AXIS Capital Holdings Limited announced that the Company’s Board of Directors has appointed Thomas C. Ramey and Wilhelm Zeller to its Board as independent directors. Both will serve as Class II Directors.
Michael Butt, Chairman of AXIS Capital, said: “We are delighted to welcome Thomas C. Ramey and Wilhelm Zeller to AXIS Capital’s Board of Directors. [...]

PartnerRe Ltd.announced that David Zwiener has been appointed to fill a vacancy on its Board of Directors effective July 7, 2009.
Mr. Zwiener, aged 54, is an experienced insurance industry executive. Between 2000 and 2007 Mr. Zwiener was President and Chief Operating Officer of the property and casualty operations at Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. In [...]

Specialty Underwriters’ Alliance, Inc. announced that Mark E. Pape has been appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors to fill a vacancy on the SUA Board. Mr. Pape, a seasoned insurance executive, is currently a partner at Tatum LLC, the largest executive service firm in the nation focused on providing temporary CFOs and other employees [...]

Insurance industry veteran Kaj Ahlmann has joined the RLI board of directors.
Ahlmann is a retired chairman, president and CEO of Employers Reinsurance Corporation, a division of GE, and currently operates his own consulting business, Six Sigma Ranch, LLC, offering advice to financial services firms, including insurance companies . He also serves as a director for [...]

The Board of Directors of The Progressive Corporation on January 30, 2009 fixed the close of business on February 27, 2009 as the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be held on April 24, 2009.
The Progressive Group of Insurance [...]

announcement that Dr. Terri Vaughan has been appointed CEO of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) will result in a vacancy on the Insurance Marketplace Standards Association (IMSA) Board of Directors.
“IMSA congratulates Terri Vaughan on her appointment, as both her experience and knowledge will prove invaluable in the face of marketplace challenges and anticipated [...]

Robert L. Clarke, who served as U.S. Comptroller of the Currency from 1985 to 1992, has been elected to the Mutual of Omaha Board of Directors, Chairman and CEO Dan Neary announced.
Clarke is a Senior Partner and founder of the global financial services practice at the law firm of Bracewell & Giuliani in Houston, where [...]

The U.S.-India Business Council has announced the appointment of Mr. Richard Mucci, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of New York Life International, LLC, the international arm of New York Life Insurance Company, to its Board of Directors.
The U.S.-India Business Council is the premier business advocacy organization representing 280 of the largest U.S. companies investing in [...]

HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. announced that Thomas M. Hamilton, 65, has been elected as an independent member of the Company’s Board of Directors.
`As a former CEO and a member of multiple Boards of Directors, we feel that Tom Hamilton will bring a wealth of knowledge to HCC. We are very pleased to welcome him [...]

Syncora Holdings Ltd. (”Syncora” or the “Company”) (NYSE: SCA – News) today announced the appointment of Mssrs. Duncan P. Hennes, Edward J. Muhl, Thomas S. Norsworthy, and Robert J. White to its Board of Directors in connection with the transfer on November 18, 2008 of 30,069,049 Syncora shares, previously owned by XL Capital Ltd, to [...]