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People Moves: Godhwani, Bresnahan Assume New Top Posts at BHSI; Big I’s Flannagan to Retire; Aon Names Merlo as Claims Leader

Mar 24 2022 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Names Top LeadersBerkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced Sanjay Godhwani has been named president, North America region, and David Bresnahan will take on the role of...

People Moves: Argo’s Betz Leads New Applied Surety Team; Hartford’s Cushing Joins Zurich Construction; Hub Names Frattarola HNW Leader; Cline Succeeds Berg at ACT

Mar 21 2022 // Betz to Lead New Applied Surety OperationApplied Underwriters continues its specialty lines expansion with the launching of Applied Surety Underwriters. Based in Houston, this new division will focus on large, commercial...

Leadership Conundrum: Can Corporate Culture Survive Remote Work Models?

Mar 17 2022 // As the world enters the third year of the pandemic, employees in the insurance industry expect to maintain workplace flexibility—a hybrid model—even after COVID-19 infection rates dwindle to safe levels.Now companies...

Prime Insurance Company Announces Underwriting Leadership Promotions

Mar 16 2022 // Chicago, IL USA, March 16, 2022 — Rick J. Lindsey, President, CEO and Chairman of Prime Insurance Company recently announced Richard Bryant to the position as President of Underwriting. Richard joined Prime Insurance...

People Moves: J.M. Wilson Promotes Pair; Society Adds 3 to Leadership Team

Mar 15 2022 // J.M. Wilson Promotes Two Property & Casualty Underwriters in Portage, Michigan OfficeJ.M. Wilson promoted Kristin Bolhuis to senior P&C underwriter – contractor specialist. She is responsible for underwriting new...

People Moves: IOA Names 6 Regional Execs; DeFelice Heads Aon’s U.S. Construction; Stephens Named Cyber Leader at Allianz

Mar 15 2022 // Insurance Office of America Names 6 Regional ExecutivesInsurance Office of America (IOA) is pleased to announce the appointment of six regional presidents to its leadership team. The appointees to regional president...

People Moves: Sompo Int’l Restructures Insurance Business With 4 Teams; Miller Hires Martin for Sports & Entertainment; CFC Promotes Berry to Cyber Product Leader

Mar 11 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Sompo International, Miller and CFC Underwriting.A summary of these new hires follows here. Sompo International Holdings Ltd., the Bermuda-based commercial...

Many Faith Leaders, Denominations Wary of Religious Exemptions for Vaccine

Feb 17 2022 // By the thousands, Americans have been seeking religious exemptions in order to circumvent COVID-19 vaccine mandates, but generally they are doing so without the encouragement of major denominations and prominent religious...

People Moves: Burns & Wilcox Adds 5 to Private Client and Flood; AmTrust Forms New E&S Leadership Team Led by Bublitz

Feb 14 2022 // Wholesale insurance broker Burns & Wilcox has added five new associates across the country to its private client and flood teams within its Personal Insurance practice group. The professionals joining Burns &...

People Moves: LP Adds Heuer; Woodruff Sawyer Names Meissner Leader of Southern California Employee Benefits

Feb 3 2022 // LP Insurance Services LLC named Adam Heuer and the Heuer Insurance Agency to the LP Insurance Services team.Heuer joins LP Insurance as a member/owner and will continue serving clients throughout the Sparks, Nev. community...

‘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...