Six organizations spanning claims administration, brokerage, specialty insurance and healthcare announced senior leadership moves and new platform launches this week, reflecting continued investment in growth infrastructure, financial discipline and technology-enabled care as each positions for its next phase of expansion.
Sedgwick has appointed Jason Rogers (pictured above, left) to the newly created role of managing director, Carrier & Captive Solutions, overseeing the claims administrator's work across captives, insurance carriers, MGAs and MGUs. Rogers, who brings more than 20 years of experience spanning underwriting, brokerage and program administration, will report to Emily Fink, Sedgwick's global chief marketing officer and president of Growth Markets.
Fink said the appointment reinforces the company's commitment to an area that "continues to be an important area of growth" for the organization. For brokers and MGAs working with captives, the newly created role signals a clearer single point of contact within Sedgwick's growth platform rather than a fragmented relationship structure.
ALKEME Insurance has named four executives to newly formalized leadership roles - Steve Stanfield as chief operating officer, Josh Benveniste as president and chief of staff, Troy Chakarun as chief commercial and innovation officer, and Chad Roghair as chief business development officer - as the brokerage surpasses 100 locations across more than 35 states.
CEO Curtis Barton said the moves give the team "the structure and clarity to keep building" heading into its next growth phase. The formalized bench is a scale signal worth noting for carriers and agencies evaluating ALKEME as a distribution partner or acquisition consolidator.
ICW Specialty has introduced Legacy Solutions, a new platform to help self-insured organizations manage and transfer long-term liabilities, and named industry veteran Lisa Walsh (pictured above, center) as its head. The platform, expected to go to market in September, will focus on loss portfolio transfers tied largely to workers' compensation claims. Walsh brings more than 35 years of experience spanning actuarial, underwriting and structured reinsurance, including 20 years at Swiss Re in structured solutions. Legacy Solutions is ICW Specialty's fourth product line since the unit launched in 2025, following excess casualty, national flood and alternative risk transfer. For brokers with self-insured or captive clients carrying legacy workers' comp exposure, the new platform adds a risk-transfer option worth factoring into renewal conversations.
C3 Risk & Insurance Services has named Brandon Stanford as chief financial officer and partner, transitioning him from the fractional CFO role he has held since 2025 into a full-time position. Stanford previously served as CFO of Eastridge Workforce Solutions, where he led the company's transition to full employee ownership, and held finance leadership roles at Callaway Golf and Marriott International.
President Gabe Erle said the firm has been intentional about building a leadership team that brings "diverse perspectives to the table," with finance now added alongside sales, operations and client service leads. A strengthened finance function behind a growing brokerage is generally a reassuring signal for carriers and clients placing business through C3, pointing to more disciplined capacity planning as the firm scales.
Humana has appointed Dr. Shantanu Nundy as chief medical officer, effective August 31, reporting directly to president and CEO Jim Rechtin as a member of the company's enterprise leadership team. Nundy will help shape the design of Humana's products and platforms, including its use of AI, and continues to practice primary care and hospital medicine alongside the role.
He most recently served as chief health officer at Accolade and previously led clinical innovation at Evolent Health. For employee benefits brokers placing group health business with Humana, the appointment is worth watching for signals of how AI shapes care delivery and product design at one of the market's largest health plans.
Ameritas has hired Jake McCoy (pictured above, right) as vice president, actuarial, individual, where he will lead financial strategy to support the growth and profitability of the insurer's individual disability income business. McCoy, a Fellow of the American Academy of Actuaries, joins from a background of leadership roles at Principal Financial Group, Lincoln Financial and Equitable.
For brokers active in individual disability income, dedicated actuarial leadership focused specifically on that line's growth and profitability is worth noting as a signal of Ameritas's continued commitment to the space.
