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A Culture of Action at Distinguished Programs

Dec 18 2017 // Distinguished Programs, a New York, N.Y.-headquartered national insurance program manager providing specialized insurance programs to brokers and agents, works to develop a culture of action by giving back to the...

Chubb Names French & Hill to Asia-Pacific Leadership Positions

Dec 14 2017 // Chubb announced two leadership appointments in the company’s Asia Pacific business.John French, currently country president for Australia and New Zealand, has been appointed to the position of senior vice president,...

World Leaders Aim to Breathe New Life into Paris Climate Pact; AXA Plans Initiatives

Dec 11 2017 // French President Emmanuel Macron this week will seek to breathe new life into the fight against global warming and sway debate away from skeptics of the process led by U.S. President Donald Trump.At a series of events in...

Sisk Joins CAA Leadership Team as VP, Production

Dec 8 2017 // Austin, Texas-based Combined Agents of America (CAA) has added Kodi Sisk to its leadership team as vice president of Production.Sisk has more than a decade of experience working in the insurance industry from both an...

NAIC Honors 3 for Leadership in State Insurance Regulation

Dec 7 2017 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) recognized three state regulators for their contributions to state-based insurance regulation during the the NAIC’s 2017 Fall National Meeting.The NAIC...

Woodruff-Sawyer Names Williams Southern California Practice Leader

Nov 27 2017 // Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. has named Brendan Williams its Southern California practice leader.Williams will be assuming leadership of the Southern California region in early 2018 upon the retirement of Ron Packouz, founder...

CMI in California Names Witherspoon Lawyers Professional Liability Leader

Nov 2 2017 // San Francisco, Calif.-based Cooper & McCloskey Inc. Insurance Brokers has named Jack Witherspoon the lawyers professional liability team leader. Witherspoon will be responsible for leading and managing the CMI LPL...

XL Catlin Taps Allianz’ Broodryk as Cyber Product Leader, APAC Financial Lines

Oct 27 2017 // XL Catlin’s insurance operations announced the appointment of Max Broodryk as product leader of Cyber Risk, International Financial Lines for Asia Pacific, based in Sydney. In this role, Broodryk will be responsible...

MGA Burns & Wilcox Canada Opens Vancouver Office; Key Leaders Named

Oct 26 2017 // Burns & Wilcox Canada, a managing general agent in North America, has expanded into British Columbia with the opening of a Vancouver office. The new office is located in Vancouver’s business district at the...

Willis Towers Watson Adds Wallace as Market Leader in Wisconsin

Oct 26 2017 // Global insurance advisor, Willis Towers Watson, has appointed Scott Wallace market leader for Wisconsin for its Corporate Risk and Broking (CRB) segment.Willis Towers Watson has offices in Brookfield and Appleton,...

Willis Towers Watson Hires Toner as CRB Market Leader for New England

Oct 25 2017 // Global insurance advisor Willis Towers Watson has hired Mike Toner as Corporate Risk and Broking (CRB) market leader for New England, which includes offices in Boston and Billerica, Mass; Hartford, Conn.; Burlington, Vt.;...

UK Must Secure Brexit Transition Deal or Risk Losing Jobs: Business Leaders

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...

Woodruff-Sawyer in California Names Berry Leader of Private Equity and Venture Capital Group

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...

Detroit Mayor, Statehouse Leaders Take Another Shot at Michigan No-Fault Reform

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...

IMA Names Terry Vice President and National Healthcare Practice Leader in Colorado

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...

Texas Insurance Broker RHSB Restructures Senior Leadership

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...

USI Names Swensen P/C Practice Leader in Utah

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...

Alleged Leader of Connecticut Auto Insurance Fraud Scam to be Sentenced

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...

Employer Leadership in Disaster Recovery and the Power of Return-to-Work

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...

Judge Allows Ex-AIG Leader Greenberg’s Defamation Claim Against Ex-AG Spitzer

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...