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Tammara Flagler named leader of Nationwide Securities
Nationwide’s Investment Management Group announced that Tammara Flagler has been named leader of Nationwide Securities, the company’s retail broker dealer and investment advisor.
Flagler will lead the firm’s direct-to-consumer and business partner investment and advice solutions and will report to Joseph Aniano, leader of Nationwide’s Investment Management Group.
Flagler brings more than 20 years of financial services experience to the position. She currently serves as head of securities-backed lending sales and distribution at Nationwide, where she has driven record sales.
“Tammara’s ability to build high-performing teams and deliver results makes her an excellent choice to lead NSLLC into the future,” said Aniano in a press release.
Beazley appoints new head of digital follow underwriting
Beazley has appointed Nat Cross to the newly created position of head of digital follow underwriting. Cross will report to Will Roscoe, head of portfolio underwriting, and will oversee algorithmic and digital distribution channels, focusing on broker digital trading strategies and intermediary exchanges.
Cross previously served as global head of healthcare at Beazley and led the launch and operation of the company’s Ki Digital Services partnership.
“This is a natural next step in our evolution,” said Roscoe. “Having led the market with Smart Tracker, we continue to invest in our capabilities to become the pre-eminent follow underwriter in the market.”
Chubb announced head of commercial and specialty, overseas general insurance
Chubb announced John DePeters has been appointed executive vice president, head of commercial insurance and specialty, for Chubb Overseas General Insurance (COG). DePeters will be based in London and will oversee the performance and global expansion of Chubb’s middle market, small commercial and specialty lines portfolios.
DePeters brings over 13 years of insurance industry experience with Chubb, most recently serving as chief underwriting officer for North America small and lower midmarket.
“John is a highly accomplished executive whose international experience and deep expertise in insurance make him exceptionally well-suited to lead our commercial insurance and specialty segments,” Brian Church, division president, property and casualty, Chubb Overseas General Insurance, said in a press release.
Amica Mutual announces executive changes as COO retires
Amica Mutual Insurance Company announced that Ted Murphy, senior executive vice president and chief operations officer, will retire at the end of 2025 after 45 years with the company. Sam Palmisano will succeed Murphy as chief operations officer.
Palmisano currently serves as senior vice president and chief human resources officer at Amica. Scott Boyd, currently a vice president in HR, will be promoted to chief human resources officer.
“As we begin a new chapter in Amica’s history, we want to congratulate Ted on his well-earned retirement and welcome Sam and Scott into their new roles,” Ted Shallcross, Amica president and CEO, said in a statement.
Finys Partners with ManageMy
Finys, a property and casualty insurance software provider, announced a strategic partnership with ManageMy to help insurance carriers deliver consistent digital experiences during core system modernization. ManageMy’s platform enables insurers to configure and launch digital experiences for policyholders and agents.
The partnership allows carriers using the Finys Suite to integrate ManageMy as an optional extension during transitions from legacy platforms. The integration provides a unified digital experience across quoting, onboarding, servicing, and claims while older core systems are phased out.
“We’re excited to partner with Finys to help insurers modernize faster while giving customers the intuitive digital experiences they expect,” Josh Hall, head of sales and business development at ManageMy, said in a press release.
XPT Specialty hires Liam Sole as AVP/ senior underwriter
XPT Specialty, a wholesale broker for commercial and personal insurance, has appointed Liam Sole as associate vice president and senior underwriter in its commercial lines division. Sole brings more than 11 years of experience in the excess and surplus lines market.
Sole joins XPT from Bass Underwriters, where he worked since 2014. At XPT, he will focus on property and casualty risks supporting East Coast business, particularly in New York, with specialties including habitational, construction, hotels and motels, restaurants and bars, mixed-use buildings, manufacturing, distributors, and vacant properties.
“Liam’s background is exactly what we look for — someone who has grown within the E&S space and understands the nuances of underwriting complex commercial risks,” said Gregg Guerreiro, Regional EVP.
Equisoft embed Anthropic’s Claude AI models into life insurance platform
Equisoft, a global digital solutions provider to the financial services industry, announced that it has incorporated Anthropic’s Claude family of AI models into its life insurance platforms and global operations. The integration aims to accelerate policy administration system modernization projects and provide AI capabilities to the company’s worldwide team members.
The Claude AI models enable intelligent product querying and streamline business requirements analysis during implementation phases of transformation projects. According to Brian Carey, VP of insurance solutions engineering at Equisoft, “”By building Claude’s AI capabilities directly into our platforms, we’re enabling insurers and our employees to unlock the full value of frontier AI models.”
Zurich launches specialized builders risk insurance
Zurich North America announced the launch of Data Center Project Guard, a specialized Builders Risk insurance product designed for hyperscale, AI-driven data center construction. The offering expands Zurich’s standard Builders Risk coverage to address unique risks in data center projects, including up to 12 months of operational property coverage, automatic parametric weather coverage for the first construction year, and protection for climate control system failures.
Zurich has insured more than 250 data center projects across over 20 states, representing more than $350 billion in project value.
“Data Center Project Guard is experience-based and purpose-built to support the unprecedented pace and scale of infrastructure development to power the digital economy,” Kelly Kinzer, president of U.S. specialties and incoming group head of construction and surety for Zurich Insurance globally as of January 1, 2026, said in a press release.
TruStage partners with Zesty AI for commercial property risk analytics
ZestyAI announced an agreement with TruStage to provide advanced property analytics solutions for commercial property underwriting. TruStage will implement three of ZestyAI’s risk analytics models: Z-HAIL™, Z-FIRE™, and Z-PROPERTY™, which use AI to assess hail and wildfire risks and extract insights from aerial and satellite imagery for over 150 million properties.
TruStage will also deploy ZestyAI’s Wildfire Mitigation Pre-Fill solution to comply with new wildfire mitigation regulations from the California Department of Insurance (CDI). The solution provides wildfire mitigation data without requiring on-site inspections.
“Global insured catastrophe claims are expected to top 100 billion dollars again this year, driven increasingly by secondary perils like hail and wildfire,” said Attila Toth, founder and CEO of ZestyAI, in a press release. “By using AI‑driven, property‑specific intelligence instead of coarse territory‑level averages, TruStage can price risk more precisely, respond to California’s new wildfire mitigation requirements, and better protect its commercial policyholders.”
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