Baldwin & Lyons Inc. announced that effective immediately W. Randall Birchfield, Executive Vice President of Sales and Underwriting, has been appointed Chief Executive Officer and has been elected to the board of director, Douglas W. Collins, Assistant Vice President and Director of Accounting & Finance, has been appointed Interim Chief Financial Officer, and Michael J. Case, Senior Vice President of Claims & Legal, General Counsel and Secretary, has been given the additional title of Chief Operating Officer. These appointments follow the decision of Joseph J. DeVito, Gary W. Miller and G. Patrick Corydon to retire from Baldwin & Lyons after 35, 51 and 38 years of service, respectively. Mr. Birchfield has served as Executive Vice President of Sales and Underwriting since April 2014.

He joined the company in September 2013 as Vice President of Underwriting. Prior to joining Baldwin & Lyons, Mr. Birchfield served in a variety of capacities within the property and casualty insurance industry with Allstate Insurance Company, Farmers Insurance Company, American International Group and Progressive Insurance Company.