Latest Talent Headlines
All the headlines from our Talent Topic Page, ordered by recency.
The Myth of the Tech-Savvy Millennial
Aug 3 2015 // The idea that Millennials have superior tech skills and knowledge is something that has been an oft-repeated fact, both in the insurance industry and in our national consciousness. It makes sense; Millennials are the first...
O’Shea Joins Korn Ferry as Leader in Global Insurance Practice
Jul 29 2015 // Talent recruiting organization Korn Ferry has hired Laurie O’Shea as co-head of its Global Insurance Practice. She will be based in the Chicago office. O’Shea has 25 years of experience in recruiting talent for...
Talbot Appoints Sonville Managing Director, Montero Underwriting for Latin Am.
Jul 21 2015 // Talbot Underwriting Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Validus Holdings, Ltd., announced the appointment of Luis Sonville as Managing Director of Talbot’s Latin American regional offices (Talbot LATAM). He will...
RKH Appoints Schlossmacher as Co-Managing Director of Financial Risks Division
Jul 20 2015 // RKH Specialty, part of the Hyperion Insurance Group, has appointed Gert Schlossmacher as co-managing director of its Financial Risks Division. Schlossmacher will join in January 2016, reporting to Barnaby Rugge-Price, CEO...
Risk Settlements Adds Schienvar as Managing Director in Dallas
Jul 14 2015 // Risk Settlements has added Steven Schienvar as a managing director in Dallas. Schienvar previously spent 13 years at AIG in various positions including president of AIG’s assumed reinsurance division (AIG Re), and...
N.J. Brothers Admit Recruiting Auto Accident Victims for Chiropractic Facilities
Jul 8 2015 // Two brothers in New Jersey have admitted organizing a scheme to recruit motor vehicle accident victims as patients for chiropractic facilities they controlled. State authorities say 52-year-old Anhuar Bandy and his...
Friday Afternoon Scam Cost Hedge Fund $1.2 Million – and CFO’s Job
Jul 7 2015 // The finance chief at Fortelus Capital Management LLP got an alarming phone call just as he was getting ready to leave work on a Friday. The caller said he was from Coutts, the London-based hedge fund’s bank, and...
JLT’s Thistle Insurance Appoints Williams as Managing Director, Robinson as COO
Jul 7 2015 // Thistle Insurance Services Limited, part of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc, the UK-based provider of insurance, reinsurance and employee benefits-related advice, brokerage and associated services, announced two key...
Elephant Auto to Add 1,173 Jobs in Va.
Jul 6 2015 // Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe announced that Elephant Auto Insurance, a subsidiary of U.K.-based Admiral Group plc, will invest $2 million to expand its U.S. headquarters operation in Henrico County, Virginia. The project...
Many Ignition Switch Claimants Excluded from GM Compensation Fund
Jul 1 2015 // Ben Pillars always wondered why his wife crashed her Pontiac Grand Am in 2005, sending her into a coma from which she never recovered. Then last year, General Motors Co. recalled the car for a faulty ignition switch and...
Flitcroft Named Managing Director of Gen Re Australia, Regional Treaty Manager
Jun 24 2015 // Gen Re announced that Andrew Flitcroft will assume the role of managing director of General Reinsurance Australia and regional treaty manager for the Asia Pacific region, effective July 31. He will take over for Pietro...
Amlin Appoints Few as Global Managing Director of Reinsurance
Jun 22 2015 // London-based Amlin has appointed James Few as global managing director of reinsurance, effective from August 1, 2015, subject to regulatory approval. He will be supported by Christian Bieri, who continues to lead...
South Carolina Jumps Aboard Workers’ Compensation Alternative Bandwagon
Jun 15 2015 // A South Carolina lawmaker has introduced workers’ compensation option legislation that would allow qualified businesses in the state to offer their own injury benefit plan to employees. The state is the second one...
Allstate Announces Recruiting Campaign
Jun 15 2015 // Allstate Corp. announced its plan to grow its exclusive agency count and hire more licensed sales staff and financial professionals in the Northeast region. Allstate said in May that it seeks to appoint 63 new...
Workers’ Compensation Eyes Telemedicine As Treatment Option
Jun 12 2015 // Cost savings, better access to care, immediate triaging of injuries and faster claims closings are just some of the benefits of telemedicine, according to workers’ compensation experts, who also say its use is...
Virginia Gov.: Elephant Auto Insurance to Add 1,173 Jobs in Henrico County
Jun 10 2015 // On day two of a European trade mission, Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe has snared nearly 1,200 jobs for his state. The economic development announced Tuesday from Cardiff, Wales, involves a $2 million investment by Elephant...
HSBC to Cut Up to 50,000 Jobs; Targets Growth of Asia Insurance Business
Jun 9 2015 // HSBC pledged a new era of higher dividends on Tuesday, laying out plans to slash nearly one in five jobs and shrink its investment bank by a third to combat sluggish growth across its sprawling empire. Chief Executive...
ACE Names Khoshabi as Managing Director, MENA; Dixon Named Special Adviser
Jun 8 2015 // ACE Group has promoted Mojgan Khoshabi to the role of regional managing director for ACE in the Middle East and North Africa, effective July 1. She will move to the new position from her current role as underwriting...
Alliant Hires Moylan as Managing Director for Construction Services in Md.
Jun 3 2015 // Alliant Insurance Services, a specialty insurance brokerage based in Newport Beach, California, hired David C. Moylan for its Construction Services Group as managing director of International Surety. In his new role,...
Alliant Insurance Services Names Strassner Managing Director in California
Jun 2 2015 // Alliant Insurance Services has named Jeffrey Strassner a managing director in surety in its construction services group. Strassner is based in the Los Angeles, Calif. office. He is charged with expanding the commercial...
