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Detroit, Mich.-based H.W. Kaufman Financial Group named Daniel J. Kaufman senior vice president of corporate growth. Kaufman will continue to serve as managing director and lead the Chicago, Milwaukee, Pittsburgh and Minneapolis offices.
He returns to the company's Detroit headquarters after spending 10 years in Chicago, where he led the Burns & Wilcox Chicago office.
Burns & Wilcox is a wholesale brokerage and member of H.W. Kaufman Financial Group.
Alera Group, a Deerfield, Illinois-based national employee benefits, property/casualty, risk management and wealth management firm, appointed John Clark as national employee benefits practice leader.
Formerly the senior vice president and benefits practice leader for Assurex Global, Clark has gained extensive agency and carrier experience through working with some of the most prominent independent insurance agents and brokers in the world.
Alera Group's more than 750 employees serve more than 20,000 clients nationally in employee benefits, property/casualty, risk management and wealth management.
St. Louis Missouri-based POWERS Insurance and Risk Management and sister company Valley Insurance Agency Alliance (VIAA) named Tim Davis as director of operations for both firms.
Prior to joining the companies, Davis worked for a national online retail insurance agency for nearly 10 years. He holds the Small Business Coverage Specialist (SBCS) designation.
Founded in 1991, POWERS Insurance and Risk Management is a family owned and operated independent insurance agency that provides personal and business insurance, surety, risk management and employee benefits.
Founded in 2006, VIAA is the regional founding member in Missouri and Southern Illinois for the Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance (SIAA).
Managing general agency and surplus lines broker, J.M. Wilson, promoted Andrew Hamilton to branch manager in its Westerville, Ohio, office.
Hamilton will plan the operations of the office, coordinate the staff, and work towards building relationships to foster growth with new and existing independent insurance agents in Ohio, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Virginia.
Kurtis Gautz will continue underwriting as a...