Latest Leadership Headlines
All the headlines from our Leadership Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Bringing Steady Leadership to Mississippi for Several Decades
Apr 19 2004 // With continued service to the state of Mississippi since the mid-70’s, Insurance Commissioner George Dale has been a steadying influence for the industry in the Magnolia State. When Dale was elected commissioner in...
Arrowhead’s Co-CEOs Ruyak, Walker Discuss Dual Leadership Structure
Apr 19 2004 // In just 20 years, Arrowhead General Insurance Agency Inc. has grown from a small general agency specializing in nonstandard automobile business in California, to one of the nation’s largest privately held general...
Fla. CFO Joins Legislative Leaders to Push for Consumers’ Bill of Rights
Apr 1 2004 // A South Florida family reportedly lost their homeowners insurance after their mortgage company failed to pay premiums from escrow. Another Floridian from Tampa was denied insurance coverage on a home he was purchasing...
Lord Levene Addresses Italian Insurance Leaders
Mar 31 2004 // In a speech to Italian insurance leaders in Milan yesterday, Lloyd’s Chairman Lord Peter Levene addressed industry problems, and sounded a distinctively positive note on Lloyd’s prospects. “Last year, the...
La. Representative Loses Leadership of Ins. Committee
Mar 25 2004 // A House committee chairman has been removed from his post following his vote against Gov. Kathleen Blanco’s business tax legislation. Rep. Troy Hebert, D-Jeanerette, was booted from his leadership position on the...
Ebix Inc. Notes Awards for Industry Leaders at Waves ’04
Mar 22 2004 // Atlanta-based Ebix Inc., an international supplier of software and e-commerce solutions to the insurance industry, announced a number of awards for leadership in the insurance industry at a gala ceremony organized in...
Former U.N. Weapons Inspector, White House Economist Address National Insurance Leadership Symposium
Mar 18 2004 // Hans Blix, the United Nations weapons inspector who spearheaded efforts in Iraq to determine whether Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction, and Michael Boskin, a former head of the White House Council of Economic...
MEDICAL LIABILITY REFORM GROUP PRAISING SENATE LEADERS FOR THEIR EFFORTS TO IMPROVE SYSTEM:
Mar 8 2004 // The Coalition for Affordable and Reliable Health Care (CARH), an organization of health care providers and others dedicated to medical liability reform, recently praised new efforts by U.S. Senate leaders to bring balance...
S.C. House Leadership Drops Plan to Divert Millions From Second Injury Fund
Mar 4 2004 // In a move supported by the American Insurance Association (AIA), South Carolina House leaders earlier this week decided against appropriating $40 million from the state workers’ compensation Second Injury Fund (SIF)...
IIABA’s “Big I” Convention, Young Agent Leadership Conference Set for October
Feb 24 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) announced it will hold its annual convention and Young Agent Sales & Leadership Conference, Oct. 9-12, at the Swan and Dolphin Hotel, located on the...
Medical Liability Reform Group Praising Senate Leaders for Their Efforts to Improve System
Feb 18 2004 // The Coalition for Affordable and Reliable Health Care (CARH), an organization of health care providers and others dedicated to medical liability reform, this week praised new efforts by U.S. Senate leaders to bring balance...
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Optimistic as 2004 Unfolds
Feb 9 2004 // He came to Washington, D.C., with a background steeped in medicine. U.S. Senate Majority Leader and Tennessee Republican Bill Frist has known first-hand the impact of the nation’s medical malpractice crisis and how...
IIAT’s Martin Named Outstanding Course Leader
Jan 30 2004 // The American Institute for CPCU and the Insurance Institute of America announced the recognition of Paul Z. Martin, director of education for the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas, as an Outstanding Course Leader. The...
I.I.I. Survey Reports Industry Leaders Expect Improved Profits in 2004
Jan 26 2004 // Leaders of the property/casualty insurance industry expect an improvement in profitability for 2004 compared with last year, according to a survey conducted by the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.) at its eighth...
NCOIL President Announces Committee Leaders
Jan 8 2004 // Florida State Sen. Steven A. Geller, recently elected president of the National Conference of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL), today named several leading state lawmakers as chair of key NCOIL committees and subcommittees in...
Wash. State Leaders Aim to Control Med-Mal Insurance Premiums
Jan 7 2004 // Washington Gov. Gary Locke, House Speaker Frank Chopp, Senate Democratic Leader Lisa Brown and state Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler recently unveiled a proposal to help improve the safety of medical patients and...
The 21st Century Leader – Taking Employees to the Next Level
Oct 20 2003 // A major complaint that we hear from executives throughout the world is the changing work ethic and lack of commitment by employees. With the lack of leadership evident today, I am amazed that we have any work ethic or any...
XL Capital Ltd Notes Launch of Global Leadership Training, Development Initiative
Oct 7 2003 // XL Capital Ltd announced the launching of a global leadership training and development initiative for employees. The first of three programs which make up the initiative begin this week at XL’s headquarters in...
Lloyd’s Chairman Calls for Action to Tackle Compensation Culture
Sep 16 2003 // Speaking at Town Hall Los Angeles recently, Lord Levene, chairman of Lloyd’s of London insurance market, said that the compensation culture and increasing barriers to free trade cause serious harm to industries that...
Donahue Named VP, Benefits Practice Leader at Acordia
Sep 3 2003 // Chicago-based Acordia Inc. announced that Dennis M. Donahue accepted the position of vice president, Benefits Practice leader for the company. Donahue will be responsible for assisting Acordia brokers with benefits...
