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CRUMP
Promotes Jake Blackshear to SVP and head of Nashville office. >> In Atlanta, Terry Sherwin joins as office leader. He moves from Colemont Insurance Brokers. Alex Duran joins Atlanta office as SVP and broker. He was with All Risks. Also joining from All Risks are senior property broker Jordan Yoss and property broker Carl Feldhaus.
www.crumpins.com

DAWSON COS.
Buys Putnam Transportation Insurance Agency, which will remain in its Columbus, Ohio, location with Charles Putnam as location leader. >> Gregory Donnelly joins as senior benefits consultant for the employee benefits division, Dawson Consulting Group. He was VP for sales and customer relations at CIGNA Healthcare.
www.dawsoncompanies.com

FABER & DUMAS
Wins Lloyd’s Sevens (rugby) tournament in London, topping field of 40 industry teams. Faber & Dumas beat reigning champ Besso Group. Chris Ritchie, partner at subsidiary Glencairn, was named Player of the Tournament. He will hang up his boots after 18 years of first-class rugby. >> Sharon Schiappa joins as VP and producer, based in Houston office of subsidiary Maclean, Oddy & Assoc. She moves from Marsh.
www.willis.com

GUY CARPENTER
Bill Kennedy named Global CEO of Analytics, Capital Markets, Specialty Practices and Advisory. He will report to president and CEO Peter Zaffino and will join the executive committee. He was previously president and chief investment officer at Century Atlantic Capital Management, which he founded. >> Liz Flynn joins as global COO, based in New York, and will be on the executive committee. She will oversee Client Support Services and Information Technology groups and Reinsurance Solutions. She was with AIG. >> Patrick (Paddy) Ryan appointed as Irish market rep and managing director, based in Dublin. He was regional director of Willis Re’s reinsurance operations in Ireland.
www.guycarp.com

HEFFERNAN
Promotes Allison Parshall to manager of InsureMyEquipment.com, an online product that streamlines process of providing rental insurance to entertainment production industry.
www.heffins.com

HIGGINBOTHAM & ASSOC.
Essential Insurance Group, a p-c and surety agency in the Houston area, joins Higginbotham under partnership agreement, keeping the Essential name. Founder and president Ryan Moss is managing director.
www.higginbotham.net

HUB INTERNATIONAL
Acquires assets of Risk Transfer Insurance Alliance, a retail brokerage with a focus on healthcare industry clients. Its team will stay in existing offices, and Shawn McLaughlin, Risk Transfer’s president, will manage the group. >> Also buys assets of IRUS Corp., a Philadelphia-based employee benefits brokerage. Some IRUS employees along with IRUS president Frank Spezzano will move into Hub’s Northeast Limited team.
www.hubinternational.com

IRWIN SIEGEL
Opens new office in Houston and hires Curt Beytebiere as new-business development director there.
www.siegelagency.com

JOHN M. GLOVER
Acquires APS San Angelo Insurance Agency, in Waterbury, Conn.
www.johnmglover.com

LOCKTON
Hires former Kaiser Permanente exec Leo Tokar as SVP, Client Service Executive, Employee Benefits. >> Releases report on challenges facing companies operating in the European Union after passage of Environmental Liability law. Lack of case law and loss information could lead insurers to limit coverage language for environmental risks. Some countries added national requirements to the directive, as well, making the law more complex and variable.
www.lockton.com