Latest Human Resources Headlines

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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...

Alliant Hires McCaffrey as Managing Director of Northeast Employee Benefits

Nov 19 2015 // Alliant Insurance Services, a specialty insurance brokerage based in Newport Beach, California, hired Daniel McCaffrey as managing director, Employee Benefits – Northeast. McCaffrey will oversee revenue growth and manage...

California DMV Agreement Changes How Motor Vehicle Records Are Handled

Oct 28 2015 // California agents and brokers are being notified of a new change to how they can handle motor vehicle records.An agreement between representatives from the insurance industry and the California Department of Motor Vehicles...

Auto Insurance Market to Shrink 60% by 2040: KPMG

Oct 23 2015 // By the time today’s millennial insurance professionals are its top executives, the U.S. personal auto insurance industry will be a skeleton of its current self.Within 25 years, the private passenger automobile...

E&O Insights: How Well Are You Managing Your Agency’s Commercial Lines Accounts?

Oct 19 2015 // Ask errors and omissions (E&O) carriers about their results when dealing with commercial lines shops and most, if not all, would comment that heavy commercial lines agencies definitely generate their share of E&O...

CNA Names Aguinaga Chief Human Resources Officer

Oct 15 2015 // Chicago-based insurer CNA has appointed of Liz Aguinaga as senior vice president and chief human resources officer. She will be responsible for strategies and operations for global human resources across the entire CNA...

Reith to Join Marketform Managing Agency as Chief Executive Officer

Oct 15 2015 // American Financial Group Inc.* announced that Martin Reith has been appointed chief executive officer of Marketform Managing Agency, which operates Syndicate 2468 at Lloyd’s of London, effective November 2015.Reith...

ANV Appoints Helson as CEO for Lloyd’s Business

Oct 13 2015 // Global specialty insurance group ANV Holdings BV announced the appointment of Janet Helson as CEO of the group’s Lloyd’s Managing Agency, ANV Syndicates Limited, subject to regulatory approval.Effective October...

Thornton Named Managing Director of Global Risk Partners’ Retail Broking Unit

Oct 9 2015 // Global Risk Partners Limited (GRP)* is pleased to announce that Neil Thornton will be joining as managing director of GRP’s Retail Broking business.Thornton was previously head of the Commercial Division of Bluefin...

Willis Names Perry VP of Human Capital Practice in Tennessee

Oct 5 2015 // Willis North America, a unit of Willis Group Holdings plc, has appointed of Ken Perry as vice president of the Human Capital Practice, Willis of Tennessee, effective immediately.Based in Knoxville, Perry will be...

HUB Names Eggleston Managing Director in California

Sep 24 2015 // Kevin Eggleston has joined HUB California as managing director responsible for the hospitality practice.Eggleston will be based in the HUB California Sacramento office. Eggleston began his career in management positions...

Brit Announces Investment in New York-Based Ambridge Partners

Sep 23 2015 // Brit Limited, a global specialty insurer and reinsurer based in London, announce that it has made a significant strategic investment in Ambridge Partners LLC, a New York-based managing general underwriter of transactional...

Boston-Based Online Agency Goji to Add 115 Employees

Sep 15 2015 // Goji, an independent online insurance agency based in Boston, said it plans to add some 115 new employees during the next 12 months. The firm also announced the appointment of Erin Barriere as vice president of Human...

ProSight Specialty Managing Agency Appoints Furgueson as Managing Director

Sep 14 2015 // ProSight Specialty Insurance has appointed Michael Furgueson as managing director of ProSight Managing Agency, succeeding Bernard Mageean, who has decided to step down due to personal reasons.Furgueson takes up the post...

Asta Managing Agency Launches Everest Syndicate 2786

Sep 10 2015 // Asta Managing Agency Ltd. and Everest Re Group Ltd. announced the Lloyd’s Franchise Board has granted “in principle” approval to establish and manage a new dedicated corporate syndicate backed by Everest...

Beecher Carlson Adds 2 to Northeast Property Operations

Sep 2 2015 // Beecher Carlson Insurance Services LLC, a specialized large account insurance broker and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brown & Brown Inc., hired Molly Nolan as Northeast Property Practice leader in Boston and Evan Bull...

QBE Appoints Lingafelter as Managing Director of Asia Pacific Region

Aug 31 2015 // QBE Insurance has appointed Mark Lingafelter as managing director of its Asia Pacific region with effect from September 1, 2015.Based in Singapore, Lingafelter will be accountable for the ongoing execution of the QBE Asia...

Aon Risk Solutions Hires Surette as Resident Managing Director in Boston

Aug 26 2015 // Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon plc, hired Joe Surette as resident managing director of Boston operations. Surette succeeds Peter Caine, who left Aon in May to become chief operating officer...

Crystal & Co. Names Drew Managing Director in California

Aug 20 2015 // Peggy Drew has joined Crystal & Co.’s commercial property/casualty department as managing director. Drew will also serve as the team leader for the firm’s Los Angeles, Calif. office. Her responsibilities...

Blue River Underwriters Adds Experienced Leadership to Auto Dealers and USL&H Programs

Aug 19 2015 // Pictured left to right: Michael Mahoney and Susan DoyleAtlanta, GA, August 19 2015 — As part of the growth plans for its Auto Dealer and United States Longshoreman & Harbor Workers Act (USL&H) insurance programs,...