Latest Leadership Headlines

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With U.S. Leadership Grounded, Global Regulators Worry About 737 Precedent

Sep 5 2019 // The head of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) warned on Tuesday that any discrepancy among global regulators over re-approving Boeing Co.’s 737 MAX for commercial flight could set a worrying...

Sirius Names Business Leaders, Forms Global Management Committee, to Unify Group

Aug 30 2019 // Sirius Group announced enhancements to unify its global operating structure, which includes the promotions of key leaders to head its business segments.These leaders are responsible for supporting long-term business...

Ohio’s Root Insurance Names Rosenthal CFO, Norelli Capital Markets Leader

Aug 19 2019 // Columbus, Ohio-based Root Insurance has appointed Daniel Rosenthal as the company’s new chief financial officer, effective Nov. 11, 2019. Additionally, Root said Lauren Norelli has joined the company as managing...

Woodruff Sawyer Adds New England Practice Leader Coady to Board of Directors

Aug 16 2019 // Woodruff Sawyer, a U.S. insurance brokerage, has announced that Sean Coady, senior vice president and New England practice leader, has joined the Board of Directors.Prior to joining Woodruff Sawyer, Coady was a co-founder...

Willis Towers Watson Appoints Garrard to Succeed Jones as Corporate Risk Leader

Aug 15 2019 // Global broker Willis Towers Watson has appointed Adam Garrard as leader for the Corporate Risk & Broking segment, effective immediately. Garrard replaces Todd Jones, who has accepted a position as CEO North America for...

Hong Kong Plunging into ‘Panic and Chaos,’ Says Leader, as Protests Continue

Aug 13 2019 // Flights leaving Hong Kong were disrupted for a second day on Tuesday, plunging the former British colony deeper into turmoil as its stockmarket fell to a seven-month low, and its leader said it had been pushed into a state...

Everest Insurance Names Paretchan Risk Management East Region Leader

Aug 12 2019 // Everest Insurance has appointed Vahan Paretchan vice president and East Region leader for its Risk Management casualty division, which provides primary casualty solutions to customers in the large account marketplace.In...

McGriff Promotes Sellars, Cahill to Co-Practice Leaders of its Financial Services Division in Atlanta

Aug 6 2019 // McGriff, Seibels & Williams, Inc. has promoted David Sellars and Dusty Cahill to be co-practice leaders of its Financial Services Division (FSD).Sellars joined McGriff in 2011 as a senior vice president in...

Former Swett & Crawford CEO, NAPSLO Leader Hartoch Passes Away

Aug 1 2019 // David Hartoch, an executive long active in the wholesale insurance business, passed away on July 29.Hartoch served as president and CEO of Sherwood Insurance Services from 1991 to 1997 and then served as chairman and CEO...

Harden Expands into South Florida; Taps Beller as Market Leader

Jul 16 2019 // Harden, an insurance, risk management and employee benefits firm in the Southeast, has formally expanded into the South Florida market with the opening of an office in Fort Lauderdale.The firm currently serves many clients...

AGCS Names Global Leaders for Alternative Risk Transfer, Crisis Management Units

Jul 15 2019 // Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE (AGCS) has appointed Christof Bentele to the newly created position of head of Global Client Management for Alternative Risk Transfer.His previous role as head of Global Crisis...

Petri Honored with ICT’s Raymond Mauk Leadership Award

Jul 15 2019 // The Insurance Council of Texas has presented the Raymond Mauk Leadership Award to Verle Petri, a long time insurance executive and expert on Texas insurance regulation and policy.ICT honored Petri with the award during the...

Jacoby Joins RCP in Dallas as Healthcare Practice Leader

Jul 12 2019 // Mike Jacoby has joined the Dallas-based team of Risk Consulting Partners (RCP) and will lead the firm’s rapidly growing healthcare practice.Jacoby brings to RCP more than 35 years of experience as an innovator and...

Michigan Democratic Leader Says Businesses, Heavy Trucks Must Fix Roads

Jun 27 2019 // With Republicans firmly opposed to a 45-cents-a-gallon fuel tax hike, Democratic lawmakers want businesses to do more to help fix the roads.A new $1.2 billion proposal from House Democrats would raise the state’s...

Holmes Murphy Adds Payne as Organizational Wellbeing Practice Leader

Jun 20 2019 // Ali Payne has joined insurance services firm Holmes Murphy in Waukee, Iowa, as practice leader for Organizational Wellbeing.Payne brings more than 19 years of experience developing holistic, innovative solutions to enhance...

Alera Group Selects Englert as National P&C Leader

Jun 19 2019 // Alera Group, a national employee benefits, property/casualty, risk management and wealth management firm based in Deerfield, Illinois, has appointed Mark Englert as national property/casualty practice leader.Englert will...

Oklahoma Governor, GOP Leaders Say Opioid Drug Settlement Violates Law

Jun 17 2019 // Oklahoma’s governor and Republican legislative leaders are raising concerns about the state’s proposed $85 million settlement with an opioid manufacturer that has yet to be approved by a judge.Gov. Kevin Stitt,...

UK Business Group Warns Next Tory Party Leader to Avoid No-Deal Brexit

Jun 3 2019 // Prime Minister Theresa May’s successor must avoid a no-deal Brexit or risk losing the Conservatives’ moniker as the party of commerce, the U.K.’s biggest business lobby group said.The task facing the next...

European Business Leaders’ Confidence Drops Over Brexit

May 30 2019 // Uncertainty over Britain’s departure from the European Union has triggered a sharp drop in business confidence in Europe over the past six months, a survey showed on Thursday.Only 50% of European business leaders...

Aon Makes Leadership Changes in Global Reinsurance Clients Team

May 17 2019 // Aon plc announced organizational changes within its Global Reinsurance Clients team, which supports 25 of the largest global insurers. Part of Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions business, the team was launched in 2014 to...