Four insurance-related firms - Highstreet Insurance & Financial Services, Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance, NFP, and DUAL North America – announced leadership changes this week, naming new executives to oversee operations in property claims, flood insurance, and construction risk management.
Highstreet Insurance & Financial Services has appointed Vincent Stazzone as president of industry solutions. Stazzone will lead efforts to refine the firm’s industry-specific strategies, drawing on internal expertise.
Stazzone most recently served as president of Highstreet’s Gulf Region. He holds a degree in Business Management from the University of Central Florida and is vice chair of the Florida Association of Insurance Agents.
Jeff Murdock has been named head of US property claims at Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance. He succeeds Scott Lee, who is retiring in July after a four-decade career in claims, including eight years at BHSI.
Murdock joined BHSI in 2015 as assistant vice president of property claims and was promoted to vice president in 2021. He brings 17 years of industry experience.
NFP has brought on Caleb Weir as senior vice president for construction and infrastructure in its Central region. Based in Kansas City, Missouri, Weir will report to Amanda Ruback, managing director for property & casualty in the region, and collaborate with Adrian Pellen, co-leader of NFP’s C&I Group.
Weir has more than a decade of experience in risk management, surety services, and employee benefits, with past roles at IMA Financial Group and Lockton Companies. He holds the CRIS, ARM, and CPCU designations, along with an MBA in Finance from the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
DUAL North America has appointed Cameron Conboy as executive vice president of flood. He will oversee the expansion of DUAL’s flood insurance offerings and lead strategic development initiatives from San Diego.
With 19 years of experience in flood underwriting and broker partnerships, Conboy joins DUAL as it scales its non-admitted flood insurance program. Current offerings include up to $3.5 million per building in primary coverage and excess limits of up to $15 million.
