AEU Appoints Steven Ritchie as Managing Director

American Equity Underwriters, a provider of workers’ compensation coverage for waterfront employers, announced that Steven Ritchie joined the company as managing director, effective May 1. Ritchie brings nearly three decades of experience in marine insurance, with a strong focus on workers’ compensation for marine construction-related industries, the company said. Most recently, he served as director of U.S. Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act and specialty construction at Key Risk, a Berkley Group company. Ritchie will be based in AEU’s Seattle office and...