Latest Leadership Headlines
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Top 10 Risks Facing Business Leaders
May 16 2011 // Economic risk is the greatest threat today’s business leaders face, followed by legislative and regulatory changes and increased competition. Business leaders across the globe also emphasized the need to innovate,...
Towers Watson: Weak Risk Culture Equals Weak Organization
May 10 2011 // A new poll, conducted at a recent Towers Watson Solvency II seminar, concludes that “almost half of insurers do not have an effective way of measuring and managing the risk culture within their...
Top 10 Risks Facing Business Leaders
May 2 2011 // Economic risk is the greatest threat today’s business leaders face, followed by legislative and regulatory changes and increased competition. Business leaders across the globe also emphasized the need to innovate,...
Cincinnati Financial Corp. Announces Leadership Changes
Apr 25 2011 // Cincinnati Financial Corp. announced the transition of company leadership and expanded responsibilities for key officers, effective May 2, 2011. Leadership changes include: Kenneth W. Stecher, previously president and...
California Insurer Association Names New Board Leadership
Mar 25 2011 // Members of the Association of California Insurance Companies (ACIC) nominated and appointed a new chair, vice chair, and board of directors to serve for a two-year term. Kathleen Bissell, assistant vice president of...
Westfield Insurance Promotes Kohmann to Group Finance Leader
Mar 15 2011 // Ohio-based Westfield Insurance has promoted Joseph C. Kohmann to group finance leader (CFO) and treasurer effective April 1, 2011. He replaces Robert Krisowaty who retires with more than 10 years of service. Kohmann...
Florida House Leader Wants Separate Civil, Criminal Supreme Courts
Mar 9 2011 // Florida House Speaker Dean Cannon this week proposed creating a second Florida Supreme Court so that one set of justices could specialize on criminal appeals and the other on civil cases. The Winter Park Republican said a...
Philadelphia Suit Alleges U.S. Catholic Leaders Failed to Protect Kids
Feb 18 2011 // A civil lawsuit filed this week against the Archdiocese of Philadelphia by a man who said two priests had sexually abused him as a child may signal a new era in church-abuse litigation in Pennsylvania. The Roman Catholic...
Willis No. Am. Names Hamada as Japan Global Practice Group Leader
Feb 17 2011 // Willis North America, a unit of Willis Group Holdings, announced Junji Hamada as the Japan Global Practice Group National Practice Leader, effective immediately. Willis North America’s Japan Global Practice Group...
Martin Promoted to Administration Leader at Missouri DIFP
Feb 16 2011 // The Missouri Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration (DIFP) named former budget officer Grady Martin as the new director of its Resource Administration Division. In this position he is...
Minnesota Commissioner Appoints 4 to Leadership Team
Feb 15 2011 // Minnesota Commerce Commissioner Mike Rothman has announced the newest members of his leadership team. Rothman tapped attorney and experienced manager Steve Carlson to serve as Deputy Commissioner of Administration. Kevin...
Lockton Promotes 2 Associates to Practice Leaders
Feb 10 2011 // Lockton Companies LLC, a Kansas City-based firm specializing in insurance, risk management and employee benefits, announced two promotions within its Kansas City Employee Benefits Agency. Previously unit managers for...
Missouri Business Leaders Outline Agenda to Create, Keep Jobs
Feb 7 2011 // Tort, Workers’ Comp Reform Among Legislative Proposals Business leaders in Missouri are asking state lawmakers for reforms that they say will help protect and create jobs. Among the priorities for the Fix the Six...
Westfield Names Rosenberg Group Administration Leader
Jan 27 2011 // Ohio-based property and casualty insurance provider, Westfield Group, appointed Stuart Rosenberg as its new Group Administration leader. In this role, Rosenberg assumes responsibility for corporate oversight of information...
Davos Leaders Warn on Food Inflation, Speculation amid Mideast Unrest
Jan 27 2011 // World leaders warned on Thursday that soaring food prices risked stoking unrest and even war, but top executives meeting in the Swiss resort of Davos rejected calls for curbs on commodity speculation. Indonesian President...
Alarming Array of Risks Faces World Leaders in Davos
Jan 25 2011 // World leaders and top executives have plenty of crises to discuss this year. Ballooning European government debt, rising inflation, fears of trade and currency wars, spiraling food prices and lingering problems in the...
Missouri Business Leaders Urge Tort, Workers’ Comp, Employment Law Reforms
Jan 24 2011 // Business leaders in Missouri are asking state lawmakers for reforms that they say will help protect and create jobs. Among the priorities, which proponents are calling “Fix the Six,” are bottom-line issues for...
Clingman, Harkey Appointed to Okla. Workers’ Comp Court Leadership Posts
Jan 19 2011 // Before he left office, former Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry made two appointments to leadership positions with the Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Court. Judge Michael J. Harkey was named presiding judge of the court,...
Marsh Names Sulkes U.S. Financial Institutions Practice Leader
Jan 11 2011 // Marsh appointed Jill Sulkes as head of its U.S. Financial Institutions Practice. Sulkes has more than 15 years of experience in risk management for financial institutions, most recently as a managing director in...
ACE USA Appoints Mattheessen, Vest to Leadership Positions in Texas
Dec 14 2010 // ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of the ACE Group, has appointed Keith Mattheessen as senior vice president for ACE Risk Management’s (ARM) Houston region, and Laura Vest as senior vice president and...
