All the headlines from our Human Resources Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 18 2017 // Chicago-based commercial insurer, CNA, has appointed Al Miralles as chief risk officer (CRO), effective Jan. 1, 2018.Miralles joined CNA in 2011 as senior vice president and treasurer and has been leading the Long-Term...
Dec 11 2017 // Erie Insurance has promoted Dionne Wallace Oakley to executive vice president of Human Resources and Strategy. The appointment is effective Jan. 1, 2018.In this role, she will expand her oversight to include several...
Dec 4 2017 // Garrett Sprowls, general counsel and managing broker of Austin-based Professional Lines Underwriting Specialists Inc. (PLUS Inc.), has been elected president of the Texas Surplus Lines Association Inc. (TSLA).Other newly...
Dec 4 2017 // Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. has named Brendan Williams its Southern California practice leader.Williams will be assuming leadership of the Southern California region in early 2018 upon the retirement of Ron Packouz, founder...
Dec 1 2017 // Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings Ltd. announced it has completed the sale of its Lloyd’s managing agency, R&Q Managing Agency Ltd. (RQMA), to Coverys, a provider of medical professional liability...
Nov 30 2017 // Burns & Wilcox has opened an office in downtown Los Angeles.The office, located at 515 S. Flower St, is the second location in the greater Los Angeles area and seventh major location for Burns & Wilcox in...
Nov 28 2017 // Gallagher announced the appointment of James Anderson as group managing director of Rossborough Insurance – its personal and commercial lines broking business based in the Channel Islands and Isle of Man – subject to...
Nov 20 2017 // Deerfield, Illinois-based Alera Group, a national employee benefits, property/casualty, risk management and wealth management firm, has appointed Bill Doucette as vice president of Human Resources and Organization...
Nov 17 2017 // Even the workplace has to adapt to the warming world. As climate change creates more intense storms, companies have started preparing for work disruptions due to extreme weather.In a sign of the times, Fog Creek, a...
Nov 16 2017 // H.W. Kaufman Group and Burns & Wilcox have promoted 22 insurance industry veterans across 15 locations in the United States and Canada.The promotions were announced at a recognition dinner during the annual 2017...
Nov 15 2017 // The Hilb Group LLC (THG) has acquired HR Knowledge (HRK) in a transaction that became effective November 1, 2017. HRK is THG’s 40th acquisition since it was founded in 2009 and its 10th acquisition this year.Located...
Nov 8 2017 // Cincinnati, Ohio-based Fifth Third Bancorp has closed on the acquisition of Epic Insurance Solutions Agency LLC, and Integrity HR. Don Thompson along with the other principals of Epic Insurance Solutions, Jason Rankin and...
Nov 6 2017 // Los Angeles, Calif.-based Worldwide Facilities has named Cameron Kelly its chief operating officer.Kelly will be responsible for managing the company’s production offices, compliance, and acquisition integration. He...
Nov 3 2017 // Insurance broker and consultant, NFP Corp., has hired Kevin Brown as a managing director in its Austin, Texas, office. He will lead NFP’s retail sales and distribution operation, serving the Central Texas market, and...
Nov 3 2017 // Cincinnati, Ohio-based Fifth Third Bancorp has closed on the acquisition of Epic Insurance Solutions Agency LLC, and Integrity HR. Don Thompson along with the other principals of Epic Insurance Solutions, Jason Rankin and...
Nov 3 2017 // Bermuda-based Fidelis Insurance announced it has launched its first managing general agent (MGA), called Radius. The MGA will be run by Rob Ashton and will focus on niche specialty treaty excess of loss business, such as...
Oct 30 2017 // Deerfield, Illinois-based Alera Group, a national employee benefits, property/casualty, risk management and wealth management firm, has appointed Bill Doucette as vice president of Human Resources and Organization...
Oct 30 2017 // In an ideal world, anyone who experiences harassment at work would head directly to the human resource department. That’s where a sensitive, well-trained professional would conduct an “immediate and...
Oct 11 2017 // Los Angeles, Calif.-based Venbrook has named Lee Exton managing director of employee benefits and total rewards. Exton will oversee all aspects of benefits and total rewards programs. Exton has more than 25 years of human...
Oct 9 2017 // Pen Underwriting, the UK managing general agent, has announced a new long-term capacity deal with Zurich in the specialist area of hazardous and tanker transportation, building on a successful partnership that extends back...