All the headlines from our Leadership Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 10 2015 // Talbot Underwriting Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Validus Holdings Ltd., announced the promotion of Steven Tebbutt to global practice leader, political violence and aviation war.Tebbutt has been instrumental in...
Aug 6 2015 // The U.S. Senate will not vote on a cyber security bill until September, after lawmakers return from a four-week recess and consider the nuclear agreement with Iran, the chamber’s leaders said on Wednesday.Some...
Aug 3 2015 // The new company formed as a result of ACE Limited’s $28 billion acquisition of The Chubb Corp. will continue the Chubb practices that have made it a favorite among independent insurance agents, ACE CEO Evan Greenberg...
Jul 31 2015 // Willis Group Holdings announced the appointment of Thomas Messer as Regional Leader of aviation in Latin America with immediate effect.Messer joined Willis in 2002 and has served in a variety of roles within the aerospace...
Jul 30 2015 // Former New York Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos pleaded not guilty to new charges that he demanded payments to his son Adam from the head of an insurance administrator seeking to push favorable legislation through...
Jul 29 2015 // Talent recruiting organization Korn Ferry has hired Laurie O’Shea as co-head of its Global Insurance Practice. She will be based in the Chicago office.O’Shea has 25 years of experience in recruiting talent for...
Jul 28 2015 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) announced that Wesley R. McClelland will assume the position of vice president for federal affairs effective Sept. 8. McClelland currently serves as senior policy advisor in the...
Jul 23 2015 // The new company formed as a result of ACE Limited’s acquisition of The Chubb Corp. will continue the Chubb practices that have made it a favorite among independent insurance agents, ACE CEO Evan Greenberg has...
Jul 22 2015 // XL Catlin hired Kevin Bull as Northeast region client distribution leader for its Distribution & Network team in New York. He will report to June Dwyer, senior vice president, Northeast regional leader. In his new...
Jul 22 2015 // Former New York Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos faces new charges he demanded illegal payments be made to his son Adam from the head of an insurance administrator seeking favorable legislation in Albany.The case stems...
Jul 20 2015 // Westfield Insurance, a super-regional property/casualty insurance carrier based in Westfield Center, Ohio, has hired Brian Roche as its group procurement leader.In this position, Roche will assume overall responsibility...
Jul 15 2015 // The London-based International Underwriting Association’s new Delegated Authority Underwriting Group has held its first meeting and elected Paul Rich of Inter Hannover as its chairman. Matt Gordon of Aviva has been...
Jul 13 2015 // SNL Financial published a list of the top 15 global reinsurers last week, showing the major European reinsurers in the top four spots.The ranking is based on 2014 assumed reinsurance premiums for both non-life and life...
Jul 1 2015 // Daniel Bridge Vermont Mutual Insurance Group announced that with the June 30 retirement of CEO William Catto, President Daniel Bridge will take on the chief executive role beginning July 1. In addition, current Senior Vice...
Jun 24 2015 // Westfield Insurance, a super-regional property/casualty insurance carrier based in Westfield Center, Ohio, hired James Merz to the new role of group actuarial and analytics leader. Merz assumes overall responsibility for...
Jun 23 2015 // Willis North America, a unit of Willis Group Holdings plc, the global risk advisory, re/insurance broking, and human capital and benefits firm, appointed Paul Collins as growth leader for Willis’s Metro region, where...
Jun 23 2015 // Willis North America, a unit of Willis Group Holdings plc, has made a series of senior appointments to its southeast business operations.Hiram Marrero has been appointed national partner of Willis’s South Region. He...
Jun 19 2015 // David Rahr Global insurance broker Marsh appointed David Rahr as Mid-Atlantic partnership leader based in Philadelphia. In this role, Rahr will work to ensure the seamless delivery of Marsh’s advisory and...
Jun 15 2015 // The vast majority of UK businesses (70 percent) are failing to address the importance of embedding a positive risk culture*, according to survey conducted by UK business insurance specialist QBE European Operations, which...