All the headlines from our Human Resources Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 7 2009 // Willis Group Holdings announced that Adam Garrard has been appointed CEO of Willis Continental Europe and Bill Donovan has been named to succeed him as CEO for Willis Australasia. The appointments were effective January 1,...
Jan 6 2009 // The Financial Services Authority and Lloyd’s have given approval for a new managing agency to assume the management of the Sportscover syndicate, 3334 SCS. The new managing agency, Sportscover Underwriting Limited...
Dec 23 2008 // Wells Fargo Insurance Services, Inc. announces that Samuel L Jones, executive vice president of the west region and CEO of ABD Insurance and Financial Services (ABD), will retire from Wells Fargo effective with the merger...
Dec 10 2008 // Bermuda-based AXIS Capital Holdings Limited announced that it has agreed to acquire the business and operations of Australian managing general agent Dexta Corporation Pty Ltd. from its shareholders, Ironbridge Capital,...
Dec 3 2008 // TAGA, an independent privately-owned managing general agency based in the Austin, Texas, area, announced it is now managing general agent for Great American Insurance Group to offer admitted property and inland marine...
Nov 30 2008 // Just two years ago the Target Markets Program Administrators Association launched the TMPAA Best Practice designation as a way to encourage members to look for greater efficiencies in the way they currently do business and...
Nov 30 2008 // In today’s borderless global economy, claims can arise in just about any part of the world where a company does business. Even small and midsize companies with no physical presence outside the United States can find...
Nov 20 2008 // International insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. reported it has acquired The HR Group, LLC in Brentwood, Tennessee. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 1996, The HR Group offers...
Nov 17 2008 // The Iroquois Group recently announced that Managing Partner Philip Dawson’s management responsibilities have been expanded to incorporate the states of Kansas and Missouri. He currently handles Iroquois’ Great...
Nov 16 2008 // Operating a non-profit social service business has always been a challenging balance between meeting constituent needs, funding the organization, and managing operations. At no time has this been more challenging than now,...
Nov 2 2008 // Tom Hughston, executive vice president of North Texas-based Roach Howard Smith & Barton (RHSB), has been named to the board of directors of The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers, a trade association...
Nov 2 2008 // Pete Garvey, current president of Integro Ltd., assumed the additional responsibility of CEO for the insurance broker, succeeding Roger Egan, who has left the company. Garvey has served as president of Integro since 2005....
Oct 24 2008 // Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. announced that it has received approval from the UK’s Financial Services Authority (FSA) and Lloyd’s to establish a wholly owned Lloyd’s Managing Agent subsidiary. The new unit...
Oct 21 2008 // Jubilee Managing Agency, a specialist Lloyd’s insurer, has announced the appointment of Andreas Loucaides, the former CEO of Catlin UK, as Director of Underwriting “to expand its portfolio and diversify its...
Oct 20 2008 // Commercial insurance brokerage and risk management consultancy Beecher Carlson has appointed Steve Levene as managing director. Levene will establish an office in Dallas to expand Beecher Carlson’s footprint in...
Oct 20 2008 // Calabasas, Calif.-based Lionheart Insurance Services hired Pat Piccinonno and Joe Weckerle Jr. to head its newly opened Irvine, Calif., office.Piccinonno, appointed president, has 35 years of insurance management and...
Oct 20 2008 // For surplus lines insurance providers the economic turmoil and soft insurance market means a double-hit on profitability. Some industry experts predict the unstable conditions brought on by the economy and the global...
Oct 20 2008 // Recent estimates show that about one third of all commercial risks in the United States are placed in an “alternative market.” As producers already know, many general accounts no longer can be placed through...
Oct 6 2008 // National insurance program administrator Venture Insurance Programs named Michael DeMarco executive vice president for its Preferred Club Program. He will be responsible for the overall success of the insurance program for...
Oct 6 2008 // National insurance program administrator Venture Insurance Programs named Michael DeMarco executive vice president for its Preferred Club Program. He will be responsible for the overall success of the insurance program for...