Zurich NA Names Higginbotham Head of Pro Liability & Cyber; FM Global CEO Appointed Board Chair; WTW Names Lombardo Named Chair of REHL Division *Centurion Insurance AFS*

Zurich NA Names Higginbotham Head of Professional Liability & Cyber

Zurich North America, headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois, has named Kara Higginbotham as head of professional liability and cyber for U.S. national accounts, leading a team of underwriters who serve Zurich’s largest U.S. corporate and middle market companies.

Higginbotham joined Zurich as the head of corporate accounts for the professional liability and cyber team in 2018. She most recently led the corporate accounts segment of the team, focusing on providing solutions for large companies regarding security and privacy, miscellaneous professional liability, technology errors and omissions, and employed lawyers’ liability coverages.

FM Global President and CEO Roberts Appointed Board Chair

FM Global‘s board of directors named President and CEO Malcolm C. Roberts as chair of the board. Roberts succeeds Thomas A. Lawson, former president and CEO of FM Global, who served as chair since 2018.

Roberts joined FM Global, headquartered in Johnston, Rhode Island, in 1995 as a loss prevention consultant in London after working as a chemical engineer. He has held various management roles within the company worldwide. In August 2021, Roberts was named president and elected to the company’s board of directors. He began the role of CEO on Jan. 1, 2022.

WTW appoints Lombardo Chair of the Real Estate, Hospitality, and Leisure (REHL) Division, CRB NA

WTW appointed Danielle Lombardo as chair of real estate, hospitality, and leisure (REHL) division, corporate risk and broking (CRB) North America.

Lombardo has more than 15 years of experience in the insurance industry, focused exclusively on real estate. She most recently served as senior vice president, partner and chair of Lockton global real estate practice at Lockton. She previously worked as vice president at Marsh & McLennan Companies and Willis Insurance Services.

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