All the headlines from our Leadership Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 11 2015 // The Insurance Society of Philadelphia (ISOP) announced Dianne Salter will assume the role of chair of ISOP’s Board of Directors. Salter will begin her two-year term on July 1. She succeeds John Sherlock, the outgoing...
Jun 5 2015 // Arthur J. Gallagher – the international division of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. – has appointed Michael Rea as chief operating officer and Carol Richmond as chief risk officer, subject to regulatory approvals.Both...
Jun 3 2015 // Victor O. Schinnerer & Co. has named Steve Falecki vice president and forest and logging practice leader. Falecki will lead Schinnerer’s forest and logging underwriting unit housed in Sacramento, Calif. He will...
Jun 2 2015 // Swiss Re Corporate Solutions has named Jennifer Knox to its North America regional sales team as senior vice president and sales leader of the West region.Knox will be based in Santa Ana, Calif. She is responsible for...
Jun 1 2015 // Former New York State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos pleaded not guilty to charges that he exploited his position to enrich his son Adam.The two men were arrested early last month on corruption charges, and federal...
May 29 2015 // Former New York State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos got his son a no-show job with a medical malpractice insurer who was lobbying the Legislature, according to a federal indictment.Father and son “engaged in a...
May 29 2015 // Prime Minister David Cameron has pledged to renegotiate Britain’s ties with Europe and then give voters a referendum on European Union membership by the end of 2017. Following are the views of business...
May 28 2015 // Julie Wood Marsh has appointed Julie Wood as Southeast Partnership leader based in Atlanta. In this role, Wood is responsible for ensuring the delivery of Marsh’s advisory and transactional services to clients...
May 15 2015 // Marsh has appointed Marcus Porter-Wright as leader of its UK Specie Division. Porter-Wright will lead Marsh’s team of 30 specialists, which provides insurance and risk management advice to clients globally concerning...
May 11 2015 // More than 350 business owners and decision makers attended the annual “Milestones In Leadership Summit” in Southern California earlier this month.The event, created by Ronald J. Hoefer, owner and CEO of...
May 5 2015 // Los Angeles, Calif.-based Topa Insurance Co. has named Tina Epstein Abrams a commercial wholesale brokerage team leader. As team leader, Abrams leads the underwriting teams in property/casualty. Abrams has more than 30...
Apr 20 2015 // As many as 700 migrants were feared dead on Sunday after their boat capsized in the Mediterranean, raising pressure on Europe to face down anti-immigrant bias and find money for support as turmoil in Libya and the Middle...
Apr 6 2015 // Motorists in Mason City, Iowa could soon have their vehicles impounded for any one of 10 violations, including some misdemeanors.The City Council will consider an impound ordinance at its meeting Tuesday night, the Mason...
Mar 25 2015 // The Graham Company, an insurance brokerage and consulting firm based in Philadelphia, has appointed Vice President Carl M. Bloomfield as new leader of the Health & Human Services Division.Bloomfield replaces Tim Folk,...
Mar 25 2015 // Warwick, RI, March 25, 2015 – More than 70 percent of consumers turn to the Internet first – via computers, smartphones and tablets – to research, compare, and ultimately purchase their insurance policies. To meet...
Mar 23 2015 // Looking for the next great business concept? Searching for a breakthrough idea in workplace processes? Your organization is not alone. According to a study conducted by The Conference Board, promoting innovation is the top...
Feb 27 2015 // Robert Benmosche, the combative former chief executive officer of American International Group Inc. who led the insurer, once the world’s largest, to repay a $182.3 billion taxpayer bailout, has died. He was 70.He...
Feb 20 2015 // A man who led a Kansas commune that collected millions of dollars in life insurance payouts from dead members has been convicted of premeditated murder in the 2003 drowning death of a female member.Daniel Perez, 55, also...
Feb 20 2015 // Carrollton, Texas-based Hotchkiss Insurance Agency (HIA) announced a new leadership team. Mike Hotchkiss is now the CEO, Ken Hotchkiss is the chief operating officer and Greg Hotchkiss is the chief financial officer.HIA...
Feb 9 2015 // Independent insurance broker, Lockton, announced it has added Patrick Georgia as senior vice president and employee benefits practice leader in Milwaukee, Wis.As part of Lockton-Milwaukee, Georgia will help clients by...