World Insurance Associates LLC (World) announced that Thaddeus Woosley (pictured above) has joined as Executive Vice President and Head of National Practice Groups.

As part of the global executive leadership team, Woosley will support the growth of the firm’s specialized industry practice groups. His role includes developing new products and capabilities within existing practices and formalizing new industry practices to differentiate the world in the market and deliver value to customers in key growth sectors.

With more than 20 years of experience in sales and marketing leadership roles in the insurance and financial services industries, Woosley most recently served as Senior Vice President of Broker Management and Sales Operations at QBE North America.

Prior to that, he had a long-standing career at Aon plc, where he served as Vice President and Head of Marketing for Aon Risk Solutions US Retail. Wesley graduated from Truman State University.

Based in Chicago, Wesley assumed his new role at World on May 21, 2024.

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Tom Fitzgerald, President, Global Retail, welcomed Bosley to his new role.

“The complexity of risks in today’s world is increasing dramatically,” Fitzgerald said. “As we continue to focus on growing the company, we need to leverage our specialized teams, and ensure our customers realize the full value and expertise these resources can provide. Thad’s experience will be invaluable as we expand our capabilities into new industries. I’m thrilled to have him join the team.”

“I’m excited to join World’s practice leaders to continue building on the already strong foundation of industry-focused teams. It’s an exciting opportunity to join World during this period of growth and to help make a difference for the team and its clients,” said Woosley.

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