Latest Leadership Headlines
All the headlines from our Leadership Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sisk Joins CAA Leadership Team as VP, Production
Dec 8 2017 // Austin, Texas-based Combined Agents of America (CAA) has added Kodi Sisk to its leadership team as vice president of Production. Sisk has more than a decade of experience working in the insurance industry from both an...
NAIC Honors 3 for Leadership in State Insurance Regulation
Dec 7 2017 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) recognized three state regulators for their contributions to state-based insurance regulation during the the NAIC’s 2017 Fall National Meeting. The NAIC...
Woodruff-Sawyer Names Williams Southern California Practice Leader
Nov 27 2017 // Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. has named Brendan Williams its Southern California practice leader. Williams will be assuming leadership of the Southern California region in early 2018 upon the retirement of Ron Packouz, founder...
CMI in California Names Witherspoon Lawyers Professional Liability Leader
Nov 2 2017 // San Francisco, Calif.-based Cooper & McCloskey Inc. Insurance Brokers has named Jack Witherspoon the lawyers professional liability team leader. Witherspoon will be responsible for leading and managing the CMI LPL...
XL Catlin Taps Allianz’ Broodryk as Cyber Product Leader, APAC Financial Lines
Oct 27 2017 // XL Catlin’s insurance operations announced the appointment of Max Broodryk as product leader of Cyber Risk, International Financial Lines for Asia Pacific, based in Sydney. In this role, Broodryk will be responsible...
MGA Burns & Wilcox Canada Opens Vancouver Office; Key Leaders Named
Oct 26 2017 // Burns & Wilcox Canada, a managing general agent in North America, has expanded into British Columbia with the opening of a Vancouver office. The new office is located in Vancouver’s business district at the...
Willis Towers Watson Adds Wallace as Market Leader in Wisconsin
Oct 26 2017 // Global insurance advisor, Willis Towers Watson, has appointed Scott Wallace market leader for Wisconsin for its Corporate Risk and Broking (CRB) segment. Willis Towers Watson has offices in Brookfield and Appleton,...
Willis Towers Watson Hires Toner as CRB Market Leader for New England
Oct 25 2017 // Global insurance advisor Willis Towers Watson has hired Mike Toner as Corporate Risk and Broking (CRB) market leader for New England, which includes offices in Boston and Billerica, Mass; Hartford, Conn.; Burlington, Vt.;...
UK Must Secure Brexit Transition Deal or Risk Losing Jobs: Business Leaders
Oct 23 2017 // The British government must act urgently to secure a Brexit transition deal or risk losing jobs and investment in the country, business leaders representing millions of workers are due to warn. In a draft letter due to be...
Woodruff-Sawyer in California Names Berry Leader of Private Equity and Venture Capital Group
Oct 19 2017 // Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. has named Dan Berry leader of the firm’s private equity and venture capital group. Berry is a senior vice president and partner in Woodruff-Sawyer. He joined the firm in 2011 and has...
Detroit Mayor, Statehouse Leaders Take Another Shot at Michigan No-Fault Reform
Oct 18 2017 // The state that long has been home of the American auto industry also long has taken a unique approach to auto insurance. The Great Lake state is the only one in the country that requires auto insurance policies to pay...
IMA Names Terry Vice President and National Healthcare Practice Leader in Colorado
Oct 9 2017 // IMA Inc. has named Maria Terry vice president and healthcare practice leader. Terry has nearly 40 years of industry experience. She was most recently with Lockton Denver. Prior to Lockton, Terry worked for 21 years with...
Texas Insurance Broker RHSB Restructures Senior Leadership
Oct 9 2017 // Dallas-based independent insurance brokerage RHSB has named Julia Miller Spracklen J.D. as chief operating officer and Courtney Woodruff as senior vice president in its Commercial Lines Division. Additionally, John Losurdo...
USI Names Swensen P/C Practice Leader in Utah
Oct 4 2017 // USI Insurance Services has named Chris Swensen property/casualty practice leader for its Salt Lake City, Utah, office. Swensen has 18 years of insurance industry experience, including group captives, professional...
Alleged Leader of Connecticut Auto Insurance Fraud Scam to be Sentenced
Oct 2 2017 // A Connecticut man who federal prosecutors say was the ringleader of an auto insurance scam involving as many as 50 staged car crashes is set to be sentenced. Mackenzy Noze filed court documents saying he should receive...
Employer Leadership in Disaster Recovery and the Power of Return-to-Work
Sep 21 2017 // Businesses and their leaders have a unique role to play in helping communities and individuals recover from the devastation of a storm like Hurricane Harvey, and they should not underestimate the power of getting employees...
Judge Allows Ex-AIG Leader Greenberg’s Defamation Claim Against Ex-AG Spitzer
Sep 14 2017 // Maurice “Hank” Greenberg, former chief executive of American International Group Inc., may pursue large parts of his defamation lawsuit against former New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, a New York state...
Texas GOP Leaders Push for Expensive, Long-Delayed Flood Infrastructure Projects
Sep 12 2017 // In the wake of Hurricane Harvey, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is calling for the construction of flood control infrastructure in the Houston area — things he said should have been built “decades and decades...
New Jersey’s Jimcor Agency Announces Updates to Strategic Leadership Team
Sep 8 2017 // Jimcor Agency Inc., an independent managing general agent and wholesaler headquartered in Montvale, N.J., has announced updates to its strategic leadership team with several promotions. Renee Azelby was promoted to vice...
Michigan Senate Leader: Any Mandated Car Insurance Rate Cut Is ‘Dead’
Sep 8 2017 // Any proposal to automatically cut premiums for Michigan drivers would be “dead” on arrival in the Republican-led Senate, Majority Leader Arlan Meekhof said, bringing into question lawmakers’ long-sought...
