Philadelphia-based Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby has elected a new leader from outside Philadelphia, replacing chairman Paul Fires after 10 years in the post.

Andrew L. Indeck, a partner in Weber Gallagher’s Bedminster, New Jersey, office, is the firm’s new chairman, effective Monday. An insurance coverage defense partner, Indeck has practiced at the firm since 2010. Fires has been chairman since 2008.