Latest Human Resources Headlines

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Sep 7 2009 // ProMutual ProMutual Group has promoted José R. “Joe” Zorola to vice president of underwriting. Zorola previously served as director of underwriting for the Boston-based medical liability insurer. In this new...

Wells Fargo Insurance Services Names Samland Managing Director

Aug 27 2009 // Wells Fargo Insurance Services of Minnesota Inc. named Gina Samland managing director for its Nebraska, Iowa, and Kansas City, Kan. operations. She is based in the Omaha, Neb., office.In her new role, Samland is...

Voltz Named Managing Director for Wells Fargo in Pennsylvania

Aug 20 2009 // Wells Fargo Insurance Services has named James Voltz managing director for its Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania office. In his new role, Voltz will oversee operations, carrier relationships, sales and placement of all...

Willis Names Bathurst CEO of Space Division

Aug 5 2009 // Insurance broker Willis Group Holdings has appointed Roger Bathurst as chief executive officer of its specialist space division, Willis Inspace.Bill Lloyd, previously chairman and CEO of Willis Inspace, will retain the...

Employees Taking Salary Cuts Look for Loyalty from the Boss

Aug 3 2009 // Many employees of small businesses are grateful to have a job, even as salaries are frozen or cut and they’re asked to take on more responsibility. Company owners shouldn’t take those good attitudes for granted...

Navigators Expands Agency Professional Liability Program

Jul 21 2009 // The Navigators Group Inc.’s principal underwriting agency subsidiary, Navigators Management Company Inc., will expand its Nav Pro Professional Liability Division by partnering with Aon Affinity, a subsidiary of Aon...

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Jul 20 2009 // Wholesaler Colemont Insurance Brokers reports that Bob Black has been promoted to vice president in the company’s Atlanta office.Black joined Colemont in 2004 as an associate broker responsible for marketing all...

Marsh Study: UK Real Estate Firms Must Manage Risk More Effectively

Jul 20 2009 // A new report by Marsh has found that some UK real estate firms are failing to address the strategic risks facing their organizations, leaving them more vulnerable to the vagaries of market conditions and in a weaker...

Milstein Named Managing Director of Aon/Albert G. Ruben

Jul 14 2009 // Los Angeles-based Aon/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services Inc. has appointed Fred Milstein to managing director, worldwide marketing and business development. In his new role, Milstein will work with Aon/Albert G. Ruben...

Argo Appoints 3 Executives

Jul 13 2009 // The Bermuda-based Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. Has announced three executive appointments: — Kevin D. Silva as senior vice president of human resources, — Bernhard H. Scheifele as chief risk officer,...

Pay Consultants Face Ban on Providing Other Work for Same Firm

Jul 8 2009 // The Obama administration plans to detail as soon as this week new measures to clamp down on potential conflicts of interest between compensation consultants and corporate executives, sources familiar with the...

The Worst Ways to Manage Producers

Jul 6 2009 // One of the most difficult things agency owners deal with is motivating, training and keeping good producers to help the agency grow. In our experience working with hundreds of agencies and sales managers, when it comes to...

Starr Indemnity Makes Three Executive Appointments

Jul 2 2009 // New York-based Starr Indemnity & Liability Co. has made three executive appointments.Jim Vendetti has been named senior vice president & chief underwriting officer. He will oversee building and managing all...

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Jun 15 2009 // Burns & Wilcox reported that Kendra Corman has joined the company as its new marketing director. Corman is responsible for managing the company’s advertising and marketing initiatives, which includes overseeing...

Managing an Agency in a Troubled Economy

Jun 15 2009 // Unlike many businesses, independent insurance agencies do not need to access credit on a daily basis. But when the time comes that an independent agency needs access to credit and cash, it is usually due to an event driven...

Nautilus Insurance Group Receives Awards from the American Association of Managing General Agents

Jun 9 2009 // Scottsdale, Ariz. – June 9, 2009 – Nautilus Insurance Group, comprised of Nautilus Insurance Company (“Nautilus”) and Great Divide Insurance Company (“Great Divide”), member companies of...

NAS Insurance Offers EPL Coverage With HR Management Services

Jun 4 2009 // Encino, Calif.-based NAS Insurance Services is noffering employment practices liability coverage, with free human resources risk management services to new or renewal managed care insureds. Services are available in most...

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Jun 1 2009 // TD Insurance Inc. has hired Linda Bogardus as an account manager in the Core Division of Commercial Lines. Bogardus, who is based in Burlington, Vermont, will oversee marketing and servicing large commercial insurance...

AAMGA Meeting <em>LIVE</em>: Dealing With Ups and Downs; <em>IJ</em> Reports on Twitter, Facebook

May 18 2009 // Managing general agents have a positive attitude about the soft market and recession, figuring what went down must come up again, according to Curtis Anderson, incoming president of the Association of Managing General...

Education Strategy Propels Workers’ Comp Agency’s Growth in Down Economy

May 18 2009 // While the economy is in freefall, a Sioux Falls, S.D., workers’ compensation agency, Insurance Specialty Group, is racking up double-digit growth.According to owner Renae Eidenshink, the reason for this remarkable...