Leadership changes and strategic hires continue across the US insurance and financial services sector, with RT Specialty, Alliant Insurance and Holmes Murphy, among others, each announcing new senior appointments and promotions.
RT Specialty’s Environmental and Construction Professional (RT ECP) practice has made a series of promotions in its Hamilton, New Jersey office, with four team members moving into new roles.
Zack Kalet (pictured, left) has been promoted to consultant; Stacy Burrows (pictured, center) to account executive; David Hart (pictured, right) to account manager, and Jeff Youmans to senior account manager.
Kalet joined RT ECP in April 2022 as a part-time account administrator during the COVID work-from-home period. Burrows, who holds the CRIS designation, joined in 2012 and has held multiple roles, progressing from account manager to account executive.
Hart joined the team in 2024 and steps up from account administrator to account manager. Meanwhile, Youmans joined in 2022 and has progressed from account administrator to account manager and now senior account manager.
RT Specialty, the wholesale brokerage division of Ryan Specialty, has promoted Marya Propis to president, retail distribution.
In her expanded role, Propis will lead RT Specialty’s national sales and executive business development initiatives, pursue wholesale consolidation opportunities and strategies with retail clients, enhance retail compensation programs, and oversee the firm’s presence at retail sales conferences and sponsorships.
Alliant Insurance Services has hired Michelle Quintero as executive vice president with Alliant Private Client.
In her new role, Quintero will focus on expanding Alliant’s presence in the entertainment sector while advising ultra-high-net-worth clients on comprehensive personal risk strategies.
Holmes Murphy has made two senior hires in its employee benefits business, appointing Ryan VanOverbeke as vice president and Denver employee benefits sales leader and bringing in Lance Lankford as compliance director.
VanOverbeke, based in Colorado, will use his 20 years of experience to work with leadership and client teams on benefits strategies designed to manage rising healthcare costs, support workforce well-being and build competitive benefits programs.
Before joining Holmes Murphy, he served as chief commercial officer at XP Health, a digital-first vision benefits platform, where he led commercial strategy and oversaw sales, marketing and customer success as the company expanded its employer and partner network. He was previously chief revenue officer at Vimly Benefit Solutions and held leadership roles at WEX Health and UnitedHealthcare.
Lankford, who will serve as compliance director based in Dallas, will focus on helping clients stay ahead of changes in the employee benefits regulatory landscape. Prior to Holmes Murphy, he spent nearly five years as a vice president at Lockton and has held corporate or general counsel roles with organizations including the Dallas Stars, Texas Rangers Baseball Club and American Airlines Center.
Transamerica Asset Management, Inc. has appointed John Reifsnider as chief investment officer, effective March 10.
In the CIO role, Reifsnider will lead TAM’s investment strategy, with responsibility for sub-adviser selection and monitoring, and will provide market and industry insights.
Reifsnider brings more than 30 years of strategic leadership experience in asset management, including leading multibillion-dollar organizations through multiple market cycles. Most recently, he was CEO of Pendal USA, where he oversaw approximately US$45 billion in assets and worked closely with portfolio managers and investment committees to align philosophy, process and client outcomes.
