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Venture Insurance Programs, a West Chester,
Pa.-based national insurance program administrator, has launched Community Care, a new insurance program for community and social services, including nonprofits and for-profits. In conjunction with the launch, Venture has brought on former GuideOne Social Services Underwriter Erin Crawford Peterson to be its new practice leader. Community Care will be written on an admitted and non-admitted basis through three carriers rated “A” (Excellent) or better by A.M. Best. Community Care provides liability, property, auto, inland marine, crime and umbrella coverage for lines of business that include community services, counseling and treatment centers, food and nutrition services, residential facilities and shelters, sports and recreation, education, arts and culture, animal-related and associations and clubs. Prior to joining Venture Programs, Peterson served as nonprofit and human service commercial underwriter for GuideOne Insurance in Des Moines, Iowa. She has also served as senior underwriter in the human services department for Philadelphia Insurance Companies.
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EverQuote Inc., an online
insurance marketplace, has added Michael Aldous as vice president of Insurance Data and Product Services. Aldous joins EverQuote from Liberty Mutual Insurance, where he led teams responsible for the development and launch of digital accident and health
products. Aldous also led Liberty’s Voluntary Benefits Underwriting Organization. Throughout his 15-year tenure with Liberty, Aldous worked with numerous products at all stages in the insurance product lifecycle. According to Lee Bossio, executive vice president of Insurance Data and Product Services, Aldous’ experience at Liberty Mutual will be beneficial as it continues to invest in further supporting the growth of its marketplace offerings.
ABD Insurance and Financial Services has named Deirdre Finn as senior vice
president of the company’s Executive Risk Solutions (ERS) National Practice. Finn will be based out of ABD’s NYC offices. In this role, Finn will oversee the company’s management liability insurance lines of business, which include directors and officers liability, employment practices liability and fiduciary liability, and will join the Executive Steering Committee. Finn joins ABD after nearly a decade at Beazley where, as West Coast manager, she oversaw premium growth. Her previous positions include senior vice president and West Coast manager at Navigators Management Company, as well as similar roles at Axcelera Specialty Risk and Reliance National Insurance Company. ABD’s ERS practice offers management liability professionals, certified risk managers attorneys and claims advocacy. ABD Insurance and Financial Services provides risk management, insurance brokerage, human resources and retirement consulting services.
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Miniter Group has named Donald Marthey as
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vice president of Business Strategy and Tracking Operations. In this role, Marthey will oversee the strategic direction of Miniter’s Borrower-CentricSM insurance tracking operations. He joined Miniter as a vice president of sales in 2019 and helped contract lenders in the Western states, including Alaska and Hawaii. Earlier this year, Marthey was called upon to transition to operations and assist with the growth of the tracking operation. He began his career as operations section manager at National City Bank. He then moved to American Modern Insurance Group, where he spent the next 21 years. During this time, he took on roles with increasing responsibility, culminating in a position as strategic planning director. Before joining Miniter Group, Marthey was the director of operations for Seattle Specialty. Miniter Group is a Norwell, Mass.-based provider of collateral risk transfer solutions to the lending industry, providing blanket and lender-placed insurance solutions to more than 550 lenders in 45 states.
Southeast The
Tennessee Department of Commerce Joshua Clark & Insurance (TDCI) has hired Joshua Clark as its new director of Business Development for the Insurance Division. As the director of Business
Development for the Insurance Division, Clark will focus on expanding the use of captives as a risk management option for businesses. Clark most recently served as a consultant for EXL Loss Control. As part of his new role, Clark will establish objectives with the Tennessee Captive Insurance Association to help them promote captive insurance within the state. Tennessee currently has more than 203 licensed captive insurance companies and 471 approved cell companies for a total of 674 risk-bearing entities, compared to 652 at the end of 2019.
CRC Group
has promoted Mississippibased Claire Willis as CRC Claire Willis Group’s national Personal Lines Practice leader. The move comes as part of the company’s increased focus on the personal lines marketplace, according to the company. Willis joined CRC Group in 2006 as a personal lines underwriter. Since joining CRC, she has managed a large personal lines book of business and worked closely with personal lines carriers. As the Personal Lines Practice leader, Willis will work to grow CRC Group’s personal lines footprint nationwide and will represent CRC Group with key markets to assist with its expansion and gain more market support. CRC Group CEO Dave Obenauer said the company has invested in new personal lines talent across the country over the past 12 months while at the same time investing in technology to establish an INSURANCEJOURNAL.COM
