Latest Leadership Headlines
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Marsh Names Bagnall Sales and Development Leader of London FINPRO Office
Jan 9 2007 // Marsh has appointed David Bagnall as new sales and business development leader in the London office of its Financial and Professional Services Practice (FINPRO), the broker’s worldwide professional services division....
Vietnam, Business Leaders Hail Historic U.S. Free Trade Vote
Dec 13 2006 // Vietnam hailed a historic vote in the U.S. Congress on Saturday that fully normalized trade between the two nations, a final milestone in the process of reconciliation between the former foes. “This event is of major...
Safeco Appoints Mikolajewski and Vargas to Leadership Posts in California
Dec 7 2006 // Seattle-based Safeco has named Tim Mikolajewski general manager for the state of California, responsible for the profit-and-loss performance of the company’s insurance products; and Juan Vargas was appointed vice...
Coal Industry Urged to Build New ‘Culture of Prevention’
Dec 6 2006 // Coal companies must replace by-the-book compliance with a culture of prevention if they want to eliminate the underground fires and explosions that are killing miners, says a panel of experts releasing recommendations for...
Willis Announces Several Senior Leadership Changes
Nov 30 2006 // Willis Group Holdings Limited named Grahame Millwater as chief operating officer of the Group. Millwater has been with Willis for 21 years and has served in several capacities. Over the past few months, Millwater has had a...
Esler Appointed Willis North America Energy Practice Leader
Nov 27 2006 // Willis Group Holdings announced that Loyd Esler has been appointed Energy practice leader in North America. Located in Houston, his primary focus will be to coordinate Willis’ energy operations in Houston, Calgary...
Athens, Tenn. Leaders Accused of Withholding ISO Fire Rating
Nov 26 2006 // The City Council is calling for an investigation after its members claimed the mayor, manager and other officials improperly withheld correspondence about the city’s fire insurance rating. Council member Shannon...
The virtual, global economy humbles insurance leaders
Nov 6 2006 // Insurance agents and executives have a lot to worry about as the fast-paced virtual economy takes hold. According to futurist Edie Weiner, they are right to be worried. She says there are a lot of risks ahead and given the...
The virtual, global economy humbles insurance leaders
Nov 5 2006 // Insurance agents and executives have a lot to worry about as the fast-paced virtual economy takes hold. According to futurist Edie Weiner, they are right to be worried. She says there are a lot of risks ahead and given the...
Kan. employee named to leadership role for FBI National Academy
Oct 23 2006 // Kansas Insurance Department employee, Randy Adair, chief fraud investigator, has been selected as the 2nd vice-president of the Kansas-Western Missouri chapter of the FBI National Academy Associates. Following this initial...
HRH Appoints Leader of E&S Operations
Oct 17 2006 // Hilb Rogal & Hobbs has appointed Bob Abramson the new leader of its national exces and surplus lines operations. He began his surplus lines career in 1977 with Bliss & Glennon Inc. After earning a CPCU and...
Leadership Changes in Colemont – Southern California
Oct 10 2006 // Colemont Insurance Brokers announced that Casey Hamlin, who served as office president of the company’s Southern California operations, has been named chairman of Colemont – Southern California. “Casey...
XL CEO Calls for ‘Culture and Values’ at Boston Conference
Oct 6 2006 // XL’s President and CEO Brian M. O’Hara told delegates at the company’s global risk conference in Boston that P/C insurance companies with strong underlying corporate cultures and values will differentiate...
Kan. Department Employee Named to Leadership Role for FBI Associates
Oct 2 2006 // Kansas Commissioner Sandy Praeger has announced that Kansas Insurance Department employee, Randy Adair, chief fraud investigator, has been selected as the 2nd vice-president of the Kansas-Western Missouri chapter of the...
Bankers Insurance Association Elects New Leaders
Sep 12 2006 // The American Bankers Insurance Association elected 11 new members to its board of directors and new officers during the association’s annual conference this week in Washington. ABIA’s mission is to develop...
USI Holdings Buys Leader Associates and Emerson Reid, N.Y.-N.J. Agencies
Sep 5 2006 // USI Holdings Corporation has acquired Melville, N.Y.-based Leader Associates. The acquisition is expected to contribute approximately $9 million in revenue to USI on an annual basis. Terms of the transaction were not...
Target Markets leaders see now as good time to shop proven programs
Aug 7 2006 // TMPAA’s Thompson, Siefert discuss today’s program business opportunities and program administrators’ evolution Despite soft market conditions, program carriers are less than enthusiastic about jumping at...
Target Markets leaders see now as good time to shop proven programs
Aug 7 2006 // Despite soft market conditions, program carriers are less than enthusiastic about jumping at the chance to start a new program, according to two industry experts. But times may be ripe for a program manager who is less...
Black Leaders Seek Meeting with Bush on Gulf Coast Recovery
Aug 1 2006 // Black leaders said they would ask for a meeting with President Bush to address the needs of the Gulf Coast and solutions for speeding up recovery there as the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina approaches. Speaking...
The virtual, global economy humbles insurance leaders
Jul 24 2006 // Insurance professionals have a lot to worry about as the fast-paced virtual economy takes hold. According to futurist Edie Weiner, they are right to be worried. She says there are a lot of risks ahead and given the speed...
