Latest Leadership Headlines
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State Leaders in Iowa Look to Cedar Falls for Flood Law Ideas
Jan 5 2010 // After devastating floods in 2008, Cedar Falls, Iowa, enacted a new flood plain ordinance. And state officials are paying attention. State Sen. Rob Hogg says what Cedar Falls has done shows great foresight. Hogg is part of...
World Leaders Try to Save Troubled Climate Talks
Dec 16 2009 // World leaders took the stage at the largest ever climate talks on Wednesday as ministers scrambled to rescue troubled negotiations on a pact to avoid dangerous global warming. Police using truncheons and pepper spray...
State Securities Regulators Blast SEC for ‘Madoff Culture’
Dec 8 2009 // The Securities and Exchange Commission culture that allowed the Madoff fraud scandal to go undetected for nearly two decades may not change and the agency isn’t doing enough to support investor protection proposals...
Marsh Names Gawthorpe Multinational Client Practice Leader in Midwest
Dec 8 2009 // Global insurance broker and risk advisor Marsh has appointed Philip Gawthorpe as Multinational Client Service Practice leader for the Midwest Zone. Gawthorpe, who has more than 30 years of insurance industry experience,...
Missouri Department of Insurance Promotes 3 to Leadership Team
Dec 4 2009 // The Missouri Department of Insurance has announced the following changes to its division and section managers: Fred Heese was named director of the Division of Insurance Company Regulation. Heese has served as acting...
Big Leaders
Nov 15 2009 // As forecast, the nation’s unemployment rate went over 10 percent last month. Even though it was expected, it wasn’t easy to accept. Leave it to small business owners to put that development and the whole...
International Association of Claims Professional Elects New Leadership
Nov 3 2009 // The Excess/Surplus Lines Claims Association has changed its names and elected a new slate of officers and directors. The organization is now known as the International Association of Claim Professionals (IACP). Its new...
Towers Perrin Names Levene Retail Insurance Brokerage Leader
Oct 30 2009 // Global professional services firm Towers Perrin has named Steve Levene practice leader for its retail insurance brokerage business. Levene’s responsibilities will include strategic risk management programs for...
Michigan Agent Joins National Big ‘I’ Leadership Team
Oct 26 2009 // David Allen Walker, president of Hartland Insurance Agency in Hartland, Mich., has been installed as the newest member of the executive committee of Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big...
Utah’s Bruckner Company Hires Industry Leader
Oct 21 2009 // The Buckner Company, of Ogden, Utah, welcomes the addition of Alan Seegrist, an insurance professional and legislative leader with more than 20 years experience, as vice president and practice leader of Buckner’s...
Zurich Appoints Enelow Global Financial Lines Practice Leader
Oct 15 2009 // Zurich’s General Insurance business segment has appointed James Enelow as leader of Zurich’s Global Financial Lines practice. He will be responsible for “aligning underwriting strategies and driving...
New Jersey Agents Group Elects New Leadership
Oct 8 2009 // The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of New Jersey (IIABNJ) has elected new leadership. Terry M. Ryan of Hanson & Ryan in Totowa will serve as the new chairman of the association. Ronald Gansfuss of Gansfuss...
West Virginia Accustomed to Being Leader in Deer Collisions
Sep 30 2009 // In West Virginia, where there’s roughly one deer for every two people and the largest city boasts an annual deer hunt within its boundaries, it’s no surprise the animals pose a common hazard for motorists. This...
Leaders Warn Time Running Out for Global Warming Deal
Sep 29 2009 // U.N. climate talks kicked off Monday in Bangkok with leaders calling for delegates to break the deadlock over a global warming deal and warning failure to act would leave future generations fighting for...
Wyoming Workplace Deaths Tied to ‘Ornery’ Culture
Sep 21 2009 // A federal official who’s been studying Wyoming’s high rate of workplace fatalities said the state needs to foster an environment where workers regard following safety procedures as proof of their...
How to Create a Client Retention Culture
Sep 21 2009 // Insurance agency owners are always looking for ways to generate more income and grow their business. This typically involves spending a lot of time, effort and money on marketing and selling to new prospects. As...
How to Hire the Next Generation of Leaders
Sep 21 2009 // the Best Talent to Your Agency The insurance industry is transitioning into a new era. For years, Baby Boomers have led the way and now, as they approach retirement, must find a way to pass along their legacy. Who will...
PIANY Elects New Leadership
Sep 18 2009 // The Professional Insurance Agents of New York (PIANY) has elected new officers and directors for the organization. Kevin Ryan, of The Valley Group Inc. in Kingston, has been elected president. Donna Chiapperino of Jimcor...
Strout Joins Westrope as VP/Team Leader of Workers’ Comp Division
Aug 12 2009 // Bill Strout has joined Westrope’s home office in Kansas City, Mo., as vice president of its workers’ compensation unit, the wholesale insurance broker announced. Strout began his career with Zurich and Hartford...
Insights from Insurance Journal’s Top 100 Agency Leaders
Aug 3 2009 // Insurance Journal asked leaders of this year’s Top 100 Agencies about some of their best and worst management decisions ever made, sales ideas that worked, the biggest challenges facing their agencies today and how...
