Latest Human Resources Headlines

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Lloyd’s Names Cooper as its First Country Manager in Dubai

Nov 6 2014 // Lloyd’s announced that Mark Cooper has been appointed as the market’s first Country Manager for Dubai. Beginning in February he will head up Lloyd’s new operation in the Dubai International Financial...

Aon Hewitt’s CIO Named on Computerworld Premier 100 IT Leaders’ List

Nov 4 2014 // Aon plc, the provider of risk management and human resource consulting and outsourcing, announced that Matthew Heckler, chief information officer for Aon Hewitt, was named to IDG’s Computerworld Premier 100 IT...

Hub International to Acquire Chicago-Based Laurus Strategies

Oct 29 2014 // Insurance brokerage Hub International Limited (Hub) announced its Chicago-area affiliate Hub International Midwest (Hub Midwest) plans to acquire Laurus Strategies (Laurus) from CSIG Holding Co.Laurus is an employee...

EPIC Hires Cosgrove as Managing Principal in New York

Oct 13 2014 // Retail insurance broker EPIC (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center) has hired William P. (Bill) Cosgrove as managing principal and Financial Institutions Practice leader.Cosgrove will be based in New York and will report to...

Willis Management (Guernsey) Gets New Managing Director

Oct 6 2014 // Willis Group Holdings, the global risk adviser, insurance and reinsurance broker, has appointed Martin Best as the managing director of Willis Management (Guernsey) Ltd.In his new role, Best will report to Paul Owens,...

Departure of Bill Gross From Pimco Stuns Allianz

Sep 30 2014 // It was 2:28 p.m. in Munich on Sept. 26, and Bill Gross, in charge of $2 trillion as chief investment officer at Pacific Investment Management Co., had just announced that he was joining Janus Capital Group Inc., a...

Global Excess Partners Hires Carmody From AIG in New York

Sep 17 2014 // Global Excess Partners, a managing general agent, has hired Liz Carmody as senior vice president. She is based in New York City. Carmody will assist in managing the firm’s large property and mid-market accounts. In...

North Carolina Touts Strong First Year with Captives

Sep 17 2014 // In less than a year since its captive-enabling legislation went into effect, North Carolina says it is making progress towards its goal of becoming a leading captive domicile.To date, the North Carolina Department of...

CGSC’s Esser on Managing Wholesale Expansion and Growth

Sep 17 2014 // Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford’s CEO, Toby Esser, has had a busy year since we last spoke with him at the Reinsurance Rendezvous in Monte Carlo, but the company he heads (CSGC) is moving forward to realize cost...

KMRD Partners Appoints Boyer as Managing Partner in Pennsylvania

Sep 8 2014 // KMRD Partners, a property/casualty insurance brokerage and risk management consulting firm in Warrington, Pennsylvania, has hired Keith Boyer as managing partner. Boyer’s role as managing partner will include...

E&O Insights: Managing Disasters from an E&O Perspective

Sep 8 2014 // If your agency is looking to manage disasters and catastrophes from an errors and omissions (E&O) perspective, could performing account reviews for your clients be just the answer? Absolutely. As many agencies...

AIG’s Mills Joins IFG in Atlanta As Managing Director

Aug 19 2014 // IFG Cos. has hired Steven M. Mills as managing director in its Submit unit. Mills will be based in IFG’s Atlanta office. In this capacity, Mills will be a member of the IFG’s Submit leadership team that...

Bolton & Company in California Names Doherty Managing Director

Aug 18 2014 // Bolton & Co. named Greg Doherty an executive vice president and managing director of the dietary supplement practice group. Doherty has experience in the dietary supplement and nutraceutical industry, as well as...

Liberty International Appoints Montoya Sr. VP, Managing Director – Latin America

Aug 15 2014 // Liberty International Underwriters (LIU), part of the Global Specialty business unit of Liberty Mutual Insurance, announced the appointment of Alexander Montoya as Senior Vice President, Managing Director – LIU Latin...

Beecher Carlson Names Managing Director of Northeast Casualty Brokerage

Aug 12 2014 // Beecher Carlson Insurance Services LLC, a specialized large account brokerage and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brown & Brown Inc., appointed Joe Roberta as managing director of the Northeast Casualty...

Crystal & Co. Makes Four Leadership Appointments in California

Aug 7 2014 // Crystal & Co. has appointed four executives in the firm’s San Francisco and Los Angeles offices.Shawn Ram has joined as executive managing director and western region head leading California operations in San...

Turner Appointed Managing Partner of Willis of Texas

Aug 5 2014 // Willis North America, a unit of Willis Group Holdings, the global risk advisor, insurance and reinsurance broker, has appointed Jeff Turner as managing partner at Willis of Texas Inc.Turner will be responsible for...

Shrout Joins IFG Cos. as Managing Director – Bind

Jul 31 2014 // IFG Cos. has added Andrew M. Shrout as managing director for its bind insurance business.Shrout will be based in Chicago and Atlanta, and will be a member of the bind leadership team that establishes and implements the new...

IFG Companies Names Doyle Managing Director in California

Jul 29 2014 // IFG Cos. named Dennis P. Doyle as managing director in its property department. Doyle will be based in the Los Angeles, Calif. area and will participate in the opening of IFG’s new office in that region. He will help...

Ohio-Based Motorists Insurance Group Promotes King, Kessler

Jul 29 2014 // The Motorists Insurance Group has announced that two members of its executive team with responsibilities across the group of companies have been promoted to senior vice president.Anne King has been promoted to senior vice...