Latest Leadership Headlines
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Integro Names Three Practice Leaders
Nov 14 2007 // Integro Insurance Brokers appointed three national specialty practice leaders, effective immediately: Private Equity — Nick Conca is a managing principal and leader of Integro’s New York Management Risk team....
XL is Co-sponsor of Second China Leadership Conference
Nov 12 2007 // Bermuda’s XL Capital Ltd. will co- sponsor the China Insurance Industry Executive Leadership Program for the second year. The program is designed to identify and develop future leaders among the People’s...
Wells Fargo Names Miceli Benefits Practice Leader for Colorado
Nov 9 2007 // Wells Fargo Insurance Services announced the appointment of Dennis Miceli to the position of employee benefits practice leader for the company’s Colorado locations. Miceli will be based out of the company’s...
Guy Carp Names Facultative Re Practice Leaders
Nov 7 2007 // Guy Carpenter & Company announced that Mark Newman, Hugh Powell and John Trace have been named Co-Leaders of GCFac ®, Guy Carpenter’ s dedicated global facultative reinsurance unit. Britt Newhouse, President of...
Insurance charitable giving leaders to gather in N.Y. on Dec. 5
Nov 4 2007 // The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation will host its first annual dinner in New York on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2007 at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg will be the honoree and Martin J....
Insurance Industry Charitable Giving Leaders to Gather in N.Y.
Oct 29 2007 // The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation will host its first annual dinner in New York on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2007 at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg will be the honoree and Martin J....
House Leader: 120-Day Extension for Federal Terrorism Insurance Possible
Oct 29 2007 // A key House leader says he will push for a 120-day extension of the federal terrorism reinsurance program that expires at year’s end rather than simply accept the Senate bill that is narrower in scope than the House...
Mich. H.E.A.T. Auto Theft Program Honors Top Leaders
Oct 26 2007 // Michigan’s H.E.A.T. (Help Eliminate Auto Thefts) program celebrated its 22nd anniversary with a special awards ceremony and breakfast this week. According to H.E.A.T. officials, since its inception in 1985, H.E.A.T.,...
Congressional Leaders Oppose Miss. Plan to Divert Housing Funds
Oct 19 2007 // Two congressional leaders on Wednesday asked the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to reject a Mississippi plan to divert $600 million in Hurricane Katrina housing funds to an expansion project for the State...
Ohio Agents Recognize Outstanding Leaders at Annual Business Meeting
Oct 12 2007 // The Professional Insurance Agents Association of Ohio, Inc. (PIA), held a special awards ceremony during its annual Business Meeting and Awards Ceremony on October 4th. Individuals were recognized for outstanding...
Walsh Promoted to Employee Benefits Practice Leader at Woodruff-Sawyer
Oct 3 2007 // Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. promoted Jennifer Walsh to employee benefits practice leader. She joined the company’s Benefits Team three years ago as vice president and account executive, and became a shareholder in the...
LAAA Leaders Launch Lawsuit Against Choicepoint
Sep 27 2007 // Two insurance producers, also board of directors for the Latin American Agents Association (LAAA), have filed a class action lawsuit against Choicepoint Inc. alleging, among other things, that the company routinely sells...
21st Century is Now aigdirect; AIG Names Leaders; Announces Layoffs
Sep 27 2007 // American International Group, Inc. reports it has completed the previously announced merger of a wholly owned subsidiary of AIG with 21st Century Insurance Group. Upon consummation of the merger, AIG acquired the 39.3...
N.Y. Arson Ring Leader Faces 10-Year Sentence
Sep 19 2007 // The leader of an arson ring that collected more than $400,000 in fraudulent insurance claims for fires in three New York counties is scheduled to surrender Sept. 18 to serve a 10-year federal prison sentence, according to...
Bay Area Leaders To Build Disaster Communications System
Sep 14 2007 // San Francisco Bay Area leaders have announced plans to develop a system that will allow the region’s public agencies to communicate with each other when an earthquake or other major disaster strikes. Oakland Mayor...
Aon Appoints Roberts ‘Global Practice Leader’ for Power
Sep 13 2007 // Aon Corporation has appointed Hamish Roberts as Global Practice Leader for its power business. He will lead the global power strategy with an immediate focus on building Aon’s strength and capabilities in the...
Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. Names New Leadership
Sep 7 2007 // San Francisco-based Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. will be expanding its senior leadership team in 2008. Effective Jan. 1, 2008, the company will appoint Charlie Rosson as its CEO and Mary Sklarski as its chief operating...
S.C. Senate leader seeks insurance department audit
Sep 3 2007 // A South Carolina Senate leader has asked the Legislative Audit Council to review practices at the state insurance department that may have let insurance companies raise rates without adequate oversight. Senate President...
Swiss Re Names Matt Leming Sales Leader for Stop Loss Products
Aug 13 2007 // Swiss Re¹s Commercial Insurance recently announced that Matt Leming was named the firm’s sales leader for Stop Loss products. Leming will be located in Swiss Re¹s Kansas City office. > Leming has more than 20 years...
Commercial Lines Leaders
Aug 6 2007 // About the Commercial Lines Leaders: The Commercial Lines Leaders in this special feature are taken from Insurance Journal’s Top 100 Property Casualty Independent Agencies as reported in April. This list utilizes only...
