Latest Leadership Headlines
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Westfield Insurance Hires Roche as Group Procurement Leader
Jul 20 2015 // Westfield Insurance, a super-regional property/casualty insurance carrier based in Westfield Center, Ohio, has hired Brian Roche as its group procurement leader. In this position, Roche will assume overall responsibility...
International Underwriting Association Elects New Market Committee Leaders
Jul 15 2015 // The London-based International Underwriting Association’s new Delegated Authority Underwriting Group has held its first meeting and elected Paul Rich of Inter Hannover as its chairman. Matt Gordon of Aviva has been...
SNL’s Top 15 Reinsurers: M&A Fails to Push Europeans Out of Leader Spots
Jul 13 2015 // SNL Financial published a list of the top 15 global reinsurers last week, showing the major European reinsurers in the top four spots. The ranking is based on 2014 assumed reinsurance premiums for both non-life and life...
Vermont Mutual Completes Leadership Transition With Bridge, McDonnell
Jul 1 2015 // Daniel Bridge Vermont Mutual Insurance Group announced that with the June 30 retirement of CEO William Catto, President Daniel Bridge will take on the chief executive role beginning July 1. In addition, current Senior Vice...
Merz Joins Westfield Insurance as Actuarial, Analytics Leader
Jun 24 2015 // Westfield Insurance, a super-regional property/casualty insurance carrier based in Westfield Center, Ohio, hired James Merz to the new role of group actuarial and analytics leader. Merz assumes overall responsibility for...
Willis North America Appoints Collins as Growth Leader in New York
Jun 23 2015 // Willis North America, a unit of Willis Group Holdings plc, the global risk advisory, re/insurance broking, and human capital and benefits firm, appointed Paul Collins as growth leader for Willis’s Metro region, where...
Willis Makes Leadership Appointments in Southeast
Jun 23 2015 // Willis North America, a unit of Willis Group Holdings plc, has made a series of senior appointments to its southeast business operations. Hiram Marrero has been appointed national partner of Willis’s South Region. He...
Marsh Appoints Rahr as Mid-Atlantic Partnership Leader in Philadelphia
Jun 19 2015 // David Rahr Global insurance broker Marsh appointed David Rahr as Mid-Atlantic partnership leader based in Philadelphia. In this role, Rahr will work to ensure the seamless delivery of Marsh’s advisory and...
Many UK Businesses Do Not Take Risk Culture Seriously: QBE Europe Survey
Jun 15 2015 // The vast majority of UK businesses (70 percent) are failing to address the importance of embedding a positive risk culture*, according to survey conducted by UK business insurance specialist QBE European Operations, which...
Insurance Society of Philadelphia Announces New Leadership
Jun 11 2015 // Beth Graber The Insurance Society of Philadelphia (ISOP) announced Dianne Salter will assume the role of chair of ISOP’s Board of Directors. Salter will begin her two-year term on July 1. She succeeds John Sherlock,...
Arthur J. Gallagher Completes Leadership Team with 4 Executive Appointments
Jun 5 2015 // Arthur J. Gallagher – the international division of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. – has appointed Michael Rea as chief operating officer and Carol Richmond as chief risk officer, subject to regulatory approvals. Both...
Schinnerer Names Falecki Forest & Logging Practice Leader in California
Jun 3 2015 // Victor O. Schinnerer & Co. has named Steve Falecki vice president and forest and logging practice leader. Falecki will lead Schinnerer’s forest and logging underwriting unit housed in Sacramento, Calif. He will...
Swiss Re Names Knox Regional Sales Team Leader in West
Jun 2 2015 // Swiss Re Corporate Solutions has named Jennifer Knox to its North America regional sales team as senior vice president and sales leader of the West region. Knox will be based in Santa Ana, Calif. She is responsible for...
Ex-N.Y. Senate Leader Pleads Not Guilty to Corruption Charges
Jun 1 2015 // Former New York State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos pleaded not guilty to charges that he exploited his position to enrich his son Adam. The two men were arrested early last month on corruption charges, and federal...
Ex-N.Y. Senate Leader Accused of Getting Son No-Show Job at Insurance Co.
May 29 2015 // Former New York State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos got his son a no-show job with a medical malpractice insurer who was lobbying the Legislature, according to a federal indictment. Father and son “engaged in a...
Factbox: Lloyd’s Chief, Other Leaders Offer Views on Britain’s EU Referendum
May 29 2015 // Prime Minister David Cameron has pledged to renegotiate Britain’s ties with Europe and then give voters a referendum on European Union membership by the end of 2017. Following are the views of business...
Marsh Appoints Wood as Southeast Partnership Leader in Atlanta
May 28 2015 // Julie Wood Marsh has appointed Julie Wood as Southeast Partnership leader based in Atlanta. In this role, Wood is responsible for ensuring the delivery of Marsh’s advisory and transactional services to clients...
Marsh Appoints Porter-Wright as Leader of UK Specie Division
May 15 2015 // Marsh has appointed Marcus Porter-Wright as leader of its UK Specie Division. Porter-Wright will lead Marsh’s team of 30 specialists, which provides insurance and risk management advice to clients globally concerning...
Milestones in Leadership Conference in Southern California ‘Experiential’
May 11 2015 // More than 350 business owners and decision makers attended the annual “Milestones In Leadership Summit” in Southern California earlier this month. The event, created by Ronald J. Hoefer, owner and CEO of...
Topa Insurance in California Names Abrams Team Leader
May 5 2015 // Los Angeles, Calif.-based Topa Insurance Co. has named Tina Epstein Abrams a commercial wholesale brokerage team leader. As team leader, Abrams leads the underwriting teams in property/casualty. Abrams has more than 30...
