Latest Human Resources Headlines

All the headlines from our Human Resources Topic Page, ordered by recency.

AXIS Capital to Launch Lloyd’s Managing Agency

Jul 14 2017 // Bermuda-based AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. announced it will launch a Lloyd’s managing agent after receiving authorization from Lloyd’s, the UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the Financial Conduct...

PartnerRe Taps Google’s Burkel as Chief Corporate & People Operations Officer

Jul 14 2017 // PartnerRe Ltd. announced that Dorothée Burkel has been appointed to the new position of chief corporate and people operations officer, effective October 2, 2017.As a member of PartnerRe’s executive management team,...

London-Based Ed Taps Gallagher’s Blacker as Managing Director of P/C

Jun 28 2017 // Ed, the London-based reinsurance, wholesale and specialty broker, announced the appointment of James Blacker as managing director of property and casualty. Blacker will take up his role in December and report to Chris...

Randall & Quilter to Sell Lloyd’s Agency to Medical Liability Insurer Coverys

Jun 23 2017 // Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings Ltd. announced it has reached agreement to sell the entire share capital of its Lloyd’s managing agency, R&Q Managing Agency Ltd. (RQMA), to Coverys, a provider of...

House Committee Adds 5 More Bills to Its Flood Insurance Reform Package

Jun 22 2017 // The House Financial Services Committee advanced five flood insurance proposals on Wednesday, adding to the two bills it passed last week.The House measures seek to reform and reauthorize the National Flood Insurance...

People

Jun 19 2017 // Topa Insurance Co. has named Olive Chang assistant vice president of reinsurance and programs.Chang will be located in the Calabasas, Calif., office. Her duties include managing reinsurance and programs operation.Chang...

New Jersey’s York Hires McMahan as Chief Human Resources Officer

Jun 16 2017 // York Risk Services Group (York), a Parsippany, N.J.-based provider of claims management, managed care, specialized loss adjusting, alternative risk programs, pool administration and other insurance services, has hired...

Startup Decisely: Insurtech ‘For Brokers, By Brokers’ Targets Small Business Benefits

Jun 16 2017 // Some see insurtech as the enemy. Others see it as a sign of things to come.Then there’s EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants, which is clearly embracing the insurtech craze while soliciting brokers to join them....

California-based Uber Loses Officials, Faces Major Changes

Jun 15 2017 // Freewheeling Uber faces major change. Its board is cracking down, its founder and CEO is stepping away indefinitely, and the company itself is coming to grips with measures intended to reform its toxic culture and...

Knight in California Names Ownbey Managing Director

Jun 13 2017 // Knight Insurance Group in California has named Vance Ownbey its managing director overseeing programs, underwriting, new business and product development. Ownbey previously was chief financial officer, chief technical...

Goldberg Joins Ryan Specialty Group’s Sapphire Blue in Chicago

Jun 9 2017 // Ryan Specialty Group (RSG) announced that Debra Goldberg has joined RSG’s managing general underwriting company, Sapphire Blue, as chief underwriting officer. Goldberg is based at Sapphire Blue’s headquarters...

Dale Underwriting Offers Contingency & Sports Personal Accident Cover; Syndicate Support Extended

Jun 1 2017 // Dale Underwriting Partners, managed by Lloyd’s third party managing agency Asta, announced the creation of a new contingency and sports personal accident business.The team will be led by Martin Lawson, who will be...

Guy Carpenter Taps Gen Re’s van Oort as Managing Director, Benelux Operations

Jun 1 2017 // Guy Carpenter & Co. announced the appointment of Hans van Oort from General Reinsurance Co. as managing director, Guy Carpenter Benelux, effective Dec. 1, to further strengthen the regional team. He will be responsible...

FM Global Promotes Kelly to VP Diversity & Int’l Human Resources

May 25 2017 // Commercial property insurer FM Global announced the promotion of Angela Kelly to vice president, diversity and international human resources.Kelly, a 23-year veteran of the company, will have overall responsibility for...

NFP’s Beatty Joins CAL Insurance as Managing Director

May 8 2017 // CAL Insurance & Associates Inc. has named Diane Beatty as a managing director if private client services. Beatty has experience working in the high-net-worth area. She previously was a regional vice president at...

BMS Harris & Dixon Marine Taps H.W. Wood’s Hoare as Managing Director

May 8 2017 // BMS Group Ltd., the independent, re/insurance broking arm of Minova Insurance, announced that John Hoare has been appointed managing director of BMS Harris & Dixon Marine, BMS’ specialty marine division.Hoare...

Commercial Auto – The Long Road to Profitability

May 1 2017 // The commercial auto market has a long road ahead to reach profitability after five consecutive years of underwriting losses from 2011-2015. While many insurers upped rates in 2016, the year appears to be coming in with...

Texas Surplus Lines Stamping Office Names 3 New Board Members

Apr 25 2017 // The Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLTX) announced three new members have been appointed to its board of directors.These individuals are part of a nine-member board appointed by the Texas Commissioner of...

American Dental Association to Pay $1.95M in EEOC Discrimination Case

Apr 25 2017 // The American Dental Association, which is headquartered in Chicago, has agreed to pay $1.95 million to resolve two charges of discrimination which were investigated by the Chicago District Office of the U.S. Equal...

Managing Inland Flood Risk with Catastrophe Models

Apr 17 2017 // Flood risk is ubiquitous. In any given week, a storm with the potential to produce flooding is occurring somewhere in the United States. The transfer of flood risk from the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) to the...