Latest Leadership Headlines
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Leader Profiles
Jun 4 2007 // Personal Lines Profile American Auto Club Ins. Agency Charlotte, N.C. 2006 personal lines premium: $41.0 million No. of personal lines insurers: 10 Founded in 1998, American Auto Club Insurance Agency has 24 locations in...
Gallagher leader says carriers’ and brokers’ service to risk managers today ‘stinks’
Jun 4 2007 // When it comes to the service carriers and brokers provide to today’s risk managers, the quality of that service “stinks,” according to J. Patrick Gallagher Jr., chairman, president and CEO of broker...
Personal Lines Leaders
Jun 4 2007 // About the Personal Lines Leaders: The Personal 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 the...
Personal Lines Leaders
Jun 4 2007 // Agency Name 2006 Personal Personal Total 2006 Main Office Main Office Web site Lines Lines P/C Premiums City State Premium Revenue Written 1 Keystone Insurers Group $316.0 million $39.5 million $790.0...
N.C. Legislative Leaders Support Speeding Crackdown
May 24 2007 // Leaders of the North Carolina General Assembly say legal loopholes that allow speeders to avoid punishment should be changed immediately, including the practice of judges who allow high-speed offenders to keep their...
Insurance Exec Greenberg Praises U.S., China Leaders
May 23 2007 // Exclusive Video Interview Greenberg Interview, Take 1: World Leaders Former President Richard Nixon had a great grasp of foreign affairs and Bill Clinton was a fast learner. Those are among the opinions of recent world...
Ill. Encompass Insurance Names Laura Dunne Financial Team Leader
May 23 2007 // Laura Dunne was appointed to lead the finance and strategy team of Encompass Insurance Co., Northbrook, Ill., the company recently announced. Encompass is the independent insurance agency division of the Allstate...
Agent leader renews vow to defend incentive pay
May 21 2007 // The leader of the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America has promised agents his group will vigorously defend incentive pay and contingent commissions that have come in for criticism by some attorneys...
N.Y. Supt. Dinallo Names New Leadership Team
May 21 2007 // New York Superintendent of Insurance Eric Dinallo announced the appointment of 11 senior executives to positions on the Insurance Department’s leadership team. Kermitt J. Brooks has been named first deputy...
Agent leader renews vow to defend incentive pay
May 21 2007 // The leader of the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America has promised agents his group will vigorously defend incentive pay and contingent commissions that have come in for criticism by some attorneys...
Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Names Botkin Senior VP, Healthcare Practice Leader
May 17 2007 // Large insurance broker Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Co. of Richmond, Va., has hired Mary S. Botkin as senior vice president and healthcare industry practice leader. Botkin joins HRH from Alliant Insurance Services, (formerly...
Mo. Senator Loses Leadership Post After Sneaking Midwifery Into Health Bill
May 17 2007 // A state senator got stripped of his committee chairmanship this week after sneaking contentious language legalizing lay midwifery into a health insurance bill passed by the House and Senate. Sen. John Loudon defended his...
Agent Leader Soto Renews Vow to Defend Contingent Pay
Apr 30 2007 // The leader of the nation’s biggest independent insurance agent association has promised agents his group will vigorously defend their incentive pay and contingent commissions that have come in for criticism by some...
CPCU Society To Host National Leadership Institute Course
Apr 4 2007 // On April 20, the CPCU Society and the Society’s Pacific Northwest and Lake Washington Chapters will be hosting a CPCU Society National Leadership Institute (NLI) course: Creative Thinking in Business. The course is...
Tenn. House Leader Blames Republicans for Med Mal Failure
Mar 29 2007 // Tennessee House Judiciary Chairman Rob Briley on Tuesday said a compromise over medical malpractice lawsuits will not be passed because Senate Republican Leader Mark Norris reneged on part of the agreement. Briley,...
Brown & Brown Picks New Leaders for Denver, Phoenix Profit Centers
Mar 16 2007 // Brown & Brown Insurance of Arizona Inc. has named John I. Slater as the new profit center leader for the company’s Phoenix area retail profit center. He will be responsible for the growth and profitability of...
Ga. GOP Leaders Propose Temporary PeachCare Fix
Mar 14 2007 // Gov. Sonny Perdue and Republican legislative leaders have agreed to a temporary fix for PeachCare, allowing some 273,000 poor children in Georgia to continue receiving health insurance even as federal dollars dry...
Industry leaders debate federal versus state regulation with Democratic Congress shift
Feb 26 2007 // Could federal regulation of the insurance industry become a reality, now that Democrats control both the House and Senate in Congress?And are consumers and the insurance industry ready for such a scenario? Other financial...
Industry leaders debate federal versus state regulation with Democratic Congress shift
Feb 25 2007 // Could federal regulation of the insurance industry become a reality, now that Democrats control both the House and Senate in Congress? And are consumers and the insurance industry ready for such a scenario? Other financial...
Marsh Names White as FINPRO Practice Leader for Europe
Feb 22 2007 // Marsh UK has promoted Roy White as practice leader of its Financial and Professional Services Practice (FINPRO), in Europe, Middle East and Africa. He is based in Marsh’s London office and will assume overall...
