Latest Leadership Headlines

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Maryland Insurance Commissioner Birrane Sees State as Leader in Tech Innovation

Jul 2 2020 // Maryland Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Birrane has been in her new role for nearly two months, and she already has big plans for the state to establish itself as a leader in the tech space.“I’d like to see...

Alliant Hires Schoenberg as Co-Leader of Its Mergers & Acquisitions Division

Jun 24 2020 // Alliant has hired Dan Schoenberg as co-leader of Alliant Mergers & Acquisitions. Schoenberg has experience in representations and warranties insurance, tax insurance and litigation insurance, as well as insuring other...

Aon’s Seyfried Joins AXIS Cyber Insurance Leadership in U.S.

Jun 16 2020 // Specialty insurer AXIS Insurance reported it has hired Eric Seyfried as Head of Cyber U.S. Open Market. In this new role, Seyfried will help implement the U.S. strategy for AXIS Insurance’s global cyber and...

New York’s ReSource Pro Hires Jain as Carrier Practice Leader

Jun 10 2020 // ReSource Pro has hired Anuj Jain as its Carrier Practice leader. In this role, Jain will be responsible for developing operational solutions for insurance carriers and accelerating ReSource Pro’s growth in the...

Arch Insurance International Appoints Leadership Team for Syndicate 1955

Jun 5 2020 // Arch Insurance International, part of Arch Capital Group Ltd., has today announced the appointment of Simon Williams to the position of active underwriter, Syndicate 1955. He will be supported by David Slade as deputy...

Midwest Business Leaders Optimistic Despite Coronavirus: Survey

Jun 4 2020 // Business leaders are optimistic the economy will begin to recover later this year in a nine-state region of the Midwest and Plains despite the ongoing impact of the coronavirus outbreak, according to a monthly survey...

Former California Surplus Line Chair Grant Was a ‘Determined Leader’

Jun 2 2020 // Donald W. Grant served as the chair of the board of directors for the Surplus Line Association of California, was involved in the wholesale brokerage community and founded a managing general agency.Grant died on May 24....

South Carolina Reopening Committee Leader Wants Business Liability Protection

Jun 2 2020 // The leader of governor’s committee studying how to best reopen South Carolina after the coronavirus said one of the most critical pieces of unfinished business is protecting businesses from lawsuits if they follow...

Aon Appoints Rieth as U.S. Practice Leader for E&O/Cyber Broking Team

Jun 1 2020 // Aon announced that Brent Rieth is the new U.S. Practice Leader of the Cyber Solutions Errors and Omissions/Cyber Broking team. Rieth first joined Aon in 2009 as team leader of the E&O/Cyber broking effort for...

Safety Probe Cites ‘Poor Safety Culture’ for Fatal Air Ambulance Crash

May 21 2020 // A lax safety culture at an air ambulance company led to the crash of a medical helicopter last year in snowy weather in Ohio that killed three people, federal investigators said Tuesday.Survival Flight’s...

Aon Promotes Petrevski to Data, Analytic Services Leader

May 19 2020 // Global insurance broker Aon has promoted Steve Petrevski as senior vice president and general manager of Data & Analytic Services.Petrevski will be responsible for developing and executing Aon’s data and analytic...

Burns & Wilcox Adds McCormick as Professional Liability Leader in Texas

May 1 2020 // Wholesale insurance broker and underwriting manager, Burns & Wilcox, has added Laura McCormick to its leadership team. McCormick joins Burns & Wilcox as regional practice group leader, Professional Liability for...

Lockton Promotes Marrero and Taiym to Key Leadership Posts

Apr 29 2020 // Independent insurance brokerage Lockton two key leaders to support the company’s planned growth trajectory.Hiram Marrero, currently executive vice president and regional executive officer with Lockton, will assume...

McGriff Insurance Services Hires Cabrera as National Pharmacy Practice Leader in Florida

Apr 27 2020 // McGriff Insurance Services has added Denise Cabrera to the firm as National Pharmacy Practice leader in Orlando, Fla.Cabrera will develop and drive the strategic direction for McGriff’s Pharmacy Benefit Practice...

Surplus Lines Pioneer Hall Remembered as Well-Respected Leader

Apr 24 2020 // Michael J. Hall, founder of M.J. Hall & Co. and Golden Bear Insurance Co., was a well-respected leader in the admitted and surplus lines industries.Hall, who was 81, died on Tuesday. He established himself early on as...

Everest Insurance Promotes 4 as Regional Leaders on Commercial Casualty Team

Apr 23 2020 // Everest Insurance announced changes to the Commercial Casualty leadership team. Four underwriters across the country have been appointed leaders for the Northeast, South, Midwest and Southwest regions. Frank Engle has been...

AXA XL Forms New Leadership Team, Aims to Restructure with Regional Business Units

Apr 21 2020 // AXA XL announced a new leadership team and proposed changes to the operating model of its Insurance business following a strategic review.Key proposed changes to the operating model include the creation of a single global...

UK Insurance Industry Leaders Form Steering Group to Propose Pandemic Response, Chaired by Catlin

Apr 21 2020 // UK Insurance industry leaders have combined to form a steering group, which will work with terrorism reinsurer Pool Re, with the primary objective to ensure that, working alongside the industry to support customers and...

Wisconsin’s Church Mutual Promotes 6 in Leadership Positions

Apr 16 2020 // Church Mutual Insurance Co. S.I., based in Merrill, Wisconsin, has promoted six individuals into new leadership roles.Jeff Steffen has been promoted to senior vice president – chief financial officer. Steffen has a...

Why Leaders Need to Resist Rewriting Insurance Contract Language

Apr 16 2020 // Soon after the attacks on the World Trade Center and other locations on the morning of September 11th, President Bush declared that the atrocities were “an act of war.” That statement prompted a call to me from...