Latest Leadership Headlines

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

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...

Marsh Appoints Denny as UK Financial & Professional Practice Leader

Apr 18 2018 // Marsh announced the appointment of Paul Denny as UK Financial and Professional Practice (FINPRO) Leader. Denny reports to Paul Moody, CEO of Marsh’s UK Specialties Division.Denny joined Marsh in 1989 and held senior...

Markel Revamps Excess Casualty Leadership Team

Apr 16 2018 // Markel Corp. has reorganized the leadership structure of its excess casualty team, the underwriting unit with teams in the U.S., Bermuda, Dublin and London.Matt Mullen and Colin Shaw, both managing directors, Casualty,...

Retiring Commissioner Sevigny Talks State Regulation, Being a Good Leader

Apr 2 2018 // New Hampshire Insurance Commissioner Roger Sevigny is planning to retire this summer after 16 years with the New Hampshire Insurance Department. His current term ends on June 11.Prior to his 16 years working as a regulator...

Chubb’s Darling Honored for Industry Leadership, Cystic Fibrosis Work

Apr 2 2018 // Compassion and helping others were the key takeaways from a message that Jim Darling delivered to a group of several hundred insurance professionals gathered to honor him in Los Angeles, Calif., at a dinner ceremony in...

The Key to Unlocking Creativity? Promoting an Innovative Culture

Apr 2 2018 // The insurance industry stands amid an increasingly fast-paced, ever-changing business world. Insurance companies are now face-to-face with constantly evolving marketplace conditions — including climate concerns,...

More than $1B Sought by Houston-Area Leaders for Flood Control

Mar 29 2018 // Officials in the Texas county hardest hit by Hurricane Harvey want to ask voters to approve up to $2 billion in bonds to fund critical flood-control projects, but worried Tuesday about potential roadblocks.Harris County,...

National Hurricane Center Gets New Leader

Mar 27 2018 // A meteorologist who aided emergency response efforts along the Gulf Coast after the 2010 oil spill has been tapped to lead the U.S. government’s hurricane forecasting hub in Miami.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric...

Sutherland Joins XL Catlin as a North Central Regional Leader in Chicago

Mar 26 2018 // XL Catlin has added Todd Sutherland in Chicago as its new regional leader, US North Central.Sutherland will lead the regional Broker and Client Management team in Chicago, working with XL Catlin brokers and clients...

JLT Specialty USA Names Dobos Leader of West Coast M&A Group

Mar 22 2018 // JLT Specialty USA has named Ted Dobos executive vice president and leader of JLT’s West Coast mergers and acquisitions practice. Dobos will be based in San Francisco, Calif. He has more than 25 years of finance,...

New York’s Broome Co-operative Taps New Leadership After CEO’s Retirement

Mar 22 2018 // Broome Co-operative Insurance Company, a Vestal, N.Y.-based regional property and casualty insurance company, has announced two senior leadership changes following the retirement of President and CEO Steven...