All the headlines from our Human Resources Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 27 2012 // Walnut Creek, Calif.-based Poms & Associates Insurance Brokers Inc. named Emil McCulloch managing director and Karen Williamson-Gracey senior account manager in its Northern California office. McCulloch will lead Poms...
Jul 13 2012 // Global insurer RSA has become the latest member of the London-based Managing General Agents’ Association (MGAA), which now has 50 members with a combined underwriting capacity of £1.4 billion [$2.33 billion] in...
Jul 13 2012 // Markel has launched a loss control program to connect employment practices liability (EPL) policyholders with information for managing risks. Through partnerships with Jackson Lewis, LLP and HR Care, Markel’s loss...
Jul 2 2012 // By the time this edition of Insurance Journal is printed and distributed, the U.S. Supreme Court likely will have issued its ruling on the challenges to federal healthcare reform legislation passed in 2010.No matter how...
Jun 22 2012 // Ratings agency Moody’s Investors Service downgraded 15 of the world’s biggest banks on Thursday, lowering credit ratings by one to three notches to reflect the risk of losses they face from volatile capital...
Jun 18 2012 // strong>Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., Grossman & AssociatesArthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Grossman & Associates Inc. in Beachwood, Ohio. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1980,...
Jun 18 2012 // The overall construction industry appears to be making a recovery, albeit, a very slow one. Industry watchers say the outlook is better for big utility and public works construction projects, as well as for luxury,...
Jun 15 2012 // The UK’s Managing General Agents Association announced the appointment of Jane Comerford as General Manager. She will be responsible for all operational aspects of the Association’s activities, and will work...
Jun 8 2012 // International insurance economics think tank, The Geneva Association, has appointed John H. Fitzpatrick Secretary General and Managing Director. He has spent his entire career in insurance and financial services, serving...
Jun 8 2012 // Willis Group Holdings announced the appointment of Antonio Tosti to the newly-created role of CEO of Willis’ Latin American Reinsurance business. He will also maintain his current responsibilities as CEO of...
May 30 2012 // IMA Inc. announced that Leisha Cadwallader joined IMA as vice president of employee benefits in its Dallas office.Cadwallader is charged with growing IMA’s employee benefits presence in the Dallas market. As a former...
May 18 2012 // XL Group plc announced the appointment of Eileen Whelley as Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer, effective June 18, 2012. She succeeds Elizabeth L. Reeves, who is retiring.Whelley has been Executive...
May 17 2012 // New York maybe crowded and noisy, and the cost of living in the city is sky-high. But it’s also the best city in the entire world for recruiting, employing and relocating employees, according to a new study.Aon...
May 7 2012 // Wells Fargo Insurance has named Suzanne O’Keefe senior vice president and managing director for its operations in the Carolinas. She will be based in the company’s Raleigh, N.C. office. She will also be...
May 7 2012 // AllstateIn February, Allstate Insurance announced it was looking to appoint 124 new agency owners in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina this year. “We see a significant opportunity in the current...
May 1 2012 // Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon plc, appointed John Jassmann to resident managing director in Atlanta. John Jassmann In his new role, Jassmann will lead and grow the operations in Georgia,...
Apr 18 2012 // Those interested in new or better positions in insurance might want to grab their suntan lotion and head to the Southeast. They might also want to brush up on their Spanish.The unemployment rate remains higher in key...
Apr 5 2012 // Cooper Gay Australia, the Sydney based reinsurance broker, announced that Jon Calverley will be assuming the responsibilities of managing director, effective immediately.The bulletin noted that he “will be key to...
Mar 22 2012 // American Financial Group, an insurance holding company headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio announced the promotions of Vito C. Peraino and Michelle “Shelly” A. Gillis. The company also announced that James E....
Mar 19 2012 // Marsh & McLennan Companies said Vanessa Wittman, the company’s executive vice president and chief financial officer, is leaving to take a senior role at online search giant Google. Wittman is expected to assist...