Our weekly round-up of the latest employment and company news involving the Massachusetts insurance industry
Appointments
Justin Mansfield Joins Risk Placement Services
Justin Mansfield has joined Risk Placements Services Inc. as a Producer. Risk Placement Services, better known as RPS, is a Managing General Agent/Underwriting Manager and nationally focused wholesale insurance broker. It is ranked in the top five in every insurance industry category and has been ranked as the largest MGA in the country for several years.
Mr. Mansfield joins the MGA from Clearsurance, the online publisher of insurance consumer data, where he was most recently the Director of Carrier Relations. Prior to starting his career in insurance, Mr. Mansfield was a professional hockey player with the Tulsa Oilers, a minor league affiliate of the Winnipeg Jets. A graduate of Merrimack College, he obtained his Bachelors Degree in Finance and Economics, Cum Laude.
Custom House Risk Advisors Hires Two New Associates
Custom House Risk Advisors has hired Jack Schwartz as a Senior Risk Management Consultant and Lee Procter as a Risk Management Associate. They will work on a variety of large real estate portfolios to address the coverage, claims and risk management needs of property owners, developers, managers and commercial lenders. “We are thrilled to have both Jack and Lee join the team. Their level of professionalism and extensive past insurance and risk management experience is invaluable to our firm and our clients. We are also excited to have Jack further expand our operation in New York City,” said Elizabeth Lowe, President of CHRA.
Mr. Schwartz stated, “I am very excited to join such an exceptional team of risk management consultants who have an impressive breadth of knowledge and success in the insurance industry.” Mr. Schwartz has worked in the risk management industry for over 12 years, holding positions such as Vice President of Risk Management at AmeriFlood, LLC and Senior Insurance Advisor & Coverage Counsel at Lamb Insurance Services in New York. He is a graduate of Brooklyn College and the Cardozo School of Law and lives in Cedarhurst, New York with his wife and five children.
“I am honored to have been given this opportunity and I hope to utilize my 20 years of experience within the Property & Casualty Insurance industry to help our customers better understand and manage their individual risks,” stated Ms. Procter. Previously, Ms. Procter has held both Claims Specialist and Claims Examiner positions at Amica Mutual Insurance. She is a graduate of Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT, and lives in Cumberland, RI with her husband.
Accolades
Liberty Mutual Insurance Announces Recipients of Its 2018-2019 Scholarship Program for Massachusetts Community College Students of African-American Descent
Through its annual LEADA@Liberty Scholarship, Liberty Mutual presented its four 2018-2019 recipients with $2,500 per year for each of the four years of their college career. Launched in 2017, the LEADA@Liberty Scholarship program is designed to offset the cost of college for Massachusetts students who are enrolled in a community college through the Massachusetts Commonwealth Commitment and who plan to complete a degree at a state university or University of Massachusetts campus.
The recipients of the 2018-2019 LEADA@Liberty Scholarship are:
- Jamilatou Jalloh, Roxbury Community College
- Nakisha Meres-Gabriel, Massasoit Community College
- Nwamaka Oneyocha, Roxbury Community College
- Marven Jean-Jacques, Massasoit Community College
The LEADA@Liberty scholarship is one part of our ERG’s overall strategy to form new partnerships with the community and expand our future talent pipeline,” said Stacy Ann Hull, Operations Chair of Liberty Mutual’s Employees of African-American Descent and Allies (LEADA@Liberty) employee resource group. “We are pleased to invest in the college careers of students like Jamilatou, Nakisha, Nwamaka, and Marven to not only create the potential for employment with Liberty Mutual, but also to assist them in charting a path to success. Offsetting the cost of college tuition and the resulting student loan debt is a win-win for community college students, Liberty Mutual Insurance and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.”
The first of its kind in the nation, the Commonwealth Commitment is the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education’s innovative college affordability and completion plan that aims to help more Massachusetts students achieve the dream of a college career. The plan commits Massachusetts public colleges and universities to providing a series of financial incentives to students who begin their studies at one of 15 community colleges, earn an associate degree within two and a half years, and then transfer to a state university or University of Massachusetts campus to earn a baccalaureate degree. Liberty Mutual is the Commonwealth Commitment’s first private sector partner.
We’re delighted to see Liberty Mutual and the LEADA@Liberty team stepping up once again to support students in our Commonwealth Commitment program,” said Carlos E. Santiago, Massachusetts Commissioner of Higher Education. “Our goal is to encourage students to complete college and enter the job market ready to hit the ground running. With Liberty’s generous scholarships and internship opportunities, our community college students have an even greater opportunity to transfer and realize their dream of earning a bachelor’s degree before entering the workforce.”
Administered by the United Negro College Fund (UNCF), the LEADA@Liberty scholarship is available to students of African descent attending community colleges in Massachusetts. In addition to the scholarship, through the Commonwealth Commitment, students who attend college full-time and maintain a 3.0 GPA receive a freeze on tuition and fees, a 10 percent rebate at the end of each successfully completed semester, and a full MassTransfer tuition waiver in their third and fourth years at a university.
The UNCF New England office is proud of its continued partnership with Liberty Mutual Insurance on the LEADA@Liberty scholarship program,” said UNCF Northeast Vice President Diego Aviles. “This year, UNCF is celebrating its 75th anniversary of helping young people of color obtain a college degree. Since 1944, more than 460,000 students have been able to realize a higher education thanks to a UNCF scholarship. Without vital supporters like Liberty Mutual, we could not help to advance educational opportunities for students in the Greater Boston area. We are grateful for their generosity.”
MAIA adds seven members in 2019
In the February 12th addition of “The Massagent” newsletter, The Massachusetts Association of Insurance Agents announced that it has welcomed seven new members to its ranks in 2019. Of the seven new members, four have signed on as Full Members, with the additional three joining as Associate Members. The following is a list of those members as provided by the MAIA.
Full Members
Sellica Insurance Group, Inc., Springfield
New England Insurance Solutions, Inc., Randolph
Noble Insurance LLC, Springfield
Risk Horizons LLC DBA Click Insurance, Watertown
Associate Members
Bouvier Insurance, West Hartford, CT
Embark Holdco Management, LLC, Atlanta, GA
The MEMIC Group, Manchester, NH
