Latest Leadership Headlines
All the headlines from our Leadership Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Former California Surplus Line Chair Grant Was a ‘Determined Leader’
Jun 2 2020 // Donald W. Grant served as the chair of the board of directors for the Surplus Line Association of California, was involved in the wholesale brokerage community and founded a managing general agency. Grant died on May...
South Carolina Reopening Committee Leader Wants Business Liability Protection
Jun 2 2020 // The leader of governor’s committee studying how to best reopen South Carolina after the coronavirus said one of the most critical pieces of unfinished business is protecting businesses from lawsuits if they follow...
Aon Appoints Rieth as U.S. Practice Leader for E&O/Cyber Broking Team
Jun 1 2020 // Aon announced that Brent Rieth is the new U.S. Practice Leader of the Cyber Solutions Errors and Omissions/Cyber Broking team. Rieth first joined Aon in 2009 as team leader of the E&O/Cyber broking effort for...
Safety Probe Cites ‘Poor Safety Culture’ for Fatal Air Ambulance Crash
May 21 2020 // A lax safety culture at an air ambulance company led to the crash of a medical helicopter last year in snowy weather in Ohio that killed three people, federal investigators said Tuesday. Survival Flight’s...
Aon Promotes Petrevski to Data, Analytic Services Leader
May 19 2020 // Global insurance broker Aon has promoted Steve Petrevski as senior vice president and general manager of Data & Analytic Services. Petrevski will be responsible for developing and executing Aon’s data and...
Burns & Wilcox Adds McCormick as Professional Liability Leader in Texas
May 1 2020 // Wholesale insurance broker and underwriting manager, Burns & Wilcox, has added Laura McCormick to its leadership team. McCormick joins Burns & Wilcox as regional practice group leader, Professional Liability for...
Lockton Promotes Marrero and Taiym to Key Leadership Posts
Apr 29 2020 // Independent insurance brokerage Lockton two key leaders to support the company’s planned growth trajectory. Hiram Marrero, currently executive vice president and regional executive officer with Lockton, will assume...
McGriff Insurance Services Hires Cabrera as National Pharmacy Practice Leader in Florida
Apr 27 2020 // McGriff Insurance Services has added Denise Cabrera to the firm as National Pharmacy Practice leader in Orlando, Fla. Cabrera will develop and drive the strategic direction for McGriff’s Pharmacy Benefit Practice...
Surplus Lines Pioneer Hall Remembered as Well-Respected Leader
Apr 24 2020 // Michael J. Hall, founder of M.J. Hall & Co. and Golden Bear Insurance Co., was a well-respected leader in the admitted and surplus lines industries. Hall, who was 81, died on Tuesday. He established himself early on as...
Everest Insurance Promotes 4 as Regional Leaders on Commercial Casualty Team
Apr 23 2020 // Everest Insurance announced changes to the Commercial Casualty leadership team. Four underwriters across the country have been appointed leaders for the Northeast, South, Midwest and Southwest regions. Frank Engle has been...
AXA XL Forms New Leadership Team, Aims to Restructure with Regional Business Units
Apr 21 2020 // AXA XL announced a new leadership team and proposed changes to the operating model of its Insurance business following a strategic review. Key proposed changes to the operating model include the creation of a single global...
UK Insurance Industry Leaders Form Steering Group to Propose Pandemic Response, Chaired by Catlin
Apr 21 2020 // UK Insurance industry leaders have combined to form a steering group, which will work with terrorism reinsurer Pool Re, with the primary objective to ensure that, working alongside the industry to support customers and...
Wisconsin’s Church Mutual Promotes 6 in Leadership Positions
Apr 16 2020 // Church Mutual Insurance Co. S.I., based in Merrill, Wisconsin, has promoted six individuals into new leadership roles. Jeff Steffen has been promoted to senior vice president – chief financial officer. Steffen has a...
Why Leaders Need to Resist Rewriting Insurance Contract Language
Apr 16 2020 // Soon after the attacks on the World Trade Center and other locations on the morning of September 11th, President Bush declared that the atrocities were “an act of war.” That statement prompted a call to me from...
MGU Victor Taps Bonfà from US Underwriting Solutions as Country Leader of Victor Italia
Apr 9 2020 // Victor Insurance Holdings, the world’s largest managing general underwriter (MGU), announced the appointment of Matteo Bonfà as country manager, Victor Italia S.r.l., effective immediately. Bonfà is based in Milan...
Marsh Names Rahr in Chicago as Global Leader of Multinational Client Service
Apr 7 2020 // Insurance broker and risk advisor, Marsh, has appointed David Rahr as global leader, Multinational Client Service. Based in Chicago, he will report to Flavio Piccolomini, president, Marsh International, and Martin South,...
Alliant Names Dolan, Graham National Wrap-Up Program Leaders
Apr 6 2020 // Newport Beach, Calif.-headquartered Alliant Insurance Services has tapped Kevin Dolan and Craig Graham to co-lead the national wrap up insurance team for Alliant Construction Services Group. Dolan is based in New York City...
Going Home. How One Oklahoma Agency Leader Prepared His Firm for Remote Work.
Apr 1 2020 // In early March, well before stay at home orders were enacted in states and communities across the country, Tony Caldwell recognized that COVID-19, the disease created by the new coronavirus, was going to have a huge impact...
Willis Re Appoints Melanson as SVP, Health Practice Leader in Massachusetts
Mar 26 2020 // Willis Re, the reinsurance business of Willis Towers Watson, a global advisory, broking and solutions company, has appointed Dan Melanson as senior vice president and Health Practice leader. He is based in Boston, Mass. In...
Lockton Hires Asencio to Northeast Region as Employee Benefits Practice Leader
Mar 17 2020 // Lockton has hired John Asencio to its Northeast region as Employee Benefits Practice leader. With more than 25 years of experience in health and welfare benefits consulting, Asencio will oversee operations in New York,...
