Latest Human Resources Headlines
All the headlines from our Human Resources Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aon Revenues Up 15% Over Year Ago
Aug 7 2003 // Chicago-based brokerage Aon Corp. reported that its net income for the second quarter was $146 million or 46 cents per share compared with breakeven results in the year ago period. Six months results increased to $298...
A.M. Best Affirms Rating of Lloyd’s of London
Jul 18 2003 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of “A-” (Excellent) of Lloyd’s of London. The outlook remains stable. The rating reflects Lloyd’s maintenance of an excellent business...
Wachovia Insurance Services Hires McDowell as COO
Jul 15 2003 // Wachovia Insurance Services announced today that it has hired Stewart McDowell as chief operating officer, responsible for managing the Property & Casualty and Benefits agencies. McDowell joins Wachovia from a 15-year...
Linda Bowen Joins Certus Claims as Managing Director
Jul 1 2003 // Ventura, Calif.-based Certus Claims Administration, LLC announced the appointment of Linda S. Bowen as the managing director of Certus Claims. Bowen comes to Certus Claims from Inswork Solutions where she served as...
MyBenefitSource Names President
Jun 18 2003 // Minneapolis-based RSM McGladrey Business Services has appointed Robert M. Digby president of MyBenefitSource (MBS). Digby will focus on increased customer success and market penetration for MBS, a national leader in...
Allied NA Announces New Hires in Fremont, Calif. Office
Jun 13 2003 // Allied North America announced the following appointments to its Fremont. Calif.-based office. Lynne O’Connell has been promoted to senior vice president of Insurance and a member of Allied’s management team....
ABD Insurance Services Offers Advanced Employee Benefits Technology
Jun 10 2003 // ABD Insurance and Financial Services announced the availability of ABDConnect, a self-service, online employee benefits and HR communications tool that enables employers to deliver vital information and functionality to...
Turner Joins Higginbotham & Assoc. as Managing Director
Jun 9 2003 // Dallas-based Higginbotham & Associates, one of the nation’s 100 largest independent insurance brokerage firms, added commercial insurance and risk management professional Jeff Turner to its rapidly expanding...
Managing General Agencies: Your Own Benefits Department
Jun 9 2003 // This is the first of an ongoing series on employee benefits. Insurance Journal will increase this series as we attract more advertising from employee benefits suppliers. What information would you like to see regarding...
Acordia Names Sacia as Managing Director for Northwest Area
May 22 2003 // Acordia announced that John Sacia is the new managing director of Acordia’s Northwest Area in its Mountain West Regional operation. The newly formed Northwest Area includes the company’s Seattle and Portland...
Arch Insurance Names Belinda Rowan Managing Director of Ocean Cargo
May 16 2003 // Arch Insurance Group, a division of Arch Capital Group Ltd., announced that Belinda J. Rowan has been named to the position of Managing Director, Ocean Cargo, beginning May 27. “In her new role, Ms. Rowan will focus...
S&P’s Hosts 18th Annual Conference June 1-3
May 13 2003 // Unprecedented challenges facing the U.S. insurance industry in the past year, including asbestos claims and lawsuits, terrorism, a weak economy, and a continuing weak investment markets, have many insurance executives...
Giles Looks at MGAs As He Prepares to Step Down
May 5 2003 // Outgoing AAMGA president Rob Giles sat down with Insurance Journal recently to discuss the association, managing general agents and his term as president, among other things. Giles, president of Wisconsin-based Midwest...
Giles Looks at MGAs As He Prepares to Step Down
May 5 2003 // Outgoing AAMGA president Rob Giles sat down with Insurance Journal recently to discuss the association, managing general agents and his term as president, among other things. Giles, president of Wisconsin-based Midwest...
Arch Insurance Group Names Jerry Vasquez Managing Director of Offshore Energy
Apr 22 2003 // Arch Insurance Group, a division of Bermuda-based Arch Capital Group Ltd., announced that Jerry Vasquez has been named to the position of Managing Director, Offshore Energy. He will be working with Lesley Harding, Managing...
Managing Claims
Apr 21 2003 // In these days of sky-high premium rates a sales person needs an edge when trying to close a sale. Many firms are adding extra services to woo new clients and retain the existing ones as well. These ideas are great....
Swiss Re and Penn State to Host Financial Strategy Workshop on Managing Weather and Climate Risk
Mar 26 2003 // Swiss Re announced that it will host a one-day, executive education workshop entitled, “Weatherproof Your Business: New Financial Strategies For Managing Weather and Climate Risk,” in partnership with Penn...
Managing Claims
Mar 24 2003 // In these days of sky high premium rates a sales person needs an edge when trying to close a sale. Many firms are adding extra services to woo new clients and retain the existing ones as well. These ideas are great....
Additional Benefits Company’s WebApp Upload Expands
Mar 19 2003 // Additional Benefits Company (www.getabc.com), developers of WebApp (www.webapp.net) , an integrated web-based application upload and point-of-sale system, announced the addition of its newest client, Med James, Inc., a...
AAI Encouraged with House Passage of HR 5
Mar 14 2003 // Rodger Lawson, president of the Alliance of American Insurers (AAI), issued the following statement upon House passage Thursday of the “Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of...
