Latest Leadership Headlines
All the headlines from our Leadership Topic Page, ordered by recency.
San Antonio-Based Quirk Group Announces Executive Leadership Changes
Feb 24 2016 // Karen Quirk has been named chairman and chief operating officer of San Antonio-based Quirk Group Inc., and Luis Vázquez has been promoted to president and CEO of the managing general agency and surplus lines broker, Quirk...
British Corporate Leaders Will Likely Vote to Remain in EU: UK Business Groups
Feb 22 2016 // British corporate leaders will likely vote for the U.K. to remain a part of the European Union, according to lobby groups for business, manufacturing and financial services. The Institute of Directors said the deal reached...
CEO Exits As Tech Startup Broker Zenefits Confronts Culture, Compliance Bugs
Feb 9 2016 // Zenefits, a software startup valued at $4.5 billion, said on Monday it had replaced founder and Chief Executive Parker Conrad and appointed a new leader for the troubled tech company. David Sacks, a former executive at...
London-Based Chubb Global Markets Names Marine Team Leaders
Feb 8 2016 // Chubb Global Markets, the London-based wholesale insurance division of Chubb, announced the appointment of the leaders of its marine team, with immediate effect. Mark Edmondson, formerly head of marine for legacy Chubb...
Marsh Appoints Powell as Claims Advocacy International Leader
Feb 2 2016 // Marsh has appointed Rob Powell as Claims Advocacy International leader, effective immediately. Based in London, Powell will report to Michael Poulos, global head of Marsh’s Client Advisory Services. Powell joined...
Arizona House Leader Wants Another Cut on Insurance Company Taxes
Jan 29 2016 // An Arizona House panel has voted to advance a bill accelerating phased-in insurance company tax cuts included in a law passed last year. House Bill 2002 is sponsored by House Republican Majority Whip David Livingston. He...
Willis Towers Watson Appoints New Senior Leadership Team for Great Britain
Jan 29 2016 // Willis Towers Watson, the global advisory, broking and solutions company, announced a group of senior leadership appointments within its Great Britain business. Ailsa King will lead the Client Organisation in Great...
EPIC Makes Crow Vice President, Hospitality Practice Leader in West
Jan 28 2016 // EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants has named Renee Crow vice president and West region hospitality practice leader. Crow will be responsible for further developing a unified approach to serving hospitality clients...
Chubb CEO Greenberg Blames Brazil’s Leaders for Exacerbating Economic Woes
Jan 28 2016 // Evan Greenberg, the chief executive officer of Chubb Ltd., said Brazilians can blame their country’s leaders, and not just a commodities slump, for the nation’s woes. “The economic environment, the...
JLT Specialty USA Appoints Trinkleback as Sr. VP, Casualty Risk Control Leader
Jan 25 2016 // JLT Specialty USA, a U.S. subsidiary of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc. (JLT), named Robert Trinkleback as its new senior vice president, Casualty Risk Control leader at JLT’s Chicago office. Trinkleback, who most...
USI Names Goldman Employee Benefits Leader for Mountain Region
Jan 25 2016 // USI Insurance Services has named David Goldman employee benefits leader and producer for its Mountain region. Goldman is responsible for driving new business growth as well as managing a book of clients for USI. Goldman...
Starkweather & Shepley Announces Leadership Succession Plan
Jan 22 2016 // From L to R: Larry Keefe, David Soforenko and Nat Calamis Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage Inc., the largest independent insurance agency in Rhode Island, has announced a leadership succession plan. The...
Everest Re Announces Senior Leadership Changes at Bermuda, Europe Operations
Jan 19 2016 // Bermuda-based Everest Re Group Ltd. announced that Mark de Saram, managing director and chief executive officer of Everest Reinsurance (Bermuda) Ltd., has notified the company of his decision to retire effective April 6,...
Willis Towers Watson Appoints Financial Institutions Leader for CEEMEA
Jan 14 2016 // Willis Towers Watson has appointed Alexander van Kuffeler as regional leader of Financial Institutions in Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEEMEA). Based in London, van Kuffeler takes up the role with...
Online Agency Insureon Adds Hartford, PwC Execs to Leadership Team
Jan 13 2016 // Insureon, an online agency for small business insurance, said it has expanded its leadership team to include Brandon Hickey as president of Insureon Brokerage and Mark Thompson as senior vice president, Product...
Israel Emerges as Leader in Developing Cyber Defenses for Cars
Jan 13 2016 // Building on its expertise in technology, Israel is emerging as a leader in the race to keep cars secure and prevent the nightmare scenario of a hacker commandeering your vehicle. Most cars today are equipped with some...
RIMS Names 2016 Leaders; Outerwall’s Pemberton Becomes President
Jan 8 2016 // RIMS, the risk management society, announced that Julie Pemberton will lead the group as president for the 2016 term. Pemberton is the director of Enterprise Risk and Insurance Management for Outerwall Inc. She has been a...
$10M Contributor Greenberg Says Jeb Bush Would Be ‘Outstanding Leader’
Jan 8 2016 // Maurice “Hank” Greenberg’s insurance company donated $10 million to a super-PAC supporting Republican Jeb Bush‘s bid for the White House, making him one of the biggest contributors to the 2016...
XL Catlin Finalizes UK & Ireland Team of Business Leaders with Energy Promotions
Jan 6 2016 // XL Catlin announced it has made a series of promotions in its energy team, which complete its U.K. and Ireland team of business leaders. Stephen Hawkins has been promoted to global product head for upstream energy, while...
Marsh Taps Nashville-Based Benefield as Food & Beverage Practice Leader
Jan 5 2016 // Marsh has hired Greg Benefield to lead its US Food & Beverage Practice. In this role, Benefield is responsible for ensuring that Marsh delivers its advisory and transactional services to the firm’s growing roster...
