Latest Human Resources Headlines

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Selective Insurance Announces Officer Appointments in New Jersey

Mar 3 2016 // Selective Insurance Group Inc. in Branchville, New Jersey, announced the following appointments by its subsidiary, Selective Insurance Company of America.Angelique Carbo to executive vice president, chief human resources...

BB&T to Buy Swett & Crawford for $500M

Feb 24 2016 // Three months after it announced it would sell its North American operations, U.K.-based wholesale and reinsurance broker Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford (CGSC) has a buyer. North Carolina-based BB&T Corp. has agreed to...

UK’s MGAA Elects New Board Members Birrell and Manchester

Feb 24 2016 // The London-based Managing General Agents’ Association (MGAA) announced the election of new board members Mark Birrell, chief executive of Castel Underwriting, and Charles Manchester, chief executive of Manchester...

P/C Retail, Wholesale Agency 2015 M&A Highlights by Region, State

Feb 10 2016 // When agency consultants at Reagan Consulting hosted more than 150 industry leaders at a workshop on agent/broker mergers and acquisitions (M&A) recently, the mood was upbeat, since brokers are enjoying their best...

P/C Retail, Wholesale Agency M&A Activity Brisk in 2015

Feb 8 2016 // When agency consultants at Reagan Consulting hosted more than 150 industry leaders at a workshop on agent/broker mergers and acquisitions (M&A) recently, the mood was upbeat, since many brokers have continued to enjoy...

RMS Releases Cyber Accumulation Management System to Manage Exposure

Feb 3 2016 // RMS has released its Cyber Accumulation Management System*, which includes a new software system and framework for cyber exposure reporting, in addition to a suite of cyber catastrophe scenarios for loss modeling.The RMS...

Chubb Completes Senior Management Team for European Region

Feb 2 2016 // Chubb has announced a group of appointments with immediate effect, which complete the line-up of its new European leadership team.First, there were the executive appointments that were announced late last year: Andrew...

Cunningham Named Chief Information Officer at Grange Insurance

Jan 25 2016 // Grange Insurance, based in Columbus, Ohio, announced that Tim Cunningham has joined the company as vice president, chief information officer.Cunningham will lead major technology investments across all lines of business....

Radford Named VP, Human Resources Business Partner at CNA

Jan 21 2016 // Chicago-based property/casualty insurer CNA appointed Sean Radford to vice president, Human Resources Business partner. Radford joined CNA in 2014 as director in HR’s Talent and Leadership Development team, where he...

Carpenter Appoints Miller-van der Schild as Managing Director of Benelux Unit

Jan 20 2016 // Guy Carpenter & Co. has appointed Susanne Miller-van der Schild as managing director, Guy Carpenter Benelux, effective 1 February.Miller-van der Schild will be responsible for further developing Guy Carpenter’s...

Cleary Named Managing Sales Director for ARAG in Midwest

Jan 15 2016 // Legal insurance provider, ARAG, named Patrick Cleary as managing director of Sales for the Midwest region of the United States. He is based in Chicago. Cleary will partner with insurance brokers, consultants, employers and...

Ironshore International Opens Office in Shanghai; Part of Lloyd’s China Platform

Jan 14 2016 // Ironshore International announced its subsidiary, Pembroke Managing Agency, will establish an office in Shanghai in January 2016 as part of the Lloyd’s China platform.Pembroke Managing Agency will underwrite...

IFG Companies Add Solomon as SVP, Chief People Officer in Georgia

Jan 14 2016 // IFG Companies has announced that Mesale Solomon has joined as its senior vice president and chief people officer. Solomon comes to IFG with more than 15 years of experience leading human resource professionals and helping...

Wells Fargo Insurance Reports Hiring Spree

Dec 18 2015 // Wells Fargo Insurance said it has hired more than 100 professionals in recent months as it seeks to grow and improve customer service.“Continuing to invest in talent is critical to the success of our business and...

After San Bernardino Shooting, Businesses Review How to Handle Workplace Violence

Dec 18 2015 // The terror attack at a social services facility in California has become a sobering reminder to companies of how vulnerable workplaces can be when employees are confronted with active shooters.Since a gun-wielding...

Preferred Mutual Hires Kellerman as Human Resources Director in New York

Dec 16 2015 // Dana Kellerman Preferred Mutual Insurance Company in New Berlin, New York, has hired Dana Kellerman as director of Human Resources. Kellerman previously worked at General Electric for 15 years leading Global Service...

Willis Strengthens Bermuda Team with Warren, Fisher Appointments

Dec 16 2015 // Willis Group Holdings announced the appointment of two senior two senior executives to its team at Willis Bermuda for its captive and insurance operations.Nick Warren has been appointed Managing Director for Willis’s...

Schreiner Joins Markel as Senior VP

Dec 11 2015 // Linda V. Screiner has joined Markel Corp. to become senior vice president for strategic management, effective January 4, 2016. She will be based out of the Richmond, Virginia, office and will report to F. Michael Crowley,...

U.K. MGAs Seek Greater Role in Claims Process: MGAA Matters Survey

Nov 23 2015 // Managing general agents are keen to be more involved in the claims process because they view claims as a core competence with an intrinsic link to underwriting, according to the latest MGAA Matters Survey.*The fourth...

ACE Names Future Leadership Team for Overseas General Insurance Operations

Nov 23 2015 // ACE Ltd. announced the senior leadership team it intends to appoint for the new Chubb Group’s Overseas General Insurance division. This division comprises two major businesses: one with distribution through retail...