Latest Leadership Headlines

All the headlines from our Leadership Topic Page, ordered by recency.

NFP Makes Canadian Leadership Changes, Including Promotion of Padovani as President

Jan 3 2020 // NFP, the New York City-based insurance broker and consultant, announced leadership changes throughout Canada to support its growth in the region.Greg Padovani will serve as president of NFP in Canada. He joined NFP in 2017...

Investigators Cite Leadership Failures at Fire Scene in Illinois Firefighter’s Death

Jan 2 2020 // Failures in leadership at the scene of a March house fire in southern Illinois contributed to the death of a firefighter, state investigators concluded.Godfrey Fire Capt. Jake Ringering was killed and three other...

Airbnb Insurance Leader Langone Becomes RIMS President for 2020

Jan 2 2020 // The risk management society, RIMS, announced that Laura Langone, head of Insurance Operations at Airbnb, Inc., will lead the association as president for the 2020 term.As president, Langone is succeeding Gloria Brosius,...

Penn National Insurance Announces Executive Leadership Successions

Dec 18 2019 // Penn National Insurance President and CEO Christine Sears will transition on January 1 to CEO, and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Robert B. Brandon will become president on that date.Sears also...

Florida-Based Neptune Flood Realigns Leadership Team

Dec 9 2019 // Neptune Flood, based in St. Petersburg Fla., has realigned its leadership team, announcing that its CEO and chairman are switching roles. Trevor Burgess will assume the role of CEO and Jim Albert will take on the role of...

Chubb Names North America Commercial Lines Leadership: Rockwell, Williamson, Wells

Dec 9 2019 // Global insurer Chubb announced leadership appointments for North America Commercial Insurance, the company’s $5.8 billion retail commercial property/casualty insurance division that serves middle market and small...

Burns & Wilcox Names Woods National Practice Group Leader in Arizona

Dec 5 2019 // Burns & Wilcox has named John Woods vice president, national practice group leader, transportation. He will be based in Scottsdale, Ariz. Woods focuses on establishing and growing the national transportation practice...

Argo Group Hires QBE’s Grange to Join U.S. Leadership Under New Structure

Dec 3 2019 // Specialty insurer Argo Group International Holdings has named Jeff Grange to serve as an executive vice president for U.S. operations. In this role, Grange will lead the following businesses: Argo Casualty, Argo Pro, Argo...

EPIC Names Geary National Executive Risk & Cyber Practice Leader

Dec 3 2019 // EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property, casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, has named Kelly Geary National Executive Risk & Cyber Practice leader. Geary and her team bring...

Marsh Hires Crain as HealthCare Practice Leader for Northeast Zone

Nov 27 2019 // Marsh, an insurance broker and risk adviser, has hired Ethan Crain as HealthCare practice leader for the Northeast zone. Based in Boston, Mass., Crain reports to Chris Roak, Northeast zone leader. In this newly created...

MS Amlin Launches New Operating Model and Senior Leadership Team

Nov 27 2019 // MS Amlin, the London-based re/insurer, announced a new operating model and senior leadership team in response to the recent decision by its parent company, MS&AD, to reorganize its international businesses.This...

Spicer Joins Jewelers Mutual Leadership Team in Wisconsin

Nov 26 2019 // Neenah, Wisconsin-based insurer, Jewelers Mutual Group, has added Larry Spicer as vice president of Loss Prevention and Risk Management Services as David Sexton prepares for retirement after 39 years with Jewelers Mutual....

Tokio Marine HCC Names Barnett and Browne as Co-Global Marketing Leaders

Nov 20 2019 // Specialty insurer Tokio Marine HCC announced that Jeremy Barnett and Phelim Browne have been named co-global marketing leaders, effective Oct. 1, 2019, reporting to Thomas Harmeyer, executive vice president.Barnett, based...

AIG’s Marshall Joins CFC as Transaction Liability Practice Leader

Nov 19 2019 // Specialty insurer CFC has appointed Angus Marshall as its Transaction Liability practice leader. Marshall joins CFC from American International Group where he led the UK and London Market mergers and acquisitions (M&A)...

Tewhill Named Practice Leader at EPIC’s Edgewood Healthcare Advisors

Nov 19 2019 // San Francisco-based EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property, casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, has tapped Susan Tewhill to lead its Edgewood Healthcare Advisors...

Closer Look: Personal Lines Leaders

Nov 18 2019 // About the Personal Lines Leaders: The 2019 Personal Lines Leaders in this special feature are taken from Insurance Journal’s Top 100 Property/Casualty Independent Agencies as reported in August. This list utilizes...

Risk Strategies Appoints Grant as Employee Benefits Practice Leader in New York

Nov 14 2019 // Risk Strategies, a privately held, national insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has appointed 25-year industry veteran Michael S. Grant as employee benefits practice leader for the firm’s Greater New York...

Martinez Joins Risk Consulting Practice in Chicago as Private Risk Practice Leader

Nov 8 2019 // Risk Consulting Partners (RCP) has added Amanda Martinez as Private Risk Practice leader, based in Chicago.Martinez brings more than 10 years’ experience to RCP in the private client property and casualty space. She...

Commitment to Culture

Nov 4 2019 // Those working for BKS-Partners aren’t just employees – they are referred to as colleagues company-wide, and they really love where they work.More than 90 of the company’s 450-plus “colleagues”...

How a Culture of Change Helps Modernization Efforts

Nov 4 2019 // Technology and innovation have become competitive differentiators as the insurance industry evolves. Insurance companies are connecting with individuals in new ways and working toward providing personalized and innovative...