Michael D. Larkin, 38, was named vice...

Michael D. Larkin, 38, was named vice president of specialty insurance programs at Transamerica Insurance Co., a Woodland Hills-based property and casualty insurer.

Also, Kenneth E. Ryan, 50, was appointed vice president of loss control for Transamerica’s specialty insurance coverage. Transamerica Insurance is a unit of Transamerica Corp., a diversified financial services concern based in San Francisco.