Adams & Porter Incorporated, New York, has announced that its board of directors has promoted James J. Nevins to assistant vice president. He is an account executive responsible for customer service in the areas of risk analysis, design and management of insurance programs, and negotiations with underwriters. His duties also include new business development.

Mr. Nevins joined Adams & Porter in 1978 after working for seven years as a marine insurance underwriter. He is a graduate of New York University. Adams & Porter Incorporated, international insurance brokers and adjusters of average, was founded in 1907.