DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. –

JM&A Group announced Thursday that it has promoted Gavin Tennant to vice president of customer services and Mark Barovich to assistant vice president of portfolio risk management and actuarial services.

Tennant most recently lead the company's redesigned dealer portal initiative called Dealer Source.

In his new role, he will oversee all claims and customer service operations in St. Louis and Deerfield Beach, Fla.

Tennant joined JM&A Group back in 1999 to begin a college internship role that led him to positions of increasing responsibility, according to the company.

In addition to his most recent role at JM&A, Tennant has served as workforce manager, director of customer service, and assistant vice president of customer service.

Barovich also began his career with JM&A in 1999 when he joined as a senior statistical analyst. He most recently served as actuarial services director up to 2015.

“Barovich’s exceptional analytical skills and ability to work collaboratively across multiple departments are instrumental in appropriately managing the reserving and profitability of JM&A Group’s products,” the company said in a news release announcing his hire. “He is integrally involved in leading the continual improvement of our actuarial processes and systems.”