Josh Crumley, ACAS, has been promoted to chief of staff at AmeriTrust Group, Inc. Crumley has been with AmeriTrust for 13 years working in a variety of roles, most recently as vice president, operations and analytics.
Susan Cross, FCAS, has been elected to serve as director of Unum Group. Cross previously held the positions of executive vice president and global chief actuary for XL Group Ltd. (now AXA XL) in Bermuda.
Anthony Ptasznik, FCAS, has been elected to chair the board of directors for the Highway Loss Data Institute. Ptasznik joined the Auto Club Group in 2001.
Claudine Modlin, FCAS, has been promoted to head of personal lines product, Western zone for Farmers Insurance. Modlin has been at Farmers for one year, previously serving at Willis Towers Watson as director, head of P&C pricing and product management for 10 years.
Shane Barnes, FCAS, CSPA, is the new P&C claims analytics lead at USAA. Prior to joining USAA, Barnes held several positions at the Hartford. He currently serves on the CAS Executive Council as the vice president-marketing & communications.
