Latest Leadership Headlines
All the headlines from our Leadership Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Texas Agents Honor State Lawmakers with Independent Leadership Award
Feb 2 2012 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) has presented Independent Leadership Awards to the Honorable Kelly Hancock, Texas House of Representatives, and the Honorable John Carona, Texas Senate. With close to 10...
Willis North America Appoints Monat to M&A Leadership Position
Jan 24 2012 // Willis North America, a unit of Willis Group Holdings, the global insurance broker with operations in Chicago, has appointed William “Bill” Monat as senior placement specialist, transactional solutions...
Willis N. America Appoints Penn.-based Environmental Practice Leader
Jan 13 2012 // Willis North America, a unit of insurance broker Willis Group Holdings, appointed Richard Sheldon as environmental practice leader. Sheldon has been serving as national placement leader for the environmental practice since...
Boston-based Celent Appoints Insurance Division Leader as New CEO
Jan 13 2012 // Celent, a financial and insurance IT advisory services and research firm and a unit of Oliver Wyman, appointed insurance division leader Craig Weber as the new chief executive officer. Craig Weber Weber replaces Mike...
Lockton Hires Willis Exec as Real Estate Practice Leader in New York
Jan 9 2012 // Lockton Companies appointed industry veteran Michael Power as senior vice president and Northeast real estate practice leader. Based in the insurance broker’s Manhattan, New York, office, Power will be responsible...
E&O Insights: Enhance Your Errors & Omissions Culture in 2012
Dec 30 2011 // As the end of 2011 approaches, this is a good time to reflect upon what went well and what didn’t during the year — as well as what changes you should make in 2012. Here are a few errors and omissions (E&O)...
Maurice ‘Hank’ Greenberg Wins Leadership Award From Yale University
Dec 20 2011 // Maurice R. Greenberg, Chairman and CEO of Starr Companies, was awarded the Lifetime of Leadership Award from the Yale Chief Executive Leadership Institute, Yale School of Management. The Starr Companies chief received the...
E&O Insights: Enhance Your Errors & Omissions Culture in 2012
Dec 16 2011 // As the end of 2011 approaches, this is a good time to reflect upon what went well and what didn’t during the year — as well as what changes you should make in 2012. Here are a few errors and omissions (E&O)...
Rockhill Hires Zillgitt as Marketing, Business Development Leader
Dec 12 2011 // The Rockhill Insurance Group has hired Garick Zillgitt as its vice president of marketing and business development. Zillgitt has nearly 30 years of wide-ranging industry experience with insurers, reinsurers, and brokers,...
Willis Names Burwell as Northern California Construction Practice Leader
Nov 15 2011 // Willis North America has named Ric Burwell as construction practice leader of northern California. Burwell, who takes over immediately, will be based in San Francisco. Willis, a unit of U.K. insurance firm Willis Group...
Leadership of Zenith National Insurance Corp. to Change Hands
Nov 15 2011 // Stanley Zax, president and CEO of Woodland Hills, Calif.-based Zenith National Insurance Corp., will be retiring, and COO Jack Miller will take over, it was announced on Tuesday. Zenith, a wholly-owned subsidiary of...
Florida Looks to Tampa as Leader in Fight Against PIP Fraud
Nov 10 2011 // The move by one Florida county to crack down on auto insurance fraud by targeting staged accidents and regulating clinics is being seen as a roadmap for state officials looking to reform the state’s no-fault auto...
EPIC in California Adds to Leadership Team with Gunnison
Nov 8 2011 // San Francisco, Calif.-based Edgewood Partners Insurance Center (EPIC), a retail property, casualty and employee benefits brokerage, has added Scott Gunnison as principal of strategic development. Gunnison has more than 30...
Surplus Execs Address Leadership, Perpetuation
Nov 7 2011 // Four industry leaders attempted to tackle explaining the definition of “leadership” and what it takes to be a leader, while addressing perpetuation concerns during the “Next Generation Panel Discussion:...
Lockton Adds Technology Property & Casualty Leader in California
Oct 26 2011 // Kevin Hoskinson has joined Lockton as its technology practice leader focused on property and casualty insurance for technology companies. Hoskinson will work in Kansas City, Mo. Lockton’s San Jose, Calif. office....
Baus Selected National Surety Leader at Westfield Insurance
Oct 19 2011 // Westfield Insurance, headquartered in Westfield, Ohio, has selected Dennis Baus to lead the company’s surety operations. Baus assumes the national surety Leader responsibilities on Jan. 1, 2012, replacing Rick...
RSG Announces New Leadership at ThinkRisk Agency
Oct 13 2011 // Chicago-based Ryan Specialty Group (RSG) announced leadership changes at ThinkRisk Underwriting Agency, one of RSG’s underwriting companies. Nicole Haggerty has been named president and Reza Khan executive vice...
Texas-based The Gibraltar Group Adds Rampy to Leadership Team
Oct 12 2011 // The Gibraltar Group, a risk and insurance advisory firm headquartered in Lubbock, Texas, has added Abie Rampy as director of communications and marketing. With more than 10 years of organizational management and marketing...
Surplus Lines Execs Address Leadership, Perpetuation
Oct 11 2011 // Four industry leaders attempted to tackle explaining the definition of “leadership” and what it takes to be a leader, while addressing perpetuation concerns during the “Next Generation Panel Discussion:...
North Dakota, Minnesota Leaders Ask Obama for River Diversion Money
Sep 23 2011 // Members of Congress from both sides of the Red River in eastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota are asking President Barack Obama to include $30 million in his next budget for work on a river diversion project in...
