Talent Acquisition

Lincoln – October 19, 2026 -- Ameritas is expanding advisor recruiting and business development through Ameritas Investment Company (AIC) and Ameritas Advisory Services (AAS), which together support more than 550 financial professionals and oversee $22.2 billion in customer assets.

AIC and AAS manage $13.7 billion in assets under management

As of Dec. 31, 2025, the two units held $13.7 billion in assets under management alongside the $22.2 billion in total customer assets. Financial Planning's IBD Elite 2026 survey ranked both firms among the nation's top 20 independent broker-dealers in wealth management by annual revenue.

London – October 19, 2026 -- Lazard, Inc. (NYSE: LAZ) has appointed David Krap, formerly Managing Director and Co-Head of Consumer & Retail EMEA at J.P. Morgan, as Managing Director and Co-Head of European Consumer, Retail & Leisure.

Krap brings more than two decades of consumer M&A advisory experience to Lazard

Krap's focus areas are food and beverage, home and personal care, and select consumer health categories. Before J.P. Morgan, he held senior roles at Credit Suisse, Centerview Partners and UBS. He holds an honors degree from the European Business School London and is fluent in German and Spanish.

Krap will join Lazard's European financial advisory practice in London

He will sit within the firm's European financial advisory practice, led by Jean-Louis Girodolle and Cyrus Kapadia, who are both Co-Heads of European Investment Banking.

San Francisco – October 17, 2026 -- Corgi Insurance has appointed James Kullman, a commercial underwriter with nearly 15 years of experience, as Head of Underwriting, North America.

Kullman moves from Chubb's small and lower middle market unit

Kullman joins from Chubb, where he most recently served as Assistant Vice President and Pacific North Region Underwriting Manager for North American Small and Lower Middle Market. His earlier underwriting roles were at CNA Insurance, The Hartford and Liberty Mutual. There he worked across construction, middle-market accounts and property and casualty insurance.

Wilmington – – October 16, 2026 -- Vantaca, an AI-first software company built for community association management, ranked No. 40 in the small and medium company category of the 2026 Fortune Best Workplaces in Technology list, with 94% of its team members calling it a great place to work.

Ranking draws on survey responses from nearly 144,000 technology employees

Great Place To Work compiled the list from confidential survey responses at Great Place To Work Certified companies in the technology industry. Those responses came from nearly 144,000 employees, drawn from a pool of more than 1.3 million U.S. employee responses. Companies with 10 to 999 employees competed in the small and medium category, while companies with 1,000 or more employees were considered for the large category.

SAN DIEGO – October 16, 2026 -- QuidelOrtho Corporation (Nasdaq: QDEL) has granted restricted stock units covering an aggregate of 50,323 shares of its common stock to two newly hired, non-executive employees.

Compensation Committee approves grants under 2026 Inducement Plan

The Compensation Committee of the company's Board of Directors approved the awards, which carry a grant date of October 16, 2026. They were issued under the company's 2026 Inducement Plan as an inducement material to each employee's entering into employment with the company.

The grants comply with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4), which governs equity awards made to individuals as an inducement to join a listed company.

London – October 15, 2026 -- Markel Insurance, the insurance arm of Markel Group Inc. (NYSE: MKL), has appointed Josephine Stroud as Head of Energy Liability and Jenny McFarlane as Senior Underwriter for Marine & Energy Liability in its London Market team.

Markel brings Hull, MECO, Liabilities and Transport & Logistics under one Marine Transportation unit

Both hires follow the creation of Markel's Marine Transportation business within its London Market operations. The unit combines Hull & Hull War, MECO, Marine & Energy Liabilities (M&E), and Transport & Logistics. Markel says the structure gives brokers broader access to underwriting expertise across these portfolios.

Stroud and McFarlane are based in London and report into the Marine & Energy Liability team, part of the Marine Transportation business led by Grant Smith.

Chicago – October 14, 2026 -- PRA, a business events and destination management firm, has appointed Raymond Zilberberg as Vice President, Production Services, putting a 20-year live events veteran in charge of its global production team as the company expands its entertainment offering.

Zilberberg takes charge of global production strategy and team growth

Zilberberg will lead PRA's global Production Services team, develop business strategies and operational excellence, and manage team growth. He will work with PRA's centralized Creative and Operations teams, its Global Sales and Strategic Account teams, and local teams.

Atlanta – October 14, 2026 -- Corgi Insurance has appointed Daniel Oldham, CPCU, as Head of Underwriting for Trucking. He grew a transportation book from $10 million to $39 million at his previous employer while maintaining underwriting profitability.

Oldham grew Canopius transportation book nearly fourfold

Oldham most recently served as Vice President and Head of Transportation at Canopius Group. There, he built the transportation portfolio from $10 million to $39 million. He also developed and launched a cannabis transportation insurance program and built an admitted trucking program.

His remit at Canopius included managing reinsurance relationships and expanding transportation offerings across admitted and non-admitted markets.

New York – October 13, 2026 -- B. Riley Securities, Inc. has hired Michael Masiuk, a banker with more than 25 years of experience, as Managing Director in its New York Investment Banking team to expand growth capital, M&A advisory and proprietary deal origination coverage.

Masiuk deepens coverage of sports, media and technology sponsors

Masiuk will cover corporate and financial sponsor clients in the sports, media, and technology sectors. His remit expands the firm's growth and private capital, M&A advisory, and proprietary deal origination capabilities.

His experience spans investment banking, hedge funds, and the entertainment industry. He has originated and executed transactions across public and private capital markets, including growth equity, crossover rounds, and buyouts.

New York – October 06, 2026 -- Prospect HQ's community now spans student-athletes from more than 500 colleges and universities nationwide, just nine months after the hiring platform launched in January 2026.

Platform reaches 500 schools within nine months of January 2026 launch

The platform connects current and former student-athletes across all NCAA Divisions, NAIA, and club sports with employers seeking culturally aligned talent. The rapid expansion gives subscribing employers a single access point to recruit across a broad pool of majors and career stages, rather than pursuing school-by-school outreach.