Latest Leadership Headlines
All the headlines from our Leadership Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mahler Joins Holmes Murphy’s Houston Leadership Team
Oct 4 2019 // Insurance services firm, Holmes Murphy, has added Jason Mahler in Houston. As the head of Consulting and Actuarial Services for Houston and Central Texas, Mahler will lead the consulting strategy in the area market. He is...
Beecher Carlson Names Darr Client Solutions Leader in Atlanta
Oct 3 2019 // Beecher Carlson Insurance Services, LLC, a specialized large account insurance broker, has appointed Brad Darr as Client Solutions leader, based in Atlanta. In this role, Darr will report directly to Joe Siech, chief...
AXA XL Appoints Ex-Zurich Executive Longo as Country Leader, Italy
Sep 27 2019 // AXA XL Insurance announced the appointment of Saverio Longo as country leader, Italy. He will join AXA XL in November and will be based in Milan. He succeeds Simona Fumagalli, who was appointed head of International...
Massachusetts’ XS Brokers Announces New Executive Leadership Structure
Sep 25 2019 // XS Brokers (XSB), an independent insurance underwriting and wholesale brokerage group, has announced a new executive leadership structure. Eric Wirkus has been promoted to president, effective immediately. XSB Former...
Lloyd’s Culture Survey Reveals ‘Ugly’ Levels of Sexual Harassment
Sep 24 2019 // Lloyd’s announced the results of its culture survey, which was commissioned in March in the wake of press reports of rampant sexual harassment in the market. The survey confirms that many women are enduring a toxic...
Good Leaders Challenge the Status Quo-and Themselves: SCOR’s Conoscente
Sep 23 2019 // Jean-Paul Conoscente became the CEO of SCOR Global P&C in April 2019 when his predecessor, Victor Peignet, retired after 35 years with the company. Before Peignet left the company, he offered Conoscente a sage piece of...
BHSI Taps Executives from AIG and AXA XL as Claims & Product Line Leaders in France
Sep 19 2019 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced it has expanded its leadership team in France, naming Katell Pouliquen as head of Claims, Louis du Ché as head of Property and Ludovic Ruiller as head of...
Arkansas Senate Leader Proposes New Regulations, Tax on Vaping
Sep 18 2019 // Arkansas’ Senate president has proposed a new tax and regulations on vaping products, and said he hopes the governor will call lawmakers back to the Capitol to take up the issue. Republican Sen. Jim Hendren proposed...
Business Leaders Spend Less Than 1 Day a Year Focusing on Cyber Risk: Marsh Survey
Sep 18 2019 // A majority of busy board members and senior executives, who are responsible for their organization’s cyber risk management, spent less than a day in the last year to focus on cyber risk issues, according to a new...
Lloyd’s Expects ‘Sobering’ Results from Survey of Workplace Culture
Sep 18 2019 // Lloyd’s of London expects “sobering” results from a survey of the workplace culture at its member firms, the insurance market’s chairman said on Wednesday as a rise in investment income drove a...
BNP Broker Wins Sex Discrimination Lawsuit, Highlighting Unequal Pay, Laddish Culture
Sep 18 2019 // A broker at BNP Paribas SA who complained about being paid less than male colleagues won her employment suit after a London judge ruled that she suffered sexual discrimination. Stacey Macken, a prime brokerage product...
Reed Named Team Leader – Brokerage and Binding at Midlands Management
Sep 16 2019 // Midlands Management Corp. has appointed Jennie Reed to the expanded role of Brokerage and Binding Unit team leader in Dallas. With more than 20 years in the industry, Reed began her career as a commercial account manager...
Tokio Marine Kiln Announces Leadership Changes, Including New CEO Irick
Sep 13 2019 // Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK) announced that after 11 years as chief executive officer, Charles Franks is assuming new responsibilities within the Tokio Marine Group (TMG). He will be succeeded by Brad Irick as CEO of TMK from...
Risk Strategies Appoints Flanagan as New England Regional Operations Leader
Sep 10 2019 // Risk Strategies, a privately held national insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has appointed Edward J. Flanagan, a veteran broker and sales leader, as New England regional operations leader. Flanagan will succeed...
With U.S. Leadership Grounded, Global Regulators Worry About 737 Precedent
Sep 5 2019 // The head of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) warned on Tuesday that any discrepancy among global regulators over re-approving Boeing Co.’s 737 MAX for commercial flight could set a worrying...
Sirius Names Business Leaders, Forms Global Management Committee, to Unify Group
Aug 30 2019 // Sirius Group announced enhancements to unify its global operating structure, which includes the promotions of key leaders to head its business segments. These leaders are responsible for supporting long-term business...
Ohio’s Root Insurance Names Rosenthal CFO, Norelli Capital Markets Leader
Aug 19 2019 // Columbus, Ohio-based Root Insurance has appointed Daniel Rosenthal as the company’s new chief financial officer, effective Nov. 11, 2019. Additionally, Root said Lauren Norelli has joined the company as managing...
Woodruff Sawyer Adds New England Practice Leader Coady to Board of Directors
Aug 16 2019 // Woodruff Sawyer, a U.S. insurance brokerage, has announced that Sean Coady, senior vice president and New England practice leader, has joined the Board of Directors. Prior to joining Woodruff Sawyer, Coady was a co-founder...
Willis Towers Watson Appoints Garrard to Succeed Jones as Corporate Risk Leader
Aug 15 2019 // Global broker Willis Towers Watson has appointed Adam Garrard as leader for the Corporate Risk & Broking segment, effective immediately. Garrard replaces Todd Jones, who has accepted a position as CEO North America for...
Hong Kong Plunging into ‘Panic and Chaos,’ Says Leader, as Protests Continue
Aug 13 2019 // Flights leaving Hong Kong were disrupted for a second day on Tuesday, plunging the former British colony deeper into turmoil as its stockmarket fell to a seven-month low, and its leader said it had been pushed into a state...
