Assurant Inc. has promoted Richard Lauria to be senior vice president of chief corporate actuary.
Lauria previously was a vice president and senior actuary at the company, according to Assurant, New York (NYSE:AIZ).
Lauria has a bachelor's degree in applied mathematics and statistics from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst professional designation. He is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and a member of the American Academy of Actuaries.
In other personnel news:
Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company, Omaha, Neb., has hired Ken Cappelli and Tom Mirra to be retirement plan wholesalers for the company.
Cappelli will focus on New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania area.
Cappelli holds the Accredited Investment Fiduciary professional designation.
Mirra will focus on the New York area.
Mirra has a bachelor's degree in business administration from Iona College and a master's degree in investment management from Pace University. He holds the Certified Employee Benefits Specialist designation.
The Employee Benefits Group, Wellesley, Mass., a division of Sun Life Financial Inc., Toronto (NYSE:SLF), has named Mark Donaphon to be regional vice president of the group's North region.
Donaphon previously was manager of the Cincinnati and Cleveland offices and all sales territories in the greater Ohio region.
Donaphon graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, served as a Field Artillery Officer in the United States Army and has a master's degree from Villanova University.
Great-West Retirement Services, Greenwood Village, Colo., has promoted Brent Neese to vice president of government markets.
Neese has been a regional vice president for the eastern region.
Neese has a bachelor's degree in business administration from Jacksonville University.
Molina Healthcare, Inc., Long Beach Calif. (NYSE:MOL), has named Michael Steele to be senior vice president of dual eligible strategies.
Steele will promote and expand Molina's dual eligible care model. Dual eligibles are people qualified for both Medicaid and Medicare.
