Latest Leadership Headlines
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Intygral – New Leadership, New Corporate Name with A Fresh Vision for Insurance Industry Digital Marketing System
Mar 25 2015 // New Identity Reflects Increased Focus on Expanding Collaboration and Successful Partnerships with Insurance Agencies Warwick, RI, March 25, 2015 – More than 70 percent of consumers turn to the Internet first – via...
Building a Culture of Innovation
Mar 23 2015 // Looking for the next great business concept? Searching for a breakthrough idea in workplace processes? Your organization is not alone. According to a study conducted by The Conference Board, promoting innovation is the top...
Former AIG, MetLife Leader Benmosche Dies at 70
Feb 27 2015 // Robert Benmosche, the combative former chief executive officer of American International Group Inc. who led the insurer, once the world’s largest, to repay a $182.3 billion taxpayer bailout, has died. He was 70. He...
Kansas Commune Leader Found Guilty in Murder-for-Insurance Case
Feb 20 2015 // A man who led a Kansas commune that collected millions of dollars in life insurance payouts from dead members has been convicted of premeditated murder in the 2003 drowning death of a female member. Daniel Perez, 55, also...
New Leadership Team in Place at Texas-Based Hotchkiss Insurance
Feb 20 2015 // Carrollton, Texas-based Hotchkiss Insurance Agency (HIA) announced a new leadership team. Mike Hotchkiss is now the CEO, Ken Hotchkiss is the chief operating officer and Greg Hotchkiss is the chief financial officer. HIA...
Lockton Adds Employee Benefits Leader Georgia in Milwaukee
Feb 9 2015 // Independent insurance broker, Lockton, announced it has added Patrick Georgia as senior vice president and employee benefits practice leader in Milwaukee, Wis. As part of Lockton-Milwaukee, Georgia will help clients by...
Ohio’s Westfield Insurance Expands Responsibilities of Leadership Team
Jan 30 2015 // Westfield Insurance, a super-regional property/casualty insurance carrier based in Westfield, Ohio, announced the following changes to its leadership team: Mike Prandi has been named to the new role of insurance operations...
CNA Names Middleton Business Development Leader For Los Angeles
Jan 28 2015 // CNA Financial Corp. has named Chris Middleton business development leader in Los Angeles. Middleton is responsible for leading the execution of distribution management and sales initiatives. Middleton has more than 14...
Chevron: Report Wrong About California Refinery’s Safety Culture
Jan 27 2015 // Chevron says it agrees with several findings in a federal report about a 2012 fire at one of its refineries in California’s San Francisco Bay Area. But it adds the report by the U.S. Chemical Safety Board...
XL’s McGavick Receives St. John’s 2014 Insurance Leader of the Year Award
Jan 23 2015 // St. John’s University’s School of Risk Management (SRM) in New York hosted its 20th Annual Insurance Leader of the Year Award Dinner on Jan. 21 in honor of Mike McGavick, chief executive officer of XL Group...
Willis China Unveils New Leadership Team to Drive Expansion
Jan 23 2015 // Willis Group Holdings plc, the global risk adviser, insurance and reinsurance broker, has announced a group of internal promotions and moves to strengthen the Willis China leadership team. Mitchell Ma has been appointed as...
Integro Promotes Crain to Boston Operations Leader, Hires Lavery as Principal
Jan 14 2015 // Peter Lavery Insurance brokerage and risk management firm Integro has promoted Ethan Crain to Boston operations leader, and hired Peter Lavery as a principal in the Boston office. Crain succeeds Ruth Kilduff, who was...
Rogers & Gray Announces Leadership Change in Massachusetts
Jan 12 2015 // Charles “Chuck” RobinsonRogers & Gray Insurance, an independent insurance agency with eight locations in Massachusetts, has announced that President and Chief Executive Officer Charles “Chuck”...
House Passes TRIA Renewal; Senate Leader Vows Quick Action Also
Jan 7 2015 // The U.S. House of Representatives voted to reauthorize a government backstop for insurers’ losses from acts of terrorism after lawmakers let the measure expire last month. The legislation, which will extend the...
Fred C. Church Insurance Announces New Leadership in Massachusetts
Dec 30 2014 // Chris Duble Fred C. Church Insurance, an independent insurance agency in Lowell, Massachusetts, has appointed Mike Reilly as president and Chris Duble as chief executive officer, effective Jan. 1. Both Reilly and Duble...
Canal Insurance Adds Hall, Lewis to Leadership Team
Dec 16 2014 // Greenville, South Carolina-based Canal Insurance has named Jarrell Hall, assistant vice president for marketing and business development, and Linda Lewis, assistant vice president for casualty claims, to the...
FERMA Announces Leadership Appointments
Dec 15 2014 // The board of the Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA) announced three high level appointments “to secure its leadership succession.” The appointments took effect from as of December 11,...
Allianz Announces New Leadership Team for Combined Fireman’s Fund, AGCS NA
Dec 12 2014 // German insurance giant Allianz announced a new team that will lead the combined Fireman’s Fund and Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty North American business beginning in 2015. Andrew Torrance, current...
RLI Promotes 3 in Leadership Positions in Illinois
Dec 8 2014 // Peoria, Ill.-based specialty insurer, RLI Corp., announced three leadership promotions Todd Bryant, vice president, controller, has been promoted to vice president, finance and controller. In this expanded role, Bryant...
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Enters Singapore, Names Key Leaders
Dec 8 2014 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced that it has received its non-life insurance license in Singapore, and named Marc Breuil as regional president, Marcus Portbury as head of third party lines, and Peter...
