On August 11, 2017, the employment of Michael Edwards, who had been serving as Treasurer and chief accounting officer and principal accounting officer of Baldwin & Lyons, Inc. was terminated. In connection with such termination, on August 14, 2017, the company appointed William Vens, the company's chief financial officer, as principal accounting officer. Mr. Vens will not receive any additional compensation for performing these additional duties. He previously held the positions of managing director finance and vice president of strategy and planning with the company from June 2014 until August 2016. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Vens served as chief financial officer of HighWave Energy, Inc. from 2011 until May 2014. Mr. Vens served in Merrill Lynch & Co.'s investment banking division from 2002-2011, specializing in insurance company advisory and financing transactions.