Latest Leadership Headlines
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Surplus Execs Address Leadership, Perpetuation
Nov 7 2011 // Four industry leaders attempted to tackle explaining the definition of “leadership” and what it takes to be a leader, while addressing perpetuation concerns during the “Next Generation Panel Discussion:...
Lockton Adds Technology Property & Casualty Leader in California
Oct 26 2011 // Kevin Hoskinson has joined Lockton as its technology practice leader focused on property and casualty insurance for technology companies. Hoskinson will work in Kansas City, Mo. Lockton’s San Jose, Calif. office....
Baus Selected National Surety Leader at Westfield Insurance
Oct 19 2011 // Westfield Insurance, headquartered in Westfield, Ohio, has selected Dennis Baus to lead the company’s surety operations. Baus assumes the national surety Leader responsibilities on Jan. 1, 2012, replacing Rick...
RSG Announces New Leadership at ThinkRisk Agency
Oct 13 2011 // Chicago-based Ryan Specialty Group (RSG) announced leadership changes at ThinkRisk Underwriting Agency, one of RSG’s underwriting companies. Nicole Haggerty has been named president and Reza Khan executive vice...
Texas-based The Gibraltar Group Adds Rampy to Leadership Team
Oct 12 2011 // The Gibraltar Group, a risk and insurance advisory firm headquartered in Lubbock, Texas, has added Abie Rampy as director of communications and marketing. With more than 10 years of organizational management and marketing...
Surplus Lines Execs Address Leadership, Perpetuation
Oct 11 2011 // Four industry leaders attempted to tackle explaining the definition of “leadership” and what it takes to be a leader, while addressing perpetuation concerns during the “Next Generation Panel Discussion:...
North Dakota, Minnesota Leaders Ask Obama for River Diversion Money
Sep 23 2011 // Members of Congress from both sides of the Red River in eastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota are asking President Barack Obama to include $30 million in his next budget for work on a river diversion project in...
How to Recruit for the Perfect Culture Fit
Sep 19 2011 // Positive Work Environments Generate Lower Turnover Rates, Higher Employee Productivity Sometimes a candidate is perfect on paper but turns out to be completely wrong for the position. As the saying goes, you can’t...
Reid Named Leader of Holmes Murphy & Associates’ Nebraska Office
Sep 15 2011 // Holmes Murphy & Associates Vice President Beau Reid has been appointed to lead the independent insurance brokerage’s Nebraska division. Reid has been with Holmes Murphy since 2004 and specializes in innovative...
Edwards Named Healthcare Practice Leader at Wells Fargo Insurance Services
Sep 9 2011 // Chicago-based Wells Fargo Insurance Services USA Inc. named Theresa G. (Terri) Edwards national healthcare industry practice leader. Based in North Carolina, Edwards will report to Keith Burkhardt, executive vice president...
Neace Lukens Promotes Devine to Northern Region Leader
Aug 29 2011 // Insurance broker Neace Lukens has promoted Tim Devine to northern region leader. In this new role, Devine will oversee the growth and expansion of Neace Lukens offices in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus and Dayton, Ohio;...
Lockton Dunning Benefits Expands Leadership, Risk Management Teams in Dallas
Aug 23 2011 // Dallas-based Lockton Dunning Benefits has expanded its senior leadership and health risk management teams with the addition of Jeff Miller, Christian Moreno, Rich Allen and John Goodner. Lockton also announce it has...
Hannigan, Farmers’ Longtime Leader of Independent Agency Unit, to Retire
Aug 4 2011 // After more than 42 years as a leader in the insurance industry, John J. “Jack” Hannigan, executive vice president of independent agency operations for Farmers Insurance Group has decided to retire at the end of...
Leadership Turnover, and Women Executives, Rule at Fireman’s Fund
Jul 18 2011 // Lori Dickerson Fouché was named president and CEO of Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co., making her the company’s fourth CEO in recent years. Fouché succeeds Michael LaRocco, at the helm of one of the...
Hamilton, Abrams Appointed to Ohio BWC Leadership Team
Jul 14 2011 // Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation has appointed two veteran workers’ compensation and insurance industry professionals to leadership roles. Dale Hamilton will serve as chief operating officer and Kevin...
Europe Considers Greek Default Possible; Leaders to Meet
Jul 12 2011 // European Union leaders are poised to hold an emergency summit after finance ministers acknowledged for the first time that some form of Greek default may be needed to cut Athens’ debts and stop contagion to Italy and...
Leadership Turnover, and Women Executives, Rule at Fireman’s Fund
Jul 7 2011 // On Tuesday, Lori Dickerson Fouché was named president and CEO of Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co., making her the company’s fourth CEO in recent years. Fouché succeeds Michael LaRocco, at the helm of one of the...
Carr Named Operations Leader for Integro’s Atlanta Office
Jul 6 2011 // Integro, a New York-based insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has announced that Andrew Carr has been named operations leader of its Atlanta office. He succeeds Frank Kinnett, who will assume the role of chair of...
Alabama, FEMA Leaders Meet to Plan State’s Tornado Recovery
Jun 24 2011 // More than 60 representatives of private, public and nonprofit groups are discussing ways to help Alabama recover from an outbreak of deadly tornadoes that struck April 27. This week’s meeting was the first meeting of...
Florida Agents’ Leader Grady Cites Progress, Disappointments on Reform
Jun 23 2011 // For those in the industry, Florida’s recent legislative session was a long march as they tried to navigate through a process that initially promised much in the form of a new governor and strong pro-business...
