Latest Leadership Headlines
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Business Leaders Spend Less Than 1 Day a Year Focusing on Cyber Risk: Marsh Survey
Sep 18 2019 // A majority of busy board members and senior executives, who are responsible for their organization’s cyber risk management, spent less than a day in the last year to focus on cyber risk issues, according to a new...
Lloyd’s Expects ‘Sobering’ Results from Survey of Workplace Culture
Sep 18 2019 // Lloyd’s of London expects “sobering” results from a survey of the workplace culture at its member firms, the insurance market’s chairman said on Wednesday as a rise in investment income drove a...
BNP Broker Wins Sex Discrimination Lawsuit, Highlighting Unequal Pay, Laddish Culture
Sep 18 2019 // A broker at BNP Paribas SA who complained about being paid less than male colleagues won her employment suit after a London judge ruled that she suffered sexual discrimination. Stacey Macken, a prime brokerage product...
Reed Named Team Leader – Brokerage and Binding at Midlands Management
Sep 16 2019 // Midlands Management Corp. has appointed Jennie Reed to the expanded role of Brokerage and Binding Unit team leader in Dallas. With more than 20 years in the industry, Reed began her career as a commercial account manager...
Tokio Marine Kiln Announces Leadership Changes, Including New CEO Irick
Sep 13 2019 // Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK) announced that after 11 years as chief executive officer, Charles Franks is assuming new responsibilities within the Tokio Marine Group (TMG). He will be succeeded by Brad Irick as CEO of TMK from...
Risk Strategies Appoints Flanagan as New England Regional Operations Leader
Sep 10 2019 // Risk Strategies, a privately held national insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has appointed Edward J. Flanagan, a veteran broker and sales leader, as New England regional operations leader. Flanagan will succeed...
With U.S. Leadership Grounded, Global Regulators Worry About 737 Precedent
Sep 5 2019 // The head of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) warned on Tuesday that any discrepancy among global regulators over re-approving Boeing Co.’s 737 MAX for commercial flight could set a worrying...
Sirius Names Business Leaders, Forms Global Management Committee, to Unify Group
Aug 30 2019 // Sirius Group announced enhancements to unify its global operating structure, which includes the promotions of key leaders to head its business segments. These leaders are responsible for supporting long-term business...
Ohio’s Root Insurance Names Rosenthal CFO, Norelli Capital Markets Leader
Aug 19 2019 // Columbus, Ohio-based Root Insurance has appointed Daniel Rosenthal as the company’s new chief financial officer, effective Nov. 11, 2019. Additionally, Root said Lauren Norelli has joined the company as managing...
Woodruff Sawyer Adds New England Practice Leader Coady to Board of Directors
Aug 16 2019 // Woodruff Sawyer, a U.S. insurance brokerage, has announced that Sean Coady, senior vice president and New England practice leader, has joined the Board of Directors. Prior to joining Woodruff Sawyer, Coady was a co-founder...
Willis Towers Watson Appoints Garrard to Succeed Jones as Corporate Risk Leader
Aug 15 2019 // Global broker Willis Towers Watson has appointed Adam Garrard as leader for the Corporate Risk & Broking segment, effective immediately. Garrard replaces Todd Jones, who has accepted a position as CEO North America for...
Hong Kong Plunging into ‘Panic and Chaos,’ Says Leader, as Protests Continue
Aug 13 2019 // Flights leaving Hong Kong were disrupted for a second day on Tuesday, plunging the former British colony deeper into turmoil as its stockmarket fell to a seven-month low, and its leader said it had been pushed into a state...
Everest Insurance Names Paretchan Risk Management East Region Leader
Aug 12 2019 // Everest Insurance has appointed Vahan Paretchan vice president and East Region leader for its Risk Management casualty division, which provides primary casualty solutions to customers in the large account marketplace. In...
McGriff Promotes Sellars, Cahill to Co-Practice Leaders of its Financial Services Division in Atlanta
Aug 6 2019 // McGriff, Seibels & Williams, Inc. has promoted David Sellars and Dusty Cahill to be co-practice leaders of its Financial Services Division (FSD). David Sellars Sellars joined McGriff in 2011 as a senior vice president...
Former Swett & Crawford CEO, NAPSLO Leader Hartoch Passes Away
Aug 1 2019 // David Hartoch, an executive long active in the wholesale insurance business, passed away on July 29. Hartoch served as president and CEO of Sherwood Insurance Services from 1991 to 1997 and then served as chairman and CEO...
Harden Expands into South Florida; Taps Beller as Market Leader
Jul 16 2019 // Harden, an insurance, risk management and employee benefits firm in the Southeast, has formally expanded into the South Florida market with the opening of an office in Fort Lauderdale. The firm currently serves many...
AGCS Names Global Leaders for Alternative Risk Transfer, Crisis Management Units
Jul 15 2019 // Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE (AGCS) has appointed Christof Bentele to the newly created position of head of Global Client Management for Alternative Risk Transfer. His previous role as head of Global Crisis...
Petri Honored with ICT’s Raymond Mauk Leadership Award
Jul 15 2019 // The Insurance Council of Texas has presented the Raymond Mauk Leadership Award to Verle Petri, a long time insurance executive and expert on Texas insurance regulation and policy. ICT honored Petri with the award during...
Jacoby Joins RCP in Dallas as Healthcare Practice Leader
Jul 12 2019 // Mike Jacoby has joined the Dallas-based team of Risk Consulting Partners (RCP) and will lead the firm’s rapidly growing healthcare practice. Jacoby brings to RCP more than 35 years of experience as an innovator and...
Michigan Democratic Leader Says Businesses, Heavy Trucks Must Fix Roads
Jun 27 2019 // With Republicans firmly opposed to a 45-cents-a-gallon fuel tax hike, Democratic lawmakers want businesses to do more to help fix the roads. A new $1.2 billion proposal from House Democrats would raise the state’s...
