A series of senior leadership changes have been announced across the insurance, benefits and risk advisory markets.
Safety National Casualty Corporation has announced a management realignment, effective April 1.
Patrick Hiles (pictured, left), formerly corporate senior vice president of workers’ compensation claims, will become executive vice president and chief claims officer. In the expanded role, he will provide senior leadership to the claims department, overseeing workers’ compensation, liability and reinsurance claims.
Ben Prange, formerly vice president of executive analysis and planning, will become corporate senior vice president and chief data and planning officer. He will lead the business intelligence and planning department and assume oversight of the advanced analytics department, reflecting the carrier’s focus on data‑driven decision‑making across underwriting and operations.
MSIG USA has appointed Matt Thompson (pictured, center) as South-Central region distribution leader, responsible for driving growth across Texas, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Louisiana and Arkansas.
Thompson brings more than 20 years of experience across insurance and financial services. Most recently, he was regional vice president for the south-central region at Starr, where he led team expansion, strengthened broker engagement and drove regional growth initiatives. B
In his new role, Thompson will focus on strengthening broker and client relationships, aligning distribution strategy with MSIG USA’s specialty underwriting capabilities, and supporting continued growth across the South-Central US.
Michigan-based nonprofit health plan Priority Health has named Brian Steele (pictured, right) as senior vice president and chief medical officer, effective April 6, following a nationwide search.
Steele will lead Priority Health’s clinical and pharmacy programs, population health initiatives and chronic disease management strategies. He is a senior healthcare executive with experience in clinical transformation and value‑based care, and most recently served as chief medical officer for Collaborative Health Systems, a Centene company.
Standard Insurance Company (The Standard) has promoted Nathan McKinstry (pictured immediately above) to senior vice president of employee voluntary benefits in IT.
In this role, McKinstry will continue to lead operations, transformation, separation and migration of The Standard’s acquired American Heritage Life business. His remit reflects the scope of integration work underway as the company brings the acquisition onto its technology and operating platforms.
McKinstry has been with The Standard for nearly 20 years, holding leadership roles in architecture, application development and technology. Most recently, he served as vice president of employee voluntary benefits in IT.
Lincoln Financial Group has appointed Todd Lacey (pictured immediately above) as senior vice president, head of institutional sales for Retirement Plan Services (RPS). He will lead Lincoln’s institutional sales organization for its retirement business, with a focus on deepening consultant relationships and supporting long-term growth.
Lacey joins from Financial Finesse, where he most recently served as president, overseeing firmwide operations and strategic growth. He previously served as chief revenue officer and board member at Stadion Money Management, and earlier held senior leadership roles at Transamerica, including executive vice president of business development for retirement and executive vice president of strategy and corporate development.
Alliant Insurance Services has added Nancy Yoshida as senior vice president with Alliant Private Client. Based on the West Coast, she brings more than 35 years of technical expertise and industry leadership.
In her new role, Yoshida will work with the executive leadership team to strengthen talent development across the private client division. She will focus on mentoring emerging professionals, sharing technical and market knowledge, and helping design initiatives to build the firm’s long-term leadership pipeline.
Protective communications firm Genasys has appointed Bill Dodd as chairman of the board following the retirement of Richard H. Osgood III. Dodd has served on the board since May 2024.
Dodd served in the California State Senate from 2016 to 2024 and in the State Assembly from 2014 to 2016, following earlier service on the Napa County Board of Supervisors. Before elected office, he owned and operated a full-service water company and led state and national water quality trade associations.
Chubb has made two leadership appointments in its Chubb Overseas General (COG) division.
Ben McGregor (pictured immediately above, left) has been named senior vice president, head of commercial insurance property, COG, and Alex Forman (pictured immediately above, right) has been named senior vice president, head of commercial insurance casualty, COG.
McGregor and Forman will be responsible for performance and growth in COG’s middle market capabilities, developing segment‑specific underwriting strategies for the division’s commercial property and casualty portfolios. They will also work with industry practice leaders to leverage analytics and technology to broaden COG’s offerings and reach.
McGregor has more than 30 years of insurance experience, including 23 years at Chubb. He has led property portfolios in Australia, New Zealand and Asia and most recently served as head of property and terrorism for the UK and Ireland.
