Latest Leadership Headlines
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Philadelphia Insurance Taps Three for Leadership Positions in the West
Mar 26 2012 // Philadelphia Insurance Cos., a property/casualty and professional liability company for niche markets, promoted three marketing employees to the vice president level in its Western Region. Bryan Luci was promoted from...
How Florida Agents Rate Leaders and Prioritize Issues
Mar 19 2012 // There is less consensus when it comes to rating the performance of key players in the state’s insurance marketplace, however. Some public officials get better grades than property/casualty insurance executives as a...
Polansky Joins Project CAP as Senior Business Leader
Mar 15 2012 // Brady Polansky has joined Minneapolis, Minn.-based Project CAP — created through alliance of the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”), Trusted Choice, state associations...
Departing Goldman Sachs Banker Slams ‘Rip-Off’ Culture
Mar 15 2012 // Goldman Sachs faced an unprecedented assault from one of its own on Wednesday after a banker published a withering resignation letter in the New York Times, calling the Wall Street titan a “toxic” place where...
Oklahoma Leaders Shelve Plan for Insurance Exchange
Mar 12 2012 // Oklahoma legislative leaders said on March 8 they are shelving a plan to comply with the new federal health care law by setting up a state health insurance exchange. In a joint statement, House Speaker Kris Steele and...
Florida Senate Leader Opposes Immunity for Lawmakers
Feb 22 2012 // The incoming Senate president is opposing a proposal that would allow state lawmakers to wrap themselves in absolute immunity from having to testify in lawsuits. The House Judiciary Committee cleared a Republican bill (PCB...
Safeco Insurance Announces Agent Leaders for the National Advisory Council
Feb 9 2012 // Seattle, Wash.-based Safeco Insurance announced new leaders for its National Advisory Council in 2012. They are Shane Tatum, president, and Jeff Ogard, vice president. Tatum, who has served on the agent council since 2004,...
Texas Agents Honor State Lawmakers with Independent Leadership Award
Feb 2 2012 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) has presented Independent Leadership Awards to the Honorable Kelly Hancock, Texas House of Representatives, and the Honorable John Carona, Texas Senate. With close to 10...
Willis North America Appoints Monat to M&A Leadership Position
Jan 24 2012 // Willis North America, a unit of Willis Group Holdings, the global insurance broker with operations in Chicago, has appointed William “Bill” Monat as senior placement specialist, transactional solutions...
Willis N. America Appoints Penn.-based Environmental Practice Leader
Jan 13 2012 // Willis North America, a unit of insurance broker Willis Group Holdings, appointed Richard Sheldon as environmental practice leader. Sheldon has been serving as national placement leader for the environmental practice since...
Boston-based Celent Appoints Insurance Division Leader as New CEO
Jan 13 2012 // Celent, a financial and insurance IT advisory services and research firm and a unit of Oliver Wyman, appointed insurance division leader Craig Weber as the new chief executive officer. Craig Weber Weber replaces Mike...
Lockton Hires Willis Exec as Real Estate Practice Leader in New York
Jan 9 2012 // Lockton Companies appointed industry veteran Michael Power as senior vice president and Northeast real estate practice leader. Based in the insurance broker’s Manhattan, New York, office, Power will be responsible...
E&O Insights: Enhance Your Errors & Omissions Culture in 2012
Dec 30 2011 // As the end of 2011 approaches, this is a good time to reflect upon what went well and what didn’t during the year — as well as what changes you should make in 2012. Here are a few errors and omissions (E&O)...
Maurice ‘Hank’ Greenberg Wins Leadership Award From Yale University
Dec 20 2011 // Maurice R. Greenberg, Chairman and CEO of Starr Companies, was awarded the Lifetime of Leadership Award from the Yale Chief Executive Leadership Institute, Yale School of Management. The Starr Companies chief received the...
E&O Insights: Enhance Your Errors & Omissions Culture in 2012
Dec 16 2011 // As the end of 2011 approaches, this is a good time to reflect upon what went well and what didn’t during the year — as well as what changes you should make in 2012. Here are a few errors and omissions (E&O)...
Rockhill Hires Zillgitt as Marketing, Business Development Leader
Dec 12 2011 // The Rockhill Insurance Group has hired Garick Zillgitt as its vice president of marketing and business development. Zillgitt has nearly 30 years of wide-ranging industry experience with insurers, reinsurers, and brokers,...
Willis Names Burwell as Northern California Construction Practice Leader
Nov 15 2011 // Willis North America has named Ric Burwell as construction practice leader of northern California. Burwell, who takes over immediately, will be based in San Francisco. Willis, a unit of U.K. insurance firm Willis Group...
Leadership of Zenith National Insurance Corp. to Change Hands
Nov 15 2011 // Stanley Zax, president and CEO of Woodland Hills, Calif.-based Zenith National Insurance Corp., will be retiring, and COO Jack Miller will take over, it was announced on Tuesday. Zenith, a wholly-owned subsidiary of...
Florida Looks to Tampa as Leader in Fight Against PIP Fraud
Nov 10 2011 // The move by one Florida county to crack down on auto insurance fraud by targeting staged accidents and regulating clinics is being seen as a roadmap for state officials looking to reform the state’s no-fault auto...
EPIC in California Adds to Leadership Team with Gunnison
Nov 8 2011 // San Francisco, Calif.-based Edgewood Partners Insurance Center (EPIC), a retail property, casualty and employee benefits brokerage, has added Scott Gunnison as principal of strategic development. Gunnison has more than 30...
