People & Places

RIMS awards Dan Houston,executive director of strategic risk management and learning atThe McCart Group, the Harry and Dorothy Goodell prize,which recognizes an individual who furthers the goals of riskmanagement through outstanding achievement.

Adam Kagan has been named chief sales andmarketing officer at RiskMatch. Kagan brings more than 24 years ofexperience to the firm, and most recently served at CRC/Crump.

IIABA's Young Agent Committee awarded JoshGilkerson with the Maurice Herndon Scholarship. Gilkersonis a life and health insurance agent at Fischer, Rounds &Assocs. in Pierre, S. D.

Jim Ossner joined York Alternative Risk Solutions as vice president ofsales. Ossner comes to the firm from Chubb Specialty Insuranceand in his new role will develop new business in thealternative risk programs.

Monique Hesseling joined ACORD as vice president & chief standardsofficer. Hessling previously served Zurich General Insurance asglobal head of personal lines.

State Auto Financial hired MatthewR. Pollack as vice president, treasurer and chiefaccounting officer. Pollak also serves in these same positiosn withState Automobile Mutual Insurance Co. and State Auto Property &Casualty Insurance Co. Pollak brings ore than 25 years'experience in both public accounting and the property and casualtyinsurance industry.

Mergers & Acquisitions

AssuredPartners Inc., through its Neace Lukens subsidiary, acquiredKentucky-based Buckley & Co. insurance agency. Buckley& Co., which provides commercial insurance for smallbusinesses, personal insurance, and life, health and employeebenefits, will merge with the existing Neace Lukens Lexingtonbranch. More than 10 Buckley & Co. associates will joinNeace Lukens and remain in their current positions. Biff Buckley,current Buckley & Co. president, also will join NeaceLukens

New Programs

Hartford Steam Boiler launched CyberOne, a cyber riskinsurance coverage for small businesses. CyberOneprovides broad coverage with limits up to $100,000. Itincludes defense and liability coverage for certain lawsuits thatallege third-party damage resulting from a failure by the insuredto adequately secure its own computer system. CyberOne can beincluded as part of a business owners product (BOP) or a CommercialMulti-Peril (CMP) policy.