Latest Leadership Headlines
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Willis North America Announces Leadership Reorganization, Appointments
Jan 8 2014 // Willis North America, the North American retail brokerage business of Willis Group Holdings and the company’s largest business segment, has revised its organizational structure and made a series of related senior...
Missouri Department of Insurance Announces New Financial Regulation Leadership
Jan 6 2014 // The Missouri Department of Insurance announced that two veteran financial regulators have been appointed to new positions for the start of 2014. Leslie Nehring was appointed acting chief financial examiner for the Division...
SterlingRisk Appoints Northeast Private Client Practice Leader in New York
Dec 20 2013 // SterlingRisk, a national insurance brokerage based in Woodbury, N.Y., announced that Ben Phillips has joined the firm as the Northeast private client practice leader. Phillips joins SterlingRisk with over nine years of...
Local Leaders Planning for Climate Effects
Dec 12 2013 // When it comes to climate change, local officials have a message for Washington: Lead or get out of the way. Local governments have long acted as first responders in emergencies and now are working to plan for sea level...
Farm, Crop Insurance Bill Won’t Be Ready Until January: Leaders
Dec 11 2013 // The four top negotiators for the new U.S. farm bill, already a year behind schedule, said on Tuesday they would not complete work until January on the legislation to cut food stamps for the poor and expand crop insurance...
Top 50 Personal Lines Leaders
Nov 18 2013 // About the Personal Lines Leaders: The 2013 Personal Lines Leaders in this special feature are taken from Insurance Journal‘s Top 100 Property/Casualty Independent Agencies as reported in August. This list utilizes...
Europe Urged to Retain Climate Leadership As Competitive Advantage
Nov 15 2013 // Europe’s abdication from climate leadership would stunt growth in the region and hand a huge economic advantage to China and the United States as they carve out their share of a multi-billion low-carbon market, a...
Horace Mann Announces Property/Casualty Leadership Changes
Nov 7 2013 // Springfield, Ill.-based Horace Mann Educators Corp. has named Stephen P. Cardinal to lead its property/casualty business as executive vice president, effective immediately. Cardinal succeeds Thomas C. Wilkinson, who will...
Wyoming Outdoor Leadership School Sued Over 2011 Death
Nov 1 2013 // The mother of a 20-year-old Minnesota man has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Lander, Wyo.-based National Outdoor Leadership School. The lawsuit filed by Elizabeth Brenner, of Minnetonka, Minn., in federal court...
5 CAA Members Elected to Kansas Agent Association Leadership Positions
Oct 30 2013 // Combined Agents of America LLC (CAA), based in Austin, Texas, announced that five of its members/agents were elected to leadership positions with the Kansas Association of Insurance Agents (KAIA). CAA member Bob Wood,...
Hiscox Appoints General Liability Underwriting Leader in New York
Oct 16 2013 // Hiscox, the international specialist insurer, today announced that Angela Adams has been appointed as vice president, general liability underwriting leader, for Hiscox USA based out of the company’s New York...
Zurich Launches Side A D&O Coverage for Corporate Leaders in the U.S. and Abroad
Oct 10 2013 // Zurich has introduced a new Side A D&O policy that addresses the evolving litigation landscape and provides coverage for liability exposures in the global marketplace, including China, Brazil, Mexico, Japan and India....
The Next Generation of Leaders
Oct 7 2013 // The insurance industry is facing a crisis. Twenty percent of the insurance workforce is near retirement age, compared to only 15 percent of the broader financial services workforce. By 2018, the number of the insurance...
Insurance Good Training Ground for Political Leadership
Sep 23 2013 // When it comes to current or former occupations of state and federal lawmakers, that of insurance producer is not one of the most commonly listed, but perhaps it should be. The variety of skills one necessarily develops...
Miller Joins Hylant as Energy & Polymers Practice Leader
Sep 20 2013 // Privately owned insurance brokerage Hylant, headquartered in Ohio, announced that industry veteran Jeff Miller has joined the company as the energy and polymers practice leader. Prior to joining Hylant, Miller served in...
Wells Fargo Insurance Expands in Midwest; Announces New Regional Leadership Team
Sep 12 2013 // Wells Fargo Insurance, part of Wells Fargo & Co. announced three new leaders to its Midwest team. Barton Bates, Tony Evans and Stephen Zimmer will join the Midwest insurance team as the company continues to grow its...
Insurance Pros in Politics: Insurance Good Training Ground for Political Leadership
Sep 10 2013 // When it comes to current or former occupations of state and federal lawmakers, that of insurance producer is not one of the most commonly listed, but perhaps it should be. The variety of skills one necessarily develops...
Dias Named Swett & Crawford Sales Leader in Washington
Sep 4 2013 // Frank Dias was made sales leader for Swett & Crawford’s Seattle, Wash. office. Dias will continue to serve as casualty broker in addition to his new role. Dias began his insurance career as a property underwriter...
Levitt Appointed Sales Leader in Swett & Crawford’s Chicago Office
Sep 3 2013 // Ron Levitt has taken on the role of sales leader in Swett & Crawford’s Chicago office, the company announced. Levitt will continue as a senior broker in addition to taking on his new leadership role. Levitt began...
Aon Risk Solutions Names Middle-Market Practice Leader in Philadelphia
Aug 27 2013 // Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon plc, announced the addition of Jack Reick as a middle-market practice leader in the Philadelphia office. In his new role, Reick will be responsible for driving...
