People Watch

  • Kaye Newsome

    Kaye Newsome has joined Meritain Health as vice president of client relations. She will be responsible for leading the company’s client relations team in Kansas City. Prior to joining Meritain, Newsome served as vice president and chief operating officer for EPOCH Group.

    Posted on: December 18, 2008

  • Ed Roshitsh

    Ed Roshitsh is being promoted to executive vice president and chief operating officer of AMS Services. He will have broad responsibility for revenue-generating and customer-facing activities including sales, customer service, professional services and implementation.

    Posted on: December 11, 2008

  • Bill Bunker

    Bill Bunker has been appointed president of AMS Services. He will be responsible for driving business expansion, operational execution and divisional strategy.

    Posted on: December 8, 2008

  • Mehran Assadi

    Mehran Assadi has been appointed the next president and chief executive officer of National Life Group. Assadi is currently president of NLGroup’s life and annuity division.

    Posted on: December 4, 2008

  • Paul Talcott

    Paul Talcott has joined Digital Insurance as vice president of the company's Western region. Talcott most recently worked at UnitedHealthCare.

    Posted on: December 1, 2008

  • John Rutland

    John Rutland has been promoted to Executive Vice President, Employee Benefits of J. Rolfe Davis Insurance. He joined the company in 1990 as an independent insurance broker and FINRA registered agent.

    Posted on: November 27, 2008

  • Patrick O'Keefe

    Patrick O'Keefe has joined Digital Insurance as vice president of the Northeast region. Previously, he served as National Practice Leader of UnitedHealth Group’s private equity group.

    Posted on: November 24, 2008

  • Brian Melanson

    Brian Melanson has been appointed vice president of the North Central region for Digital Insurance. He comes to the company from Chicago-based Destiny Health.

    Posted on: November 20, 2008

  • Alison Kenney Paul

    Alison Kenney Paul has been elected president of the Network of Executive Women. She will be responsible for providing services to NEW members, expanding support for NEW sponsor companies, and updating the Network's systems and processes. She is currently a principal in the Retail and Consumer Products Practices at Deloitte.

    Posted on: November 17, 2008

  • Charles Cook

    Charles Cook has been promoted to eecutive vice president, employee benefits at J. Rolfe Davis Insurance. Cook has been with the company for nearly 20 years and specializes in health, dental, life, disability, retirement and voluntary benefits.

    Posted on: November 13, 2008

  • John K. Latham

    John K. Latham has been named president of the Southeast Region of Markel Corporation. He will continue to head the Office of Business Development.

    Posted on: November 3, 2008

  • Joane Fingers

    Joane Fingers has been appointed vice president of group administration of Fort Dearborn Life Insurance Company. Prior to joining Fort Dearborn, she was life sales director at MetLife Inc.

    Posted on: October 30, 2008