Latest Human Resources Headlines

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Nov 7 2011 // Aspen Insurance Holdings appointed Mario Vitale as New York-based co-CEO of Aspen Insurance, effective beginning of 2012. He will work jointly with Rupert Villers, co-CEO of Aspen Insurance, in developing the...

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Nov 7 2011 // Florida insurance broker Kuykendall Gardner has tapped Nicholas Carbone to serve as a vice president of transactional risk. In this role, he will assess, mitigate and transfer risk through insurance and other business...

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Nov 7 2011 // Novato, Calif.-based Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. has named David Zona as chief underwriting officer and Kathleen Zortman as chief field executive. Zona is responsible for setting the direction and priorities for...

Selective Hires New Chief Human Resources Officer

Nov 1 2011 // Branchville, N.J.-based Selective Insurance Group appointed Amy Carver as executive vice president and chief human resources officer. In her new role, Carver will assume responsibility for all human resources functions...

Wells Fargo Insurance Names Meder Midwest Region Managing Director

Oct 26 2011 // Wells Fargo Insurance Services USA Inc. has named John Meder regional managing director for its Midwest region, which includes Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, and Missouri. Meder will be based in Cleveland, Ohio, and report to...

Best’s Managing Director-Europe: Solvency II is Coming to an Insurer near You

Oct 24 2011 // Stefan Holzberger, A.M. Best’s managing director-analytics, recently moved to London from the U.S. He is well placed to analyze the impact of the European Union’s Solvency II regulations, not only on the...

R-T Specialty Hires Wholesale Veteran Smith to Manage N.Y. Operation

Oct 18 2011 // R-T Specialty, the wholesale brokerage unit of Ryan Specialty Group, appointed industry veteran Mark Smith as president and managing director for the firm’s New York operation. Smith is a well-known industry...

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Oct 17 2011 // Wells Publishing Inc. has named Don Jergler as its new West editor for its flagship Insurance Journal online and print property/casualty insurance publications.Jergler, based in California, will cover the western states...

SLICE-ing Out a Piece of the Market – Insurance for Pizza Parlors

Oct 6 2011 // Any way you slice it, an insurance program called “safety, loss control, insurance, coverage, expertise” is likely to get the attention of pizza parlors.Managing underwriter and program administrator EPIC...

Sportscover: Providing Coverage for Sports and Leisure around the World

Oct 3 2011 // Sports and leisure activities are one of the most ubiquitous pass times the world over. Whether you participate, or just watch, virtually no one is far away from some form of sporting activity. It’s why sports, as a...

Higginbotham Promotes Bateman in Dallas

Sep 28 2011 // Higginbotham & Associates has promoted commercial insurance broker Mike Bateman to its managing director group for 2012. Bateman, who joined Higginbotham’s Dallas office in 2004, was promoted from account...

Lloyd’s Calls for Redrawing Disaster Roles in U.S. for Government, Private Insurers

Sep 27 2011 // Government intervention in the insurance market is putting the financial burden of natural disasters on U.S. taxpayers, according to a report by Lloyd’s of London, the global specialist insurance market.The report,...

Lloyd’s Bolt: Offshore Energy Underwriters Aren’t ‘Robustly Managing Risks’

Sep 21 2011 // In a keynote speech at the annual Houston Marine Insurance Seminar Tom Bolt, Lloyd’s Director of Performance Management, told an audience of energy insurers that he is not convinced offshore energy underwriters are...

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Sep 19 2011 // XL Insurance has made six key appointments to its North America Construction team. The latest additions to XL Insurance’s North America construction team include:Lawrence Lejfer — Vice president and senior...

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Sep 19 2011 // Brady R. Kelley has been named the executive director of the National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices (NAPSLO).Kelley replaces Richard M. Bouhan who will be retiring from the organization after 30 years...

Lockton Adds Entertainment Division, Opens Office in Southern California

Sep 12 2011 // Kansas City, Mo.-based Lockton expanded its Southern California operations by adding an entertainment division and a new San Fernando Valley office.The new entertainment division is divided in two groups: premier private...

UK Managing General Agents Launch Official Representative Association

Sep 9 2011 // The Managing General Agents’ Association (MGAA), a non-profit making organization founded to represent UK Managing General Agents, was officially launched on the 1st of September with an initial 40 Full Members...

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Sep 5 2011 // Lee Stacey has been appointed president and chief executive officer of Britton-Gallagher & Associates Inc., one of Ohio’s largest privately owned insurance brokers. He assumes many of the current duties of Bruce...

Wells Fargo Insurance Appoints Wylie to Lead Chicago, Milwaukee Offices

Aug 24 2011 // Wells Fargo Insurance Services USA Inc., part of Wells Fargo & Co., has named James S. Wylie senior vice president and managing director for its Chicago and Milwaukee offices. Wylie will oversee all operations...

XL Names 6 to North America Construction Team

Aug 17 2011 // XL Insurance has made six key appointments to its North America Construction team that it established a year ago. The latest additions to XL Insurance’s North America Construction team include:Lawrence Lejfer —...