Latest Human Resources Headlines

All the headlines from our Human Resources Topic Page, ordered by recency.

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Human Resource Management Systems

Mar 15 2012 // Insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Human Resource Management Systems LLC in Naperville, Ill. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 1997, Human Resource Management Systems...

Departing Goldman Sachs Banker Slams ‘Rip-Off’ Culture

Mar 15 2012 // Goldman Sachs faced an unprecedented assault from one of its own on Wednesday after a banker published a withering resignation letter in the New York Times, calling the Wall Street titan a “toxic” place where...

Markel International Acquires UK Managing Agent Quay Underwriting

Mar 6 2012 // Markel International announced from its London headquarters that it has acquired the portfolio of business of Quay Underwriting (QU), a managing agent based in Dorset.Markel said QU “provides a wide range of...

Former N.J. Insurance Commissioner Bakke Joins DataCede

Mar 1 2012 // Consulting firm DataCede Companies said former New Jersey Banking and Insurance Commissioner Holly Bakke has joined the firm as managing director of regulatory/runoff consulting practice, based in Princeton, N.J. Holly...

Selective Insurance Announces Officer Appointments

Feb 24 2012 // Selective Insurance Group announced 10 officer appointments by its subsidiary, Selective Insurance Company of America:Kimberly Burnett (Sparta, N.J.) to executive vice president, chief human resources officer. Burnett...

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Feb 6 2012 // Confie Seguros, an insurance agency group focused on Hispanic consumers, has named Joseph Waked as chief executive officer.John Addeo , former CEO and co-founder of the business, will remain with the company as executive...

BB&T to Acquire P/C, Life Insurance Units of Wholesaler Crump Group

Feb 3 2012 // North Carolina-based BB&T Corp. is buying the property/casualty and life insurance units of Roseland, N.J.- based insurance wholesaler Crump Group.Under the terms of the agreement, BB&T said it will pay $570...

Willis Appoints Trigg as Managing Director for Global Solutions Unit

Jan 31 2012 // Willis Group Holdings announced that Bruce Trigg will join its Global Solutions team as Managing Director, effective April 1st. he is based in London and will report to Alistair Lester, CEO of Global Solutions...

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Jan 23 2012 // Woodbury, N.Y.-based Sterling & Sterling appointed Leslie Nylund as president of the insurance brokerage. Nylund will be responsible for the firm’s operations, including sales, employee benefits, client services...

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Jan 23 2012 // Citizens Property Insurance Corp. President Scott Wallace announced that he will step down as president and CEO of the corporation effective April 6.Wallace, who has served more than six years as the CEO of the Florida...

Winning the Talent War

Jan 23 2012 // The talent war is not new but today the insurance industry is under heavy pressure to come up with a more successful strategy.The insurance industry workforce is old. The average age of an insurance industry professional...

Aon’s Warriors Bring Military Values to Managing Global Risks

Jan 18 2012 // When the phone rings in the Crisis Management Operation Center within Aon Corp.’s headquarters in Chicago, it’s typically not someone calling with good news or to say, “Have a nice day.” Chances are...

Western Insurance Agents Roundtable Discussion Highlights

Jan 5 2012 // Rancho Cordova, Calif.-based WIAA Education & Research Foundation, a nonprofit corporation focused on advancing knowledge of insurance industry professionals, hosted a recent roundtable discussion on the industry and...

Beecher Carlson Names Conlon as New Miami Managing Director

Dec 14 2011 // Beecher Carlson has expanded its national healthcare team by hiring Eileen Conlon as a managing director. Conlon has more than 20 years of experience and most recently served as managing director of Willis after it...

Torus Acquires Renewals of C.V. Starr for Continental Europe; Interview with Int’l. CEO O’Donohoe

Dec 5 2011 // Torus announced that it has entered into an agreement with Starr Underwriting Agents Limited whereby Torus Syndicate 2243 acquires the renewal rights to CV Starr Syndicate 1919’s Continental European Marine,...

Poms Hires Director of Risk Services in Southern California

Nov 22 2011 // Dennis Healy has joined Poms & Associates Insurance Brokers Inc.’s Woodland Hills office as assistant director of Risk Services.Healy has more than 20 years’ experience in risk management, most recently as...

JLT Re Names Beatty Managing Director – Asia Pacific

Nov 22 2011 // JLT Reinsurance Brokers Limited (JLT Re) announced the appointment of Stuart Beatty as Managing Director, Asia Pacific (APAC), JLT Re Fac.Alistair Lockhart-Smith, Managing Director, welcomed Beatty to JLT Re as part of its...

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Nov 21 2011 // Holborn Corp., an independent reinsurance brokerage firm in New York, appointed two executives: Wesley Zeliff as vice president and Shinji Ueda as assistant vice president. Zeliff comes from U.S. RE Corporation, where he...

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Nov 21 2011 // Valencia, Calif.-based Petersen International Underwriters has named John J. Russo as legal director.Russo will assist in monitoring compliance and current legislation in various states, maintaining surplus lines...

McMillan Named Poms Human Resources Director

Nov 17 2011 // Poms & Associates Insurance Brokers Inc. has named Naureen McMillan as human resources director. McMillan has over 15 years’ experience in human resources with expertise in management, employee relations,...