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People Moves: CIBA in California Names Aldorisio Head of Product Development

CIBA, headquartered in Glendale, Calif., named Andrew Aldorisio head of product development and a member of the executive management team. Aldorisio has more than 15 years of insurance experience, most recently as chief underwriting officer at Obsidian Insurance Holdings, Inc., …

People Moves: Woodruff Sawyer in California Names New VPs

Woodruff Sawyer, based in San Francisco, Calif., named two new vice presidents. Owen Igbinosun joined the firm as vice president, management liability, focused on private equity and real estate in the upper middle markets. Before joining Woodruff Sawyer, Igbinosun spent …

People Moves: Insurance Office of America Hires Leland to Western Division

Insurance Office of America (IOA), headquartered in Longwood, Fla., hired Zack Leland to its western division team. Based in Aliso Viejo, Calif., Leland joins IOA as a commercial lines producer, focusing primarily on staffing, contractors, warehousing and logistics. Before joining …

People Moves: Frank Joins the WCF Insurance Board in Utah

WCF Insurance appointed Jan Frank to the company’s board of directors for a four-year term. Frank’s experience in the trade spans almost three decades. Most recently, she was chair, CEO, and president of Pacific Compensation Insurance Company, a California specialty …

People Moves: SAIF in Oregon Promotes Keefer to Chief Actuarial Officer

SAIF, headquartered in Salem, Ore., named Olivia Keefer its new chief actuarial officer. Keefer previously served as actuarial director. In her new role, she manages the reserves process, oversees ratemaking and the rate filing process, maintains the economic capital model …

People Moves: Talage in Nevada Names Fuher CEO; Kiefer Transitions to Founder

Talage Inc., headquartered in Reno, Nev., appointed Craig Fuher as its new CEO. Fuher is also a founder at Affective Business Intelligence Corp. Company co-founder Adam Kiefer will transition to the newly created founder and executive chairman role. Kiefer co-founded …

People Moves: Cooper Named WCIRB EVP and Chief Actuary

Sean Cooper has been named executive vice president and chief actuary at the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California, headquartered in Oakland, Calif. Cooper succeeds Dave Bellusci, who retired from the WCIRB after 33 years. Cooper has more than …

People Moves: LP Insurance Services in Nevada Names Steelman COO

LP Insurance Services, headquartered in Reno, Nev., promoted Trinity Steelman to chief operating officer. Founding COO, Joe Wyatt, retired on July 1. Steelman is responsible for the daily operations throughout the LP Insurance footprint. She continues to lead the employee …

People Moves: BindDesk Insurance Services in California Names Young President

BindDesk Insurance Services, headquartered in San Diego, Calif., named Robert Young president. Young has more than 30 years of experience in the insurance industry. Young led the startups of two wholesale operations, Magellan Insurance Services and Valiant Insurance Services. His …

People Moves: Pinnacle in California Names Gerdts VP, Sales and Account Management

Kyle Gerdts has joined Pinnacle Claims Management, Inc., headquartered in Irvine, Calif., as vice president, sales and account management. Gerdts joins from HealthComp, where he was director of sales with responsibilities for consultative sales and strategy. Before that, he worked …