Melanie Howard, a seasoned insurance sector marketing and PR exec, has moved to the American Association of Insurance Services as director of communications for the Lisle, Ill.-based rating bureau.
Howard was recently communications lead for Great-West Financial and VP of marketing for Charter Financial in Denver.
AAIS is the 85-year-old insurance advisory group for the property and casualty insurance sector.
She worked on the agency side for Edelman and Hill+Knowlton Strategies and ran her own Los Angeles shop, Shepherd Howard for two years.
A majority of Americans (52 percent) say president Trump launched the invasion of Iran in part to distract voters from the Jeffrey Epstein sex scandal. Forty percent disagree, according to Drop Site/Zeteo/Data for Progress survey conducted March 6-8.
Cornerstone Government Affairs has inked a $25K monthly pact with Qatar to advance the relationship of the Arab state and the US.
Former House speaker Kevin McCarthy has teamed up with a crew of Republican heavy hitters to launch Watchtower Strategy, a public affairs firm that will focus on advocacy, strategy and strategic communications.
