All the headlines from our Leadership Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 23 2017 // The British government must act urgently to secure a Brexit transition deal or risk losing jobs and investment in the country, business leaders representing millions of workers are due to warn.In a draft letter due to be...
Oct 19 2017 // Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. has named Dan Berry leader of the firm’s private equity and venture capital group. Berry is a senior vice president and partner in Woodruff-Sawyer. He joined the firm in 2011 and has...
Oct 18 2017 // The state that long has been home of the American auto industry also long has taken a unique approach to auto insurance. The Great Lake state is the only one in the country that requires auto insurance policies to pay...
Oct 9 2017 // IMA Inc. has named Maria Terry vice president and healthcare practice leader. Terry has nearly 40 years of industry experience. She was most recently with Lockton Denver. Prior to Lockton, Terry worked for 21 years with...
Oct 9 2017 // Dallas-based independent insurance brokerage RHSB has named Julia Miller Spracklen J.D. as chief operating officer and Courtney Woodruff as senior vice president in its Commercial Lines Division. Additionally, John Losurdo...
Oct 4 2017 // USI Insurance Services has named Chris Swensen property/casualty practice leader for its Salt Lake City, Utah, office. Swensen has 18 years of insurance industry experience, including group captives, professional...
Oct 2 2017 // A Connecticut man who federal prosecutors say was the ringleader of an auto insurance scam involving as many as 50 staged car crashes is set to be sentenced. Mackenzy Noze filed court documents saying he should receive...
Sep 21 2017 // Businesses and their leaders have a unique role to play in helping communities and individuals recover from the devastation of a storm like Hurricane Harvey, and they should not underestimate the power of getting employees...
Sep 14 2017 // Maurice “Hank” Greenberg, former chief executive of American International Group Inc., may pursue large parts of his defamation lawsuit against former New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, a New York state...
Sep 12 2017 // In the wake of Hurricane Harvey, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is calling for the construction of flood control infrastructure in the Houston area — things he said should have been built “decades and decades...
Sep 8 2017 // Jimcor Agency Inc., an independent managing general agent and wholesaler headquartered in Montvale, N.J., has announced updates to its strategic leadership team with several promotions.Renee Azelby was promoted to vice...
Sep 8 2017 // Any proposal to automatically cut premiums for Michigan drivers would be “dead” on arrival in the Republican-led Senate, Majority Leader Arlan Meekhof said, bringing into question lawmakers’ long-sought...
Sep 7 2017 // Merrill, Wisconsin-based Church Mutual Insurance Co. aims to position the company for continued growth and opportunity with five executive promotions.Breigh Voigt has been promoted to vice president of commercial...
Aug 21 2017 // Brightway Insurance Co-Founder and Chairman David Miller has announced he will transition to executive chairman and Michael Miller, formerly vice chairman and co-founder, will take over as chairman of the Florida-based...
Aug 16 2017 // Second of Two ArticlesGood leadership is essential if the industry is going to successfully navigate the challenges ahead, Stephen Catlin told Insurance Journal during a recent interview, as he looked back at lessons...
Aug 11 2017 // The Southwest region of USI Insurance Services (USI) appointed Joshua Glover as the property/casualty practice leader for North Texas. Glover will be based in USI’s Dallas office, reporting to Jack Wagner, USI...
Jul 26 2017 // Marsh has named Lou Ann Layton as its Southeast Zone leader. In this role, Layton is responsible for client initiatives, new business, and talent development across the District of Columbia and eight states: Florida,...
Jul 24 2017 // Houston-based Dean & Draper Insurance Agency LP has promoted Stephen B. Smith to executive vice president, chief operating officer and limited partner over its group of agencies.For the past year Smith has served as...
Jul 20 2017 // Chubb has named Lee Farrow as executive vice president and Life Sciences Industry practice leader for North America. In his new role, effective immediately, he will oversee the strategy, operations and underwriting of...
Jul 18 2017 // Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell abandoned efforts to pass a broad Republican-only replacement of Obamacare, saying late Monday he will instead seek a vote on a simple repeal — delayed by two years to give...