Tim Gibbs joins FTK as VP of business development
FTK Construction Services, a nationwide General Contractor with completed projects in 33 states, is pleased to announce that Tim Gibbs has been appointed Vice President of Business Development, effective 2/1/2024. Mr. Gibbs has been with FTK Construction Services since 2007 and has been an integral contributor to the Company’s success. Prior to working with FTK, Gibbs […]
Grange Insurance appoints Kyle Welch VP of Commercial Lines Underwriting
Grange Insurance Company announced that Kyle Welch has been named the company’s Vice President of Commercial Lines Underwriting for the East Region covering Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Virginia, effective Feb. 12. “Kyle has successfully led our Sales and Marketing Strategy and Operations for the past five years and has a proven track record […]
Hamilton adds Jamie Secor as Chief Underwriting Officer of Hamilton Select
Hamilton Insurance Group, Ltd. yesterday announced the appointment of Jamie Secor as Chief Underwriting Officer at Hamilton Select, its US excess and surplus (E&S) lines insurer with a Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) from A.M. Best Company, Inc. Secor reports to Hamilton Select Chief Executive Officer Anita Kuchma, and Hamilton Select is based in […]
Hamilton welcomes Wilfred Chin as Chief Actuary
Hamilton Insurance Group, Ltd. recently announced the appointment of Wilfred Chin as Chief Actuary at Hamilton Global Specialty, the Company’s underwriting platform written by Syndicate 4000 at Lloyd’s and Hamilton Insurance DAC. London-based Chin joined Hamilton earlier this month and reports to Group Chief Risk Officer Alex Baker. In welcoming Chin, Baker said, “I am […]
Chalk raises USD 10Mln in seed funding
Chalk, the data platform for machine learning, announced recently that it has raised $10 million in seed funding led by General Catalyst, Unusual Ventures, and Xfund. Chalk’s computation layer and LLM toolchain enable world-class teams to orchestrate data for real-time decisions. The capital will be used to accelerate development of Chalk’s platform, reach new customers, […]
Markel International launches Specialty division with new International Casualty team and boosts leadership with senior appointments
Markel, the insurance operation within Markel Group Inc., has launched a Specialty practice within its International Wholesale division which will be spearheaded by Tom Hillier as Divisional Managing Director. This is supported by the addition of a new International Casualty team within Specialty and the appointment of Graeme Ivory as Director of International Casualty. These […]
John B. Berding elected as President of American Financial Group
American Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: AFG) announced yesterday that John B. Berding has been elected President of AFG, effective immediately. Mr. Berding will continue to serve as President of American Money Management Corporation (“AMMC”), AFG’s subsidiary providing investment management services to AFG, its insurance subsidiaries and certain third-party investment entities, in addition to his new […]
Alliance Group announces a strategic partnership with AIMCOR Group to grow distribution
Alliance Group, a leading Insurance Marketing Organization based in Lawrenceville, Georgia has forged a strategic partnership with AIMCOR Group and announced its intent to become a member of AIMCOR Group, LLC, a National Insurance Marketing Organization that distributes and services life, disability, LTC and annuity products through a variety of independent, institutional, and alternative channels. Through this new […]
Opnfi and actyv.ai partner to deliver Embedded Finance Solutions for businesses
Embedded finance firm, Opnfi and actyv.ai, an AI-powered enterprise SaaS platform with embedded B2B BNPL and insurance, announced yesterday a strategic partnership to bring B2B Embedded Finance (EmFi) solutions for businesses in high-growth potential markets in South Asia, ASEAN, the Middle East and Africa. Opnfi’s B2B EmFi platform facilitates orchestration between enterprise customers and financial services institutions. This […]
Catch India’s Only Speech-Tech & Voice AI focussed Conference & Exhibition
The 3rd Edition of the SpeechTech Summit India 2023, organised by The Future Event Media & Productions, is being hosted on 15th & 16th June 2023 at the Sheraton, New Delhi. Designed to host industry experts, in charge of the contact centre and customer experience and are early adopters of speech or voice technology in the Indian market, the […]