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‘Disturbing’ Culture of Sexual Harassment, Racism, Bullying Found at Rio Tinto: Report

Feb 1 2022 // A report released by Rio Tinto on Tuesday outlined a culture of bullying, harassment and racism at the global mining giant, including 21 complaints of actual or attempted rape or sexual assault over the past five...

People Moves: NFP Realigns Northeast Leadership; Keystone Adds Pacheco for HR

Jan 24 2022 // NFP Realigns Its Northeast Region Leadership, Appoints Henry and Walsh Co-PresidentsInsurance broker NFP announced Kate Henry and Mike Walsh have become co-presidents of its Northeast region. As part of this leadership...

People Moves: Zurich North America Changes Leadership in Captives, Crop, Construction, Customer Office

Jan 18 2022 // Zurich North America announced the following changes: Jason Meador, currently head of Captives at Zurich North America, has been appointed to lead the Rural Community Insurance Services crop insurance business following...

People Moves: K2 in California Moves Farrell to Primary Leadership; CLARA Analytics Names Jones Chief Marketing Officer

Jan 14 2022 // K2 Insurance Services announced that Partners General Insurance Agency President Tom Farrell has taken over the primary leadership function.Farrell joined K2 in 2019. He was promoted to president in 2021. PGIA joined the...

People Moves: Sterling Becomes RIMS President; Hughes Becomes President of Kimball Hughes PR; Hampshire Heads CPCU Leadership Council

Jan 4 2022 // RIMS Introduces 2022 Officers and DirectorsPatrick Sterling will lead RIMS, the risk management society, as president for the 2022 term. Sterling is vice president at the steakhouse restaurant chain Texas Roadhouse in...

How to Create a Hybrid Workplace and Office Culture

Jan 4 2022 // Businesses figured out how to work remotely on the fly when COVID-19 rapidly disrupted their ways of working. Those planning to adopt a hybrid work model when they return to the office still have time to prepare. But...

People Moves: Chubb Promotes 2 Senior Leaders in Canada

Dec 30 2021 // Chubb has appointed Paul Johnstone, Chubb Canada’s current executive vice president, Personal Risk Services, to the role of Chubb Canada chief operating officer, reporting to John J. Alfieri, president, Chubb...

People Moves: Petersen Named Head of WTW Broking; Moore Joins Olive.com Board; Kinetic Insurance Names 3 Leaders

Dec 22 2021 // Willis Towers Watson Appoints Petersen as Head of Primary Casualty Broking, North AmericaInsurance broker Willis Towers Watson announced the appointment of Casey Petersen as the head of Primary Casualty Broking for North...

People Moves: Chubb Changes Commercial P/C Leadership; BHSI Promotes Meyer in Life Sciences; AIG Adds Hunter to ESG; J.D. Power Hires Ellingsworth

Dec 20 2021 // Chubb Bolsters Leadership in its North America Commercial P/C BusinessesChubb has changed the leadership in its North America commercial property and casualty businesses with two new appointments, strengthening its primary...

Why Sales Leaders Fail to Increase Sales (and 7 Things to Do About It)

Dec 20 2021 // A few days ago, I had lunch with a young man who told me that when he was hired as a producer, his sales leader (CEO) said, “If you come work here, we’ll leave you alone.” Look, I understand this new...

People Moves: Norgrove to Succeed Egan as RSA CEO, UK & International; Marsh Promotes 3 Senior Leaders for Financial and Professional Specialty

Dec 7 2021 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at RSA UK & International and Marsh.A summary of these new hires follows here. Norgrove to Succeed Egan as RSA CEO, UK & InternationalToronto-based...

People Moves: Risk Strategies Appoints Lyons National Education Practice Leader; Waypoint Wholesale Names Nickoles CEO

Dec 1 2021 // Risk Strategies Appoints Terry Lyons National Education Practice LeaderRisk Strategies, a leading national specialty insurance brokerage and risk management firm, announced that Terry Lyons has been appointed as the...

People Moves: WTW Names Marsh’s Monaghan GB Transportation Leader; Sethu Leads Sustainability & ESG at MS Amlin; Howden’s Levett Is Head of Mkt. Mgmt. at Miller

Dec 1 2021 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Willis Towers Watson, and two new roles at MS Amlin and broker Miller.A summary of these new hires follows here. WTW Names Marsh’s Monaghan as GB...

Texas Surplus Lines Association Names New Executive Leadership

Nov 30 2021 // The Texas Surplus Lines Association announced the election of Justin Kotrla as its new president following the group’s annual meeting held in Austin earlier in November.Kotrla is senior vice president, Property &...

People Moves: QBE Names Liberty Mutual’s Hunter as Dir. of Canada; Amwins Global Risks Hires Apollo’s Graham for Casualty; Ardonagh Promotes 2 Snr. Leaders

Nov 30 2021 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the insurer QBE Canada and brokers Amwins Global Risks and Ardonagh Group.A summary of these new hires follows here. QBE Appoints Liberty Mutual’s...

Willis Towers Watson to Acquire Israeli Broker Leaderim

Nov 17 2021 // Insurance broker Willis Towers Watson announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Leaderim, an insurance broking and risk consultancy business in Israel.Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed....

Monarch E&S, a division of Specialty Program Group / SPG Insurance Solutions in CA Promotes Devon Borisoff as Vice President, Commercial Lines Leader

Nov 17 2021 // BURBANK, Calif., November 17, 2021 — Monarch E&S Insurance Services, a division of Specialty Program Group / SPG Insurance Solutions in CA, (Monarch E&S) announced that Devon Borisoff has been promoted to...

People Moves: Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty Appoints 5 to Leadership Team

Nov 15 2021 // Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE (AGCS) announced it is strengthening its leadership team, hiring internal and external talent for executive positions in its regional management, underwriting and risk consulting...

Insurance leaders agree on challenges facing the industry

Nov 10 2021 // The 15 largest publicly-traded property and casualty insurers and reinsurers are all facing similar challenges as the year comes to a close. According to R Street’s review of Q3 2021 earnings calls, the top three...

Update: Leaders at COP26 Climate Conference Pledge to Cut Methane and Save Forests

Nov 2 2021 // GLASGOW – Leaders at the COP26 global climate conference pledged on Tuesday to stop deforestation by the end of the decade and cut emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane to help slow climate change.On the second...