Latest Leadership Headlines

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A Winning Culture

Sep 1 2008 // Lots of companies claim to have a great working environment, but when a company backs up its claim with awards, who can deny it? Insurance Journal Top 100 Agency Profile The IMA Financial Group Inc. RANKING: No....

Miles Joins USI Southwest as Benefits Practice Leader

Jul 11 2008 // Barry E. Miles has joined insurance broker USI Southwest as senior vice president and Benefits Practice leader in Dallas. Throughout his career as a benefits professional Miles has focused on delivering to clients a...

Okla. Agents Group Leader ‘Pleased’ With Legislative Session

Jul 7 2008 // Dan Ramsey, president and CEO of the Independent Insurance Agents of Oklahoma, says the recently convened 2008 state legislative session was a good one as far as the association is concerned. Out of 4,000 bills considered...

RenRe Hosts Hurricane Risk Mitigation Leadership Forum

Jun 20 2008 // Bermuda’s RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. marked the start of the 2008 hurricane season by holding a seminar, the first ever “Hurricane Risk Mitigation Leadership Forum”, which announced some key findings on...

MHBT’s Bowles Receives Leadership Award From Dallas Agents Group

May 29 2008 // Ryan Bowles, a vice president in the property and casualty group of McQueary Henry Bowles Troy’s Dallas office, recently received the Charlie Sammons Service Leadership Award from the Independent Insurance Agents of...

Duane Morris Names Leaders of Insurance and Reinsurance Industry Practice

May 9 2008 // Duane Morris LLP announced that Max Stern and Peter Whalen, partners in its Trial Practice Group in San Francisco, have been named to jointly lead the Insurance and Reinsurance Industry Group for the international...

Main Street Insurance Agents Facing ‘Trojan Horses,’ Says Agent Leader

May 5 2008 // Main Street insurance agents are facing an onslaught with a number of “Trojan Horses” suddenly appearing, all designed to help their competitors win over market share. That is the assessment of the...

Heffernan Insurance Appoints Olivan Fleet Transportation Practice Leader

Apr 24 2008 // Heffernan Insurance Brokers, an independent brokerage based in San Raphael, Calif., has appointed Andre Olivan leader of its new fleet transportation practice. Olivan will work out of the company’s Walnut Creek,...

Leaders at IMF Call for Urgent Financial Reforms

Apr 8 2008 // Centre-left leaders from around the world called on Saturday for urgent reform of global financial institutions to prevent a recurrence of the credit crisis. About a dozen leaders, brought together by British Prime...

Lloyd’s Leaders Comment on Results

Apr 7 2008 // Title According to an article on the Lloyd’s web site (www.lloyds.com), leading figures in the Lloyd’s market have welcomed the record results for 2007 and acknowledge the strength of the market to face the...

IMF Gives Leaders Gloomy Assessment of World Economy

Apr 7 2008 // The head of the International Monetary Fund gave a gloomy report on Saturday on prospects for the world economy to a dozen leaders debating how to respond to global financial turmoil. IMF Managing Director Dominique...

Former N.D. Work Comp Exec, House Leader Want CEO Job

Mar 12 2008 // A former North Dakota workers’ compensation director and a one-time state House majority leader are among those interested in serving as a temporary chief executive at Workforce Safety and Insurance, agency directors...

Aon Consulting Hires Southeast Region Leader

Mar 6 2008 // Aon Consulting Worldwide, the global human capital consulting organization of Aon Corp., announced that Mary Kay Vona joined the Tampa, Fla., office as executive vice president and southeast region leader. Vona, 47, brings...

Leadership Switches at Guy Carpenter

Feb 28 2008 // Guy Carpenter & Co., the reinsurance services subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc., has named a new chief executive officer and a new chairman, the company said. Peter Zaffino will assume the CEO role –...

Vermont Captive Leader Crouse to Retire

Feb 10 2008 // Leonard Crouse, Vermont deputy commissioner of captive insurance and a fixture in the state’s captive insurance industry for 18 years, has announced his plans to retire effective June 1. For more than 30 years Crouse...

Calif. State Fund Leaders Testify at Senate Hearing

Feb 7 2008 // California State Compensation Insurance Fund President Janet Frank and Board Chair Jeanne Cain testified Wednesday at an informational hearing of the Senate Banking, Finance and Insurance Committee that was held to review...

IIA El Paso Installs New Leadership

Jan 28 2008 // The Independent Insurance Agents of El Paso announced the installation of new members of its Board of Directors. George Saenz Sr. of Cielo Vista Insurance Agency was installed as president. Other officers who will serve...

Willis Names 2 UK Employee Benefit Leaders

Jan 24 2008 // Willis Group Holdings announced that Richard Colver and Martin Ralph have joined its rapidly expanding Willis UK and Ireland Employee Benefits Practice. The two bring over 40 years of experience to the roles of Group Risk...

Vermont Captive Insurance Leader Crouse to Retire

Jan 22 2008 // Leonard Crouse, Vermont deputy commissioner of Captive Insurance and a fixture in the state’s captive insurance industry for 18 years, has announced his plans to retire effective June 1. For more than 30 years Crouse...

N.D. House Majority Leader Says Panel Will Review Workers’ Comp Agency

Jan 14 2008 // North Dakota’s House Republican leader says a legislative committee will look into the operation of the state’s workers compensation agency, which he says has suffered from a lack of public trust. The House...