Latest Leadership Headlines
All the headlines from our Leadership Topic Page, ordered by recency.
QBE Canada Unveils New Leadership Team, Including Thompson as Director
Oct 31 2018 // QBE Canada unveiled a new leadership team, which is being led by Jamie Thompson, who took on the role as director of Canada earlier this year. In this role, Thompson has oversight of QBE’s Canadian customers,...
Fidelis Sets Up Re/Insurer in Dublin to Prepare for Brexit; Senior Leaders Appointed
Oct 24 2018 // Fidelis Insurance Holdings Ltd. announced it has established a regulated re/insurer in Ireland, called Fidelis Insurance Ireland DAC (FIID), to take advantage of opportunities in the European Economic Area (EEA) after...
Arch Insurance Names Shulman CEO for North America; Other Leadership Changes
Oct 19 2018 // Arch Insurance announced that Matt Shulman will assume the newly created role of CEO, Arch Insurance North America, effective January 1, 2019. In this role, he will lead Arch Insurance’s operations in the United...
Woodruff Sawyer Names Hessel Casualty Practice Leader in California
Oct 18 2018 // San Francisco, Calif.-based Woodruff Sawyer has named Evan Hessel vice president and casualty practice leader. Hessel will be responsible for expanding the current casualty platform and capabilities. He was previously...
Myron Steves in Texas Adds Thomson to Executive Leadership
Oct 10 2018 // Myron Steves has named Becky Thomson to its executive team. As director of healthcare, Thompson provides oversight to the healthcare and educators liability departments. She has been responsible for managing account and...
Autonomous Driving Hype Now at ‘Peak Absurdity,’ Claims Auto Dealer Group Leader
Oct 10 2018 // The auto industry is a long way from seeing autonomous vehicles and ride-hailing companies put an end to traffic deaths and personal car ownership, according to one of the top U.S. auto dealers. “We have reached peak...
Chubb Names Parsons Sales Leader for North America Personal Risk Services
Oct 5 2018 // Chubb has appointed Mary Parsons, executive vice president, Sales and Distribution leader, for its North America Personal Risk Services (PRS) division. In this role, Parsons will be responsible for achieving profitable...
Marsh Makes Two Senior Captive Solutions Leadership Appointments
Oct 3 2018 // Marsh, a global provider of insurance broking and risk management services, has made two senior leadership appointments within Marsh Captive Solutions. Effective January 1, 2019, Julie Boucher will assume direct leadership...
Commitment to Company Culture
Oct 1 2018 // For the founders of Tampa, Fla.-based BKS- Partners, being nominated as Insurance Journal’s Best Agency to Work For by their employees is not only an “incredible honor” but also motivation to keep...
Brexit Divorce Stalemate: EU Leaders Reject UK Blueprint as Deadline Looms
Sep 21 2018 // Theresa May promised fresh plans to break the stalemate in Brexit negotiations after European Union leaders bluntly rejected her blueprint and warned that time is running out for striking a deal. A two-day summit in...
CEO Duperreault Bets on Underwriting Culture, Greenberg Ways in Restoring AIG to Greatness
Sep 11 2018 // Brian Duperreault, who rejoined American International Group Inc. as chief executive officer last year to turn the company around, remembers another era when the insurer was trying to blaze a trail toward greatness. In...
Former Zurich Exec Hans Named Southeast Regional Leader of XL Catlin
Sep 7 2018 // XL Catlin has added Kimberly Hans to its Broker & Client Management team as Southeast Regional leader. Hans is based in Atlanta and reports to Robert Peretti, XL Catlin’s Head of Broker & Client Management in...
Lockton Names Hill Personal Lines Leader in Nevada
Aug 30 2018 // Lockton has named Connie Hill to its signature client group in the Mountain West region. Hill is located in Lockton’s Las Vegas, Nev., office and will lead on providing advice and counsel to successful individuals...
THB Announces New Strategy, Leadership for UK Wholesale Broking Operation
Aug 29 2018 // THB, the London-based specialist insurance and reinsurance broker, announced new leadership and a new multi-sector strategy for THB UK Risk Solutions, its wholesale broking operation which places UK risks on behalf of some...
Zurich North America Names Cittadino as Leader in Programs Unit of Alternative Markets
Aug 15 2018 // Zurich North America has named Eric Cittadino as leader for Diversified Programs, Specialty Auto and Aftermarket within the Programs unit of Alternative Markets. He replaces David Banks who has decided to retire at the end...
Hearst Joins Lockton as Construction Leader in the Mountain West Region
Jul 30 2018 // Insurance broker Lockton has added Brian Hearst as senior vice president and construction manager for the Mountain West region. Hearst has nearly 30 years of experience in construction broking, underwriting, risk...
CRU GROUP Welcomes New USA, Senior Business Development Leader
Jul 24 2018 // Toronto, Ontario Canada, July 24, 2018 – Kyle Winston, President and CEO of CRU GROUP, today announced the hiring of Laura Pastore as the new Vice President U.S. Business Development for Catastrophe Response Unit...
Sales Leaders and Training
Jul 16 2018 // Sales leaders have a tough job. They work with producers that are misplaced and burnt out. They work with underwriters in producers’ clothing. They work with the unmotivated and those with low self-esteem. Many...
Everest Insurance Adds Donlan as Distribution Leader in Atlanta
Jul 10 2018 // Everest Insurance has appointed Chris Donlan to lead the Everest Insurance marketing & distribution efforts for the Southeast region. He will be based in the company’s Atlanta office. Donlan, who joined Everest...
Iowa’s Holmes Murphy Joins Forces with Construction Industry Leader CSDZ
Jul 5 2018 // Holmes Murphy has joined forces with privately owned Cobb Strecker Dunphy & Zimmermann Inc. (CSDZ), based in Minneapolis. Holmes Murphy said the merger is its largest to date and strengthens the firm’s depth in...
