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XL CEO Urges Industry Leaders to Adopt ‘Coordinated Approach’ to Solve Global Problems
May 12 2006 // XL Capital Ltd President and CEO Brian O’Hara led off XL’s 2nd annual global risk conference in Berlin Germany with a plea to the heads of some of the world’s leading organizations to adopt an industry-...
Vermont Leaders Reach Compromise on Health Insurance Package
May 11 2006 // As many as 25,000 people in Vermont who have no health insurance will be able to get it under a compromise health care reform package reached among Gov. Jim Douglas and legislative leaders. The bill envisions extending...
N.C. ‘Young Agents’ Meet Congressional Leaders in Washington
May 2 2006 // Members of the Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina traveled to Washington, DC last week for the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America’s April 26 to 28 National Legislative Conference. The...
R.I.’s Beacon Mutual Hit for Cozy Culture Favoring Insiders, Big Accounts and Elite Agents
Apr 13 2006 // Rhode Island’s largest workers compensation carrier, Beacon Mutual Insurance Co., has engaged in a pattern of favoritism benefiting select clients and agents; won and retained employer accounts by cheating on pricing...
Willis Group Holdings Appoints Christoffersen as Western Region Risk Solutions Practice Leader
Apr 5 2006 // Willis Group Holdings Ltd., the global insurance broker, has appointed Arthur Christoffersen as Western Region Risk Solutions Practice Leader. He will be working out of offices in both Las Vegas and Los...
Oswald Companies Exec. Recognized as Service Leader in Midwest
Mar 31 2006 // David Kulchar at Cleveland, Ohio-based Oswald Companies has been listed as one of the “Most Successful Retirement Plan Advisors” in the Midwest region, according to PLANSPONSOR magazine. Established in 1893,...
Berler Joins XL as Global Business Development Leader for Energy
Mar 29 2006 // XL Capital Ltd.’s COO for global insurance operations, David Duclos, announced the appointment of Ronald Berler to its business development team. He will report to Dennis Kane, XL Insurance’s Chief Operating...
Ellis Joins Willis as Global Energy Practice Leader
Mar 23 2006 // Global insurance broker Willis Group Holdings Limited announced that Phillip Ellis has joined the Goroup as Global Energy Practice Leader. The bulletin characterized the move as a “significant senior appointment...
ATRA Urging Mich. House Committee to Keep State a Leader in Tort Reform
Mar 8 2006 // The American Tort Reform Association (ATRA) testified this week before the Michigan House Committee on Tort Reform, urging lawmakers to help the state retain its reputation as a leader in the national legal reform movement...
Pressure Mounts for Wash. House Leaders Considering “Wal-Mart bill”
Feb 15 2006 // Pressure is mounting for majority House Democrats in Washington state to vote on a bill that would force minimum health care spending by large employers, while some lawmakers suggested the issue could be left to the voters...
K.C. CPCU Chapter sponsors leadership class
Feb 6 2006 // On March 2, the CPCU Society and the Society’s Kansas City Chapter will be hosting a new CPCU Society National Leadership Institute (NLI) course, Creative Thinking in Business. Both CPCU Society members and...
CPCU National Leadership Courses Coming to Mass. on March 23
Jan 31 2006 // On March 23, the Chartered Pproperty Casualty Society and its Central Massachusetts and Boston Chapters will be hosting two CPCU Society National Leadership Institute courses, Strategic Thinking and Strategic Planning. The...
Miss. Commissioner Dale: Leader, Follower or Shill?
Jan 30 2006 // George Dale walks a tightrope in his job as Mississippi’s insurance commissioner. He is charged with the responsibility of regulating the industry that provides most of his election support while protecting consumers...
Lloyd’s Leaders Participate in Davos Panel Discussion on Global Risks
Jan 27 2006 // The Lloyd’s delegation, currently attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, will be part of a panel discussion examining one of the “three main themes of the event -” the rise in global...
CPCU Society National Leadership Institute Course Comes to Kansas City
Jan 25 2006 // On March 2, the CPCU Society and the Society’s Kansas City Chapter will be hosting a new CPCU Society National Leadership Institute (NLI) course, Creative Thinking in Business. Both CPCU Society members and...
Legislators, Business Owners Question S.C. Insurance Department Leadership
Jan 23 2006 // Some legislators and business owners are questioning leadership at the South Carolina Insurance Department, which has seen a staff shake-up and is preparing for the possibility of major changes in rates and the...
MIDWESTERN CONGRESSMEN ENTER RACE FOR MAJORITY LEADER POSITION
Jan 23 2006 // Midwestern Congressmen are wasting no time in e joining the mad march to fill former House Majority Leader Rep. Tom Delay’s (R-Texas) spot since the announcement of his resignation. Rep. Roy Blunt (R-Missouri), the...
Midwestern congressmen enter race for majority leader position
Jan 22 2006 // Midwestern Congressmen are wasting no time in e joining the mad march to fill former House Majority Leader Rep. Tom Delay’s (R-Texas) spot since the announcement of his resignation. Rep. Roy Blunt (R-Missouri), the...
National Alliance Academy Forms Producer Leadership Council
Jan 17 2006 // The Austin, Texas-based National Alliance Research Academy announced it has developed a long-term advisory task force on insurance producer leadership. The group’s distinct purpose is to share information in order to...
Brown & Brown Promotes Downs to EVP for Leadership Development
Jan 10 2006 // Linda S. Downs, a Brown & Brown regional executive vice president has been promoted to the newly formed position of executive vice president for leadership development. According to J. Hyatt Brown, chairman and CEO of...
