MAPFRE Strenghtens Leadership Team with Strategic Hires
Executive Vice President & Chief Technical Officer Mick Noland and Senior Vice President of Business Development Andrea Zemaitis bring decades of industry experience
MAPFRE USA has announced the hiring of two senior leadership team members. Mick Noland, former Senior Vice President of Product Management at MetLife Auto & Home, has joined MAPFRE as Executive Vice President & Chief Technical Officer. Andrea Zemaitis, former Vice President of Strategic Opportunities for Small Commercial Insurance at Liberty Mutual, has joined MAPFRE as Senior Vice President of Business Development.
Noland, who has over 25 years in the insurance industry, oversees Product, Underwriting and Predictive Analytics at MAPFRE. The Claims organization also reports directly to him. Previously Noland was responsible for product development, pricing, underwriting and catastrophe/risk management in property and casualty at MetLife.
Andrea Zemaitis
As head of MAPFRE USA’s Business Development organization, Zemaitis leads the marketing and distribution strategy in the United States, including client and agency management, business development, channel development and marketing. She has more than 20 years of experience at Liberty Mutual, where she held leadership positions focusing on distribution strategy and execution in small commercial and personal insurance.
“Mick and Andrea have deep industry experience that will help us better understand and meet our clients’ changing needs,” said Alfredo Castelo, President and Chief Executive Officer of MAPFRE USA. “Bolstering our talent is critical to our strategy, announced just a year ago, to focus on our core states of operation, and positions us for long-term success in the evolving insurance landscape.”
Risk Strategies Appoints Mark Manzi as National Brokerage Leader
Move comes as firm accelerates specialty practices growth, placed premiums exceed $3 billion
Risk Strategies, a privately held, rapidly growing national insurance brokerage and risk management firm, today announced it has appointed Mark Manzi as national brokerage leader. Manzi, an industry veteran with 30 years’experience placing and negotiating coverage, began his career at Marsh in New York. He came to Risk Strategies through its 2015 acquisition of healthcare specialty brokerage Dubraski & Associates, where he served as Managing Director, Chief Operating Officer and Practice Leader.
“We have great confidence that Mark has the right experience and skill set to ensure that our clients and field producers consistently see benefit from our rapidly growing market presence when seeking key coverages and rates,” said John Mina, Risk Strategies’ president and chief operating officer.
Risk Strategies, currently appointed with more than 900 insurers, re-insurers and wholesalers, places well over $3 billion in premiums into the insurance marketplace each year across more than 26 specialty practice groups – from employee benefits and private client to health care,transportation, entertainment and fine arts, as well as the nation’s largest practice focused on the needs of architecture, engineering and design firms.
“As a large and growing national specialty broker with deep expertise in many industry segments, Risk Strategies offers unmatched insight and experience to our clients,” said Manzi. “Strengthening our relationships and raising our market profile with key carriers globally as we expand expertise and grow our premium placement will ensure positive results for our clients.”
Manzi most recently served as property & casualty division leader for Risk Strategies’ health care practice. In his new role, Manzi will be the company’s lead liaison to the carrier community; responsible for communicating the needs of the firm and its clients, as well as helping practice leaders and producers understand the carrier landscape and assist them in negotiating complicated coverage on larger deals.
Sixteen Employees Honored By Boston Mutual Life Insurance Company For Long-Term Service
Boston Mutual Life Insurance Company, a national provider of insurance solutions for individuals and at the workplace, today announced the acknowledgment of 16 employees at the company’s most recent quarterly Service Recognition Celebration. The diversity of the recognized employees’ tenure—from five to 40 years—and the range of their departments highlights the depth of expertise at the company. The employees were recognized for their long-term service with Boston Mutual at the company’s headquarters in Canton, Massachusetts.
“Boston Mutual is honored to recognize such dedicate demployees,” said Paul A. Quaranto, Jr., Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President at Boston Mutual Life Insurance Company. “Our success is driven by their expertise, loyalty, and hard work. Our company’s strength lies within all of our employees and their diverse experience, as seen with these 16 honorees.I am grateful for all they do.”
The employees were honored with a reception at Boston Mutual’s headquarters in Canton, Massachusetts, on Wednesday, December 12,2018. Each recipient was presented with a special gift as a thank you for their service with the company.
- Janet E. Shinney, Actuarial (40 Years)
- Sharon Canty, General Agencies (25 Years)
- Susan White, Compensation (20 Years)
- Lynne Rosario, External Affairs & Corp. Communications (20 Years)
- Deborah Radovsky, Insurance Operations (20 Years)
- Deborah Lamb, Claim Services (20 Years)
- Muhamed Borogovac, Actuarial (20 Years)
New England 1752 Club – 2018 Scholarship Winners
At the November meeting of the 1752 Club of New England, the following individuals were announced as the winners of the 2018 Scholarships provided by the organization. Congratulations to all!
- CIC Jaqueline Guthry from Tarpey Insurance
- CISR Sandra Craig from Rogers Insurance
- CISR Melanie Bonci from Hilb Group
