/regulation chief

New York-based insurance company Assurant Inc., has hired Jay Rosenblum as senior vice president, government relations and regulatory affairs. He will be based in Washington, D.C.,a and report directly to Carey Roberts, executive vice president, chief legal officer and secretary. Rosenblum will lead a team responsible for developing and advancing Assurant’s global government relations and regulatory affairs […]

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Alliant promotes Baumann from within to be top lawyer as

Insurance brokerage firm Alliant Insurance Services  has bounced in-house counsel Jennifer Baumann upstairs to be its eneral counsel and secretary. Baumann takes the reigns of the firm’s legal strategy following a decade-long tenure as the firm’s assistant GC. And she follows in the footsteps of the company’s retiring general counsel, Ken Zak. Baumann takes the top legal […]