Latest Human Resources Headlines
All the headlines from our Human Resources Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Managing Patient Expectations Key to Reducing Malpractice Risk
Jun 7 2004 // While insurers and lawyers groups have debated the merits of capping medical malpractice awards in the statehouses and on Capitol Hill, the reality of soaring jury awards, insurance premiums and seemingly out-of-control...
Mass. Insurers Told of Ways to Manage High Risks
May 25 2004 // Pilgrim Insurance Company, a business process outsourcing firm in Boston, last week sponsored a timely seminar to promote awareness of auto reform and methods for managing high risk business in Massachusetts. Industry...
Lloyd’s Appoints Battmann Representative in Spain
May 13 2004 // As part of its ongoing efforts to strengthen its presence in the European insurance market, Lloyd’s announced that it has appointed David Battman as a full-time representative, as part of its strategy to expand in...
Bondurant Named IIAT Director of Agency Management
Apr 22 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas announced it has named Rick Bondurant III as director of Agency Management. Bondurant will be responsible for developing, implementing and managing strategic agency-management...
RMS Risk Management Tools Assist Lloyd’s Syndicates
Apr 15 2004 // Risk Management Solutions (RMS), a provider of products and services for catastrophe risk management, has issued a set of instructions and tools to assist Lloyd’s syndicates in completing the 2004 Lloyd’s...
Zurich Appoints Two New International Execs
Apr 2 2004 // In connection with its announced realignment plan (see previous article) Zurich Financial Services Group has announced the appointment of Geoff Riddell (48) as CEO of the Global Corporate Customer Business market segment...
Jacobson Names Felice Midwest VP
Mar 24 2004 // Chicago-based Jacobson Executive Search has hired Edwin Felice to assist with the continued development of their executive search and selection practice in the Midwest. The specialty search firm serving the insurance,...
The Case for Group Legal: Now More Than Ever
Mar 22 2004 // To say today’s human resource managers are getting the squeeze is the understatement of the year. They are forced to do more with less, yet at the same time, they need to provide more options. In a recent study...
Aspen Appoints Adrian Ballardie Chief Risk Officer
Mar 16 2004 // Bermuda-based Aspen Insurance Holdings announced that it has appointed Adrian Ballardie to the position of Chief Risk Officer. He will be based in London and will report to CEO Chris O’Kane. Ballardie, who brings...
Alliant Resources Group Acquires Calif.-based Strategic HR Services
Mar 11 2004 // Alliant Resources Group Inc. (Alliant), an insurance brokerage and financial services distribution company, announced the acquisition of Calif.-based Strategic HR Services. Founded in 1995 by Lynda Lane, Strategic HR...
The Case for Group Legal: Now More Than Ever
Feb 23 2004 // To say today’s human resource managers are getting the squeeze is the understatement of the year. They are forced to do more with less, yet at the same time they need to provide more options. In a recent study...
U.S.I. Names Robert Nesbit Sr. VP – Human Resources
Feb 20 2004 // U.S.I. Holdings Corporation announced that Robert Nesbit has been appointed to the position of Senior Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer. He will be based in USI’s corporate office in Briarcliff...
Bob Bullivant New Managing Director of CII, SOFA
Feb 16 2004 // The U.K.’s Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) announced the appointment of Bob Bullivant as the new managing director of the Society of Financial Advisers (SOFA) – the CII’s financial services arm...
The Case for Group Legal: Now More Than Ever
Jan 26 2004 // To say today’s human resource managers are getting the squeeze is the understatement of the year. They are forced to do more with less, yet at the same time, they need to provide more options. In a recent study...
The Case for Group Legal: Now More Than Ever
Jan 26 2004 // To say today’s human resource managers are getting the squeeze is the understatement of the year. They are forced to do more with less, yet at the same time, they need to provide more options. In a recent study...
Robert Goodman Joins Rothschild As a Managing Director-Insurance Sector
Jan 19 2004 // Robert Goodman, a veteran investment banker who specializes in the insurance sector, has joined Rothschild as a Managing Director in its Financial Institutions Group based in New York. Gerald Rosenfeld, CEO of Rothschild...
IIAT Gearing Up for Annual Joe Vincent Seminar
Dec 22 2003 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas announced that more than 350 of the state’s most progressive and influential agency principals and managers will gather for its Joe Vincent Management Seminar Jan. 25 –...
AssuranceAmerica Expands in So. Carolina
Dec 22 2003 // Bud Stumbaugh, CEO of AssuranceAmerica Corp. announced that its subsidiary, AssuranceAmerica Insurance Company, a P/C insurer that focuses on the nonstandard private passenger automobile market, will commence writing...
Flood Insurance Program Gets Three-Month Extension
Dec 15 2003 // The major changes Congress has in mind for the National Flood Insurance Program are still on the table, as both the House and Senate voted to extend the program as is for only three months to allow time to hammer out an...
Bringing in the New Year
Dec 15 2003 // Preparing for the holidays can be a truly daunting experience. It seems like only yesterday we were ringing in the New Year with family, friends and a toast of good bubbly. But here we are again, quickly approaching the...
