Latest Leadership Headlines

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Maryland’s Harford Mutual Insurance Group Announces Leadership Team Changes

Mar 3 2021 // Harford Mutual Insurance Group has announced changes to its leadership team.Senior Vice President Jeffrey Rink has been promoted to executive vice president with the added oversight of Administrative Operations, Customer...

Michigan’s Kapnick Insurance Adds Tubergen as VP, Transportation Leader

Feb 24 2021 // Kapnick Insurance Group, based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, has hired Keith Tubergen as vice president and transportation practice leader.Tubergen joins Kapnick with 26 years of experience in the towing industry. In addition to...

EPIC Realigns Leadership With O’Neil as President; Creates New Regional Lineup

Feb 24 2021 // EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants announced organizational and restructuring changes across the company.Tom O’Neil has been named president of EPIC and will work directly with CEO Steve Denton to grow the...

Lloyd’s Survey Results Show More Inclusive Culture, but Improvement Still Needed

Feb 23 2021 // Lloyd’s has made notable progress in its push to become more inclusive, according to its 2020 culture survey, but it still has plenty of room for improvement—especially when it comes to the experiences of Black and...

Third Point Re Announces Appointments to SiriusPoint Leadership Team

Feb 22 2021 // Third Point Reinsurance Ltd. has announced additional executive and senior underwriting roles at SiriusPoint Ltd., the new company created as a result of the anticipated merger of Third Point Re and Sirius International...

U.S. Financial Services Leaders Support Principles for Low-Carbon Transition

Feb 18 2021 // U.S. financial services leaders have stated their support in principle for a U.S. transition to a low-carbon economy.The support comes following the release of the Principles for a U.S. Transition to a Sustainable...

Texas Leaders Failed to Heed Warnings About Vulnerability of Power Grid, Experts Say

Feb 18 2021 // Millions of Texans have gone days without power or heat in subfreezing temperatures brought on by snow and ice storms. Limited regulations on companies that generate power and a history of isolating Texas from federal...

California Commissioner Names Morales Diversity Task Force Leader

Feb 16 2021 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has named Mark Morales to lead the California Department of Insurance’s Diversity Task Force, the first LGBTQ+ person named to the post.Morales replaces Sal Peinado, Jr....

Third Point Re Hires 3 Senior Leaders Ahead of Anticipated Merger with Sirius

Feb 9 2021 // Third Point Reinsurance Ltd., a Bermuda-based specialty reinsurer, announced it has made three senior hires to strengthen its existing leadership team, ahead of the company’s anticipated merger transaction with...

Caldwell, Mowbray Named to Leadership Posts at Louisiana Insurance Dept.

Feb 9 2021 // James “David” Caldwell, Jr. has been appointed executive counsel and Rebecca Mowbray has been named deputy commissioner of Public Affairs at the Louisiana Department of InsuranceCaldwell served as deputy...

Making Waves: How New York Became a Leader in State Cyber Regulation

Feb 2 2021 // New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) Superintendent Linda Lacewell spoke with Elizabeth Blosfield during the most recent episode of the Insuring Cyber Podcast about how she has always seen New York as a...

China Emphasizes Communist Party Leadership in Governance of Insurers, Banks

Jan 29 2021 // China’s banking and insurance regulator issued draft rules on Friday in which emphasized stronger Communist Party leadership in both state-owned and private banks and insurers to contain corporate governance...

Aon, Willis Announce Leadership Team for Post-Merger Brokerages

Jan 28 2021 // In anticipation of their proposed merger receiving final approval, insurance brokers Aon and Willis Towers Watson announced the future leadership team for the firm that will be effective following the close of the merger,...

Tennessee Insurance Dept. Makes Multiple Leadership Changes

Jan 25 2021 // The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI) has announced multiple senior leadership role additions and staffing updates from Commissioner Carter Lawrence.Jennifer Peck has assumed the role of chief of...

Biden’s Climate Accord Move Welcomed by World Leaders

Jan 21 2021 // New U.S. President Joe Biden wasted no time on making known his intentions regarding climate change on his first day in office, saying he was signing an executive order to undo a number of the Donald Trump’s...

Holmes Murphy Names Cornett, Spencer, Reavis to New Leadership Roles

Jan 19 2021 // Independent brokerage firm, Holmes Murphy, in Waukee, Iowa, has added Roger Cornett and Jeff Spencer to its board of managers, and Jay Reavis to its executive committee.Each of these leaders brings years of experience, as...

Vermont’s Winooski Insurance Adds Heaslip to Its Leadership Team

Jan 19 2021 // Winooski Insurance of Williston, Vermont, a commercial insurance agency of nearly 40 years, is growing its leadership team with the addition of Ryan Heaslip.Heaslip joins the team as the director of Commercial Lines –...

AXA XL Names Musser Central US Zonal Marine Product Leader

Jan 14 2021 // Brett Musser has joined AXA XL as the Central US Zonal Marine product leader. Based in Chicago, Musser will also serve as marine liabilities product manager, focused on developing tailored insurance solutions for...

McGriff Names Dessauer in Houston as West Region Leader

Jan 11 2021 // McGriff has promoted Patrick Dessauer to regional insurance president for McGriff’s West Region. He will be based in McGriff’s Houston office.Dessauer replaces Doug Hodo who has announced his retirement....

Insurance Leaders Condemn Violence by Trump Rioters Who Stormed Capitol

Jan 7 2021 // Several insurance industry leaders have joined others in the U.S. business community in condemning the violent rioters who stormed the Capitol yesterday in support of President Donald Trump.The protesters damaged the...