All the headlines from our Leadership Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 26 2016 // Ohio-based privately owned insurance brokerage firm, Hylant, has named Debbie Fischer to the newly created position of vice president, property/casualty service leader. Most recently, she was vice president, client...
Oct 25 2016 // Erie Insurance, an Erie, Penn., based insurer, has announced several new executive leadership promotions. This move follows the company’s June 2016 announcement that Timothy G. NeCastro was named the firm’s...
Oct 24 2016 // Aon Risk Solutions announced the appointment of James C. Trainor as senior vice president in its Cyber Solutions Group. Trainor joins Aon after a career at the Federal Bureau of Investigation, where he most recently led...
Oct 24 2016 // If retired NFL quarterback Peyton Manning felt out of place in a room filled with insurance professionals – miles away from where he was last year on his way to a Super Bowl-winning season – no one would have...
Oct 24 2016 // William Bolton, head of a large national brokerage, leader of a regional brokers group and chairman of Assurex Global, died on Oct. 5 at age 77 following a long battle with squamous cell carcinoma and a bilateral lung...
Oct 20 2016 // Steven Zimmerman has joined XL Catlin’s broker and client management team as client distribution leader in Los Angeles, Calif. He reports to Mike Soper, XL Catlin’s U.S. West regional broker and client...
Oct 17 2016 // Century Underwriting, the London-based specialist commercial managing general agent, has launched a new liability underwriting division and made two senior appointments to support its growth.Tony Collman has been appointed...
Oct 13 2016 // XL Catlin has opened a second office in Mexico, located in Monterrey, and appointed Carlos Matthey as client distribution leader in that location.Monterrey is the capital of the state of Nuevo León, which has an economy...
Oct 12 2016 // Morristown, N.J.-based ProSight Specialty Insurance has made two key appointments to the management team of its Lloyd’s operation, ProSight Specialty Managing Agency.Philip Green becomes finance director while...
Oct 11 2016 // William Bolton, head of a large national brokerage, leader of an influential regional brokers group and chairman of Assurex Global during his nearly half-a-century in insurance, is being remembered by those close to him as...
Sep 26 2016 // CNA has appointed Maria Cole assistant vice president, branch production leader for the St. Louis branch.Cole will lead CNA’s St. Louis team in cultivating deeper relationships with producers, accelerating...
Sep 20 2016 // Rockhill Insurance Group, a member of Columbus, Ohio-based State Auto Insurance Group, has tapped Jack Abney to lead its environmental underwriting unit as vice president – environmental.Rockhill also announced it has...
Sep 20 2016 // Willis Towers Watson has named Charles Shay leader in financial and executive risk in North America’s West region.The financial and executive risk practice delivers tailored risk management and risk transfer...
Sep 19 2016 // It’s always difficult to admit not being good at something — especially when you are the agency owner and leader of an insurance agency. But knowing a person’s weaknesses is extremely important. Leaders...
Sep 13 2016 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”) last week installed new officers who have begun serving their terms.Connecticut independent agent Spencer Houldin was inaugurated as the...
Aug 29 2016 // The Navigators Group Inc. has restructured its leadership team for its global claims organization.Glen Bronstein has been promoted to the newly created role of global chief claims officer. Bronstein joined Navigators to...
Aug 25 2016 // Starr Companies, a New York based global insurance and financial services organization, is continuing to expand its field operations throughout the U.S. with the addition of new offices and leadership. Most recently, the...
Aug 22 2016 // Insurance brokerage Hylant, headquartered in Toledo, Ohio, has promoted Doug Miller to vice president, Executive Risk Practice leader. He assumes the Executive Risk Practice group leadership from Jim Lash, who was recently...
Aug 22 2016 // Atlanta, GA, August 22, 2016 — Breckenridge Insurance Group has filled several key leadership positions due to planned growth. The wholesale specialty insurance provider continues its efforts to strengthen operations and...
Aug 15 2016 // Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE (AGCS) has announced senior underwriting appointments in property and engineering as well as risk consulting.Thierry Portevin will take over the role of global head of Property...