All the headlines from our Human Resources Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 1 2013 // The past two years have seen interesting developments unfold on both sides of the Atlantic with regard to managing general agents and their representation, albeit electing to move in slightly different directions.In May,...
May 31 2013 // Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 5/31/13 – Frank Alerte, a former executive insurance counsel at the U.S. Federal Reserve, Guy Carpenter and BB&T, has joined the law and governmental consulting firm of Colodny, Fass,...
May 21 2013 // Vermont Mutual Insurance Group, based in Montpelier, Vt., announced that Susan Chicoine has been promoted to vice president of human resources.Susan ChicoineChicoine has 25 years of experience working in the human...
May 17 2013 // Editor’s Note: This is part of a team report on opioid use by injured workers. For stories focused on particular regions click on the respective links below.The national “epidemic” of opioid usage has...
May 16 2013 // Michelle Mesina has been appointed executive vice president of human resources at Chicago-based Ryan Specialty Group LLC (RSG).Mesina has 15 years of experience in the area of human resources. She has been with RSG since...
May 15 2013 // The UK’s Managing General Agents’ Association (MGAA) has formally begun its search for its first full time managing director.The announcement explained that the “managing director’s main...
May 14 2013 // After a two year process in which the board of directors of the American Association of Managing General Agents (AAMGA) has examined the changing demographics within the wholesale insurance space, the board has voted to...
May 14 2013 // Van Wert, Ohio-based Central Insurance Companies has elected Janet L. White, to its board of directors, appointed her to its executive committee and promoted her to senior vice president of human resourcesWhite holds the...
May 10 2013 // In part one of this series, we defined a shark as the kind of producer you don’t want anywhere near your clients. Sharks are experienced professionals who know the business, and are experts at breaking relationships....
Apr 26 2013 // Aon summarized the results from its various operations in the first quarter of 2013 as follows: – Total revenue was $2.9 billion with organic revenue growth of 2 percent – – EPS from continuing operations...
Apr 10 2013 // Cincinnati, Ohio-based insurance holding company, American Financial Group Inc. has promoted Michelle A. (Shelly) Gillis to senior vice president.Since March 2012, Gillis has served as vice president and chief...
Apr 8 2013 // Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon plc, has promoted Matthew Schneider to chief operating officer for the Greater New York region.Based in Aon’s New York office, Schneider will focus on...
Apr 3 2013 // Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon plc, announced the promotion of Richard DeVito as managing director and resident sales director in the Boston office.Richard DeVitoIn his new role, DeVito will...
Apr 2 2013 // Global specialty insurer Torus announced it has received approval from the UK Financial Services Authority and Lloyd’s to launch its own Lloyd’s managing agency, Torus Underwriting Management Limited –...
Mar 26 2013 // Novato, Calif.-based Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. named Amy Keyser senior vice president of human resources. Keyser is responsible for setting the company’s human resources strategy to create a high-performance...
Mar 25 2013 // Common strategies for risk management include catastrophe modeling, reinsurance, higher deductibles or broader exclusions in risk-prone areas, particularly coastal zones, and a tight control of aggregate exposure,...
Mar 18 2013 // Wells Fargo Insurance named John Haskell managing director for the Pacific Northwest.Haskell will lead business development, client service and sales, and cross-sell strategy for the company’s insurance operations in...
Mar 13 2013 // Working from home has become a hot topic following Yahoo Inc. CEO Marissa Mayer’s announced plans in late February to bring telecommuters back into the office, and the issue is being taken up by some insurance firms,...
Mar 12 2013 // James Hastings has been appointed managing director of Markel International’s professional and financial risks division in London. He replaces David Armes, who retired in December 2012 after more than 10 years with...
Mar 5 2013 // Willis Group Holdings announced that Toby Wemyss has been appointed as Regional CEO of the Group’s Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa operations, effective April first.He will be based in London and...