Latest Leadership Headlines
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How Diverse and Inclusive Cultures Drive Business Results
Jun 5 2017 // There is a famous story about a visit by President Kennedy to the NASA space center. When Kennedy noticed a man carrying a broom in one of the buildings, he asked: “What’s your job here?” The janitor...
States May Seize U.S. Climate Change Leadership Following Trump’s Paris Exit
Jun 2 2017 // State governors and city mayors were quick to claim the mantle of U.S. leadership in fighting climate change after President Donald Trump said on Thursday the country will pull out of the Paris climate agreement. The...
Trump Hands Climate Leadership Role to China to Dismay of Global Leaders
Jun 2 2017 // President Donald Trump’s decision to isolate the U.S. on climate change triggered waves of complaints from government and business leaders around the world and handed China a golden opportunity to burnish its image...
Emotional Intelligence: Do Your Leaders Walk the Talk?
May 25 2017 // There is a famous story about a visit by President Kennedy to the NASA space center. When Kennedy noticed a man carrying a broom in one of the buildings, he asked: “What’s your job here?” The janitor...
ISMIE Mutual Insurance Leader, Harold Jensen, Passes
May 24 2017 // Chicago-based medical professional liability insurer, ISMIE Mutual, is mourning the the loss of its late chairman, Harold L. Jensen, M.D. Jensen died unexpectedly on Monday, May 22, 2017. A strong and visionary leader, Dr....
Re/Insurers, Other Global Businesses Have Stake in New WHO Leader
May 19 2017 // The World Health Organization’s 194 member-states will vote for a new director-general next week, choosing a doctor to lead the planet’s top technical agency on all matters health. With a $4 billion annual...
FCCI Appoints New Leadership in Gulf Coast Region
May 18 2017 // FCCI Insurance Group (FCCI), a provider of commercial property and casualty insurance, has promoted Tiffany Hawkins to regional vice president, and Trey Stone to assistant vice president in the Gulf Coast Regional office...
FM Global Appoints 3 Senior Leaders to New Positions
May 17 2017 // Commercial and industrial property insurer FM Global has moved three of its seasoned leaders to new roles. Michael C. Lebovitz, senior vice president at middle market property insurer AFM, a member of the FM Global Group,...
Brian Reid of OSC Recognized for Exemplary Contact Center Leadership by inContact
May 16 2017 // Atlanta, GA, May 16, 2017 ā OSC, an established lender-placed insurance and tracking company and part of Breckenridge Insurance Group, announces Brian Reid, director of Escrow & Call Center Operations, was a recent...
Allianz Names Thomas West Zone Programs Team Leader
May 12 2017 // Allianz Group’s specialist corporate insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty has promoted Tobel Thomas to West zone programs team leader. Thomas will be based in San Francisco and will be responsible for...
Aon Names Hogg as Leader of Cyber Solutions, CEO of Stroz Friedberg
May 11 2017 // Aon plc announced that Jason Hogg has joined the firm as leader of Aon Cyber Solutions, responsible for the growth strategy of the firm’s solutions that help clients address and manage cyber risk. He will also serve...
Willis Towers Watson Names 6 to Global FINEX Senior Leadership Team
Apr 25 2017 // Insurance broker and consultant Willis Towers Watson has made six senior appointments across its Global FINEX business, the company’s financial, executive and professional risk specialty group. Jeremy Wall has been...
Sompo International Taps QBE’s Sordillo as Sr. VP, Loss Control Leader
Apr 17 2017 // Sompo International, the Bermuda-based specialty provider of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, announced that Victor Sordillo has joined the company as senior vice president, loss control leader. Sordillo is...
Oswald Cos. Names Sandusky Global Casualty Practice Leader
Mar 23 2017 // Oswald Companies, based in Cleveland, Ohio, has appointed Suzanne Sandusky as global casualty practice leader for property/casualty. Sandusky will lead the independent insurance brokerage firm’s national and...
Reliance Partners Adds Copeland to Leadership Team in Tennessee
Mar 23 2017 // Reliance Partners has expanded its leadership team with the addition of veteran insurance professional Stephen Copeland as senior director of Customer Service. Copeland has more than 20 years of industry experience, which...
3 Key Responsibilities of Experienced Insurance Leaders
Mar 22 2017 // If you’re a close follower of Insurance Journal’s Academy of Insurance, you already know that we recently conducted a State of Learning in Insurance survey. You may also be aware that we are holding a webinar...
Hub Names Ryan Employee Benefits Market Leader in Northern California
Mar 14 2017 // Hub California has named John Martin Ryan employee benefits market leader for Northern California. Ryan is responsible for managing and overseeing Northern California employee benefit producers, recruiting employee...
Markel International Launches Surety Business; Team Leaders Appointed
Mar 9 2017 // Markel International, the London-based specialist insurer and Markel Corp. subsidiary, has launched a surety offering, following the appointment Damian Manning to head the new team and David Chandler as senior...
Integro Announces Change in UK Operation’s Leadership
Mar 8 2017 // International insurance broker and risk management firm Integro Insurance Brokers announced the departures of John Sutton and Toby Humphreys, who have guided Integro’s UK operation since the acquisition of their...
XL Catlin Names Shertenlieb Central U.S. Leader for Global Risk Management
Mar 1 2017 // XL Catlin has appointed Gary Shertenlieb as zonal underwriting manager for Global Risk Management in the U.S. central region. Starting in April, Shertenlieb will lead the division’s primary casualty insurance and...
