People Moves: Powers Hires Favazza as Commercial Lines Risk Management Advisor; Ryan Specialty Appoints D’Onofrio CEO and Alvin CUO

July 13, 2023

Powers Insurance & Risk Management Hires Favazza as Commercial Lines Risk Management Advisor

Powers Insurance & Risk Management, headquartered in St. Louis, Mo., hired Giovanni “Johnny” Favazza as commercial lines risk management advisor.

Prior to joining Powers, he worked as a senior account executive at Goosehead Insurance Agency. He previously served as an associate for a California-based investment advisory firm, Westshore Wealth.

Ryan Specialty Appoints D’Onofrio to CEO and Alvin to CUO of Ryan Specialty National Programs

Ryan Specialty, headquartered in Chicago, Ill., appointed Dawn D’Onofrio as chief executive officer and Brian Alvin as chief actuary and chief underwriting officer of Ryan Specialty National Programs (NSP).

D’Onofrio will continue her duties as CEO of Ryan Specialty managing general underwriters WKFC, CorRisk and AgRisk, roles she has served since 2017. She previously served as chief underwriting officer for WKFC and CorRisk. She joined WKFC in 2007.

Alvin will retain his role as chief actuary of WKFC, CorRisk and AgRisk. Before joining WKFC, CorRisk and AgRisk, Brian served as actuarial director for Ryan Specialty. He has been with the firm since 2013.

Topics Commercial Lines Excess Surplus Business Insurance Risk Management

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