Latest Leadership Headlines

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CRU GROUP Welcomes New USA, Senior Business Development Leader

Jul 24 2018 // Toronto, Ontario Canada, July 24, 2018 – Kyle Winston, President and CEO of CRU GROUP, today announced the hiring of Laura Pastore as the new Vice President U.S. Business Development for Catastrophe Response Unit...

Sales Leaders and Training

Jul 16 2018 // Sales leaders have a tough job. They work with producers that are misplaced and burnt out. They work with underwriters in producers’ clothing. They work with the unmotivated and those with low self-esteem.Many times,...

Everest Insurance Adds Donlan as Distribution Leader in Atlanta

Jul 10 2018 // Everest Insurance has appointed Chris Donlan to lead the Everest Insurance marketing & distribution efforts for the Southeast region. He will be based in the company’s Atlanta office.Donlan, who joined Everest...

Iowa’s Holmes Murphy Joins Forces with Construction Industry Leader CSDZ

Jul 5 2018 // Holmes Murphy has joined forces with privately owned Cobb Strecker Dunphy & Zimmermann Inc. (CSDZ), based in Minneapolis.Holmes Murphy said the merger is its largest to date and strengthens the firm’s depth in...

Employees Find Vacation Benefits Short-Lived, Don’t Offset Stressful Work Culture

Jun 29 2018 // Taking time off helps the majority of U.S. workers recover from stress and experience positive effects that improve their well-being and job performance, but for nearly two-thirds of working adults, the benefits of time...

Hanover Stone Names Shew Holland Higher Education Practice Leader in Dallas

Jun 29 2018 // Risk management services firm, Hanover Stone Partners, has tapped Ellen Shew Holland to lead its newly established national higher education practice. She is based in Dallas.Shew Holland will lead a practice that will...

Chubb Announces Changes to North America Agriculture Unit Leadership

Jun 22 2018 // Chubb has announced leadership appointments in its North America Agriculture business, which includes commercial property/casualty insurance and the crop insurance franchise, Rain and Hail.Michael Coleman will assume the...

Wisconsin’s Integrated Risk Solutions Add McGee to Leadership Team

Jun 21 2018 // Integrated Risk Solutions in Waukesha, Wisconsin, has added John McGee to its leadership team as chief operating officer/chief financial officer.McGee has financial and operations executive experience in the construction,...

OneBeacon Surety Revamps Leadership Team, Expands Capacity

Jun 21 2018 // OneBeacon Surety Group recently announced changes to its U.S. leadership team. In addition, it is now offering up to $250,000,000 in aggregate surety bond capacity for qualifying clients.Chad Anderson has been named head...

EU Parliament Panel Backs Stricter Copyright Rules Opposed by Tech Leaders

Jun 21 2018 // Google, Facebook , Microsoft and other tech giants could face more curbs on their market power after a European Parliament committee voted in favor of tougher copyright rules on Wednesday.The copyright rules, proposed by...

Lewis Succeeds West as Leader of Chubb’s Mid-Market Commercial Lines; Rockwell Named Chief Underwriter

Jun 21 2018 // Chubb has appointed Paul Lewis North America Commercial Insurance Industry practice leader for its North American mid-market segment. He will be responsible for leading Chubb’s Commercial Insurance Industry practices...

EPIC Adds McNulty as Wine & Beverage Practice Leader in California

Jun 13 2018 // EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants has named Michael McNulty managing principal and wine and beverage practice leader. McNulty will be based in San Francisco, Calif., and report to Curt Perata, EPIC’s Pacific...

Republican Leaders Undercut Trump AG’s Bid to End Pre-Existing Conditions Coverage

Jun 13 2018 // Even after the Trump administration chose not to defend Obamacare’s protections for people with pre-existing medical conditions in court, Republican leaders are hoping the lawsuit doesn’t undo one of the most...

USI Insurance Services Names Beck National Construction Practice Leader in New York

Jun 6 2018 // USI Insurance Services (USI), an insurance brokerage and consulting firm, has named Danette Beck as its National Construction Practice leader. Beck will be responsible for growing USI’s construction practice, which...

Chubb Names Watson, Porter to Energy Practice Leadership Posts

May 31 2018 // Chubb has announced two leadership appointments for its Energy Industry Practice serving the mid- and large-market segments.Brad Watson and Barton Porter have been named Energy Industry Practice Leaders for Chubb’s...

Pinnacol Assurance in Colorado Retooling Leadership

May 30 2018 // Pinnacol Assurance in Colorado is revamping its leadership structure.Mark Isakson, who had been senior vice president of operations, now becomes the company’s chief customer officer. He will serve as the senior...

Chubb Names Williams Executive VP, Manufacturing Industry Practice Leader

May 9 2018 // Mike Williams is returning to Chubb to serve as as executive vice president and Manufacturing Industry practice leader. In this role, Williams will lead strategic efforts around mid-market business and relationships with...

Buffett Not Eager for Berkshire to Be Cyber Insurance Leader

May 7 2018 // Warren Buffett said he doesn’t want Berkshire Hathaway Inc. being a leader on cyber insurance because neither he nor others in the industry really know the risk.“I don’t think we or anybody else really...

Woodruff Sawyer Expands New England Office’s Leadership Structure

May 4 2018 // Woodruff Sawyer has expanded its New England office’s leadership structure due to growth it has seen in the past two years. As part of this initiative, it is positioning its three leaders in roles that will further...

FM Global’s Chief Operating Officer Hall to Retire; 2 Leadership Appointments Announced

May 3 2018 // Jonathan W. Hall, chief operating officer of commercial and industrial property insurer FM Global will retire on July 1, 2018, after 37 years with the company.During his tenure with FM Global, Hall has held a variety of...