Several major companies in the insurance and employee benefits industries have announced key leadership hires and promotions.
Chubb has named Tim Boroughs as vice chairman of Chubb Group and executive chairman of asset management.
Meanwhile, Chris Hogan has been promoted to senior vice president and chief investment officer, reporting to Boroughs.
Boroughs has led Chubb’s investment strategies since 2000 and previously served as chief investment officer and executive vice president of ACE Group. Hogan joined Chubb in 2023 from Goldman Sachs, bringing extensive experience in fixed income portfolio management.
Zurich North America has named Tobias Cushing as head of construction.
Cushing returns to the construction team after serving as deputy chief underwriting officer. He also previously served as head of construction at The Hartford.
Based in New York City, Cushing will manage Zurich’s construction portfolio and growth plans.
BenefitMall has added two benefits sales executives – Ryan Bunch (pictured above, left), who will support brokers in Oklahoma, and Valoria Hallock (pictured above, right), who will serve Southern California.
Bunch brings over 20 years of insurance experience, including 15 years in employee benefits, with a consultative approach focused on broker partnerships. Hallock has more than 20 years in employee benefits and emphasizes building long-term relationships through strategic planning.
Brock Purslow, RVP of South/Central region, noted Bunch’s knowledge of the Oklahoma market as a key asset, while Hadley Weiler, RVP of the West Region, highlighted Hallock’s industry insight and proven relationship-building skills.
Risk Placement Services (RPS) has appointed Ania Caruso (pictured immediately above, left) as national casualty president.
Caruso will oversee business strategies, growth initiatives and talent development within the casualty practice.
With more than 20 years in insurance, Caruso has held leadership roles at global carriers and brokerages, most recently as managing director of Southeast Region for Gallagher’s casualty practice. Her expertise in casualty risk finance, loss cost reduction, and predictive analytics is expected to strengthen RPS’s casualty capabilities.
Caruso will be based in Atlanta and report to Adam Mazan, RPS president.
Lockton has appointed Vincent Gaffigan (pictured immediately above, right) as leader of its newly formed US Market Strategy and Engagement Group.
The role focuses on strengthening relationships with insurers and wholesale partners through market intelligence and analytics. Gaffigan will lead a team responsible for executive engagement across product lines and industry sectors.
Devin Beresheim, Lockton US Risk Solutions leader, highlighted Gaffigan’s proven ability to build strong industry relationships. Gaffigan has held various leadership roles during his 35-year career at Lockton and will be based in St. Louis.
Duck Creek Technologies has appointed Tyler Jones as chief marketing officer to lead strategic marketing and branding efforts supporting the company’s global expansion in property and casualty insurance software and services.
Jones brings extensive experience scaling marketing organizations in cloud-based software companies.
He previously led growth and partnership initiatives at CLARA Analytics and held key roles in digital transformation and data strategy at Kaiser Permanente and AIG.
