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People Moves: Woodruff Sawyer in California Names Parsons National Private Equity & Venture Capital Group Leader

Dec 15 2023 // Woodruff Sawyer named Luke Parsons the firm’s national private equity and venture capital practice group leader. Parsons was previously senior vice president of Woodruff Sawyer’s private equity and due...

People Moves: Berry Joins Alliant as Venture Capital Leader, Executive Vice President

Dec 11 2023 // Dan Berry joined Alliant Insurance Services as venture capital leader, executive vice president, with Alliant M&A. Based in San Francisco, Berry previously served as private equity and venture capital group leader at...

People Moves: Standard Lines Services Names Lakey as Division Leader

Dec 7 2023 // Standard Lines Services named Joshua Lakey division leader. Standard Lines Services is a division of Graham-Rogers Insurance, based in Bartlesville, Okla. Lakey has 18 years of insurance experience and previously served as...

Leadership Changes at The Hartford With New Heads of Commercial, Personal Lines

Nov 30 2023 // The Hartford said it will head into 2024 with new heads of commercial and personal lines and announced additional leadership changes.A. Morris “Mo” Tooker, who joined The Hartford in 2015 as chief underwriting...

Alleged Leader of Multi-State Auto Fraud Ring Arrested in Florida After 4 Years in Hiding

Nov 29 2023 // A Washington State man, on the lam for four years and wanted in connection with $6 million in auto insurance fraud schemes and staged accidents across the country, has been arrested in Florida.The U.S. Marshals Service...

People Moves: Liberty Mutual Re Names Swiss Re’s Chisolm as Senior Underwriting Exec; Everest Insurance Int’l Appoints 2 Senior Leaders in Asia

Nov 27 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Liberty Mutual Reinsurance and Everest Insurance International.A summary of these new hires follows here. Liberty Mutual Re Names Swiss Re’s Chisolm...

Intentional Investment in People, Culture Key Values at Crest Insurance

Nov 22 2023 // Crest Insurance Group offers its employees the freedom to succeed.“Our entrepreneurial structure enables teams and individuals to achieve higher levels of success than they would achieve in a more highly structured...

People Moves: Unison Risk Advisors Names Maisano SVP; Central Insurance Makes Changes to Leadership Team

Nov 20 2023 // Unison Risk Advisors Names Maisano SVP of Corporate DevelopmentUnison Risk Advisors, headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, hired Andrew Maisano as senior vice president of corporate development. Unison Risk Advisors is the...

Beehive: They Come for the Employees, Stay for the Leaders

Nov 20 2023 // When asked what they like about the business they work for, employees may mention the leadership or their fellow employees – but it’s not often both. However, it appears the employees at Beehive Insurance Agency in...

Ending Polarization and Building Future Leaders: Travelers CEO

Nov 20 2023 // Challenges facing today’s business leaders include keeping pace with rapid change, the leader of Travelers said in late October while also going out of his way to cast light on a serious obstacle to forward progress:...

People Moves: Suda Joins RT Binding Authority’s Leadership Team

Nov 16 2023 // RT Specialty, the wholesale distribution division of Ryan Specialty headquartered in Chicago, Ill., hired underwriter Jessalynn Suda to RT Binding Authority’s leadership team. Suda brings 15 years of underwriting...

Is Miami-Dade, Once the Leader in Strong Building Requirements, Now Out of Step?

Nov 16 2023 // Editor’s note: For almost three decades, Florida contractors and building officials have operated under two different building codes: One for most of the state and another for the southeastern corner – Miami-Dade...

Financial Services Firms Acknowledge ‘Awful’ Culture in UK Sexism Inquiry

Nov 16 2023 // Representatives from finance firms across the City of London said more work was needed to tackle gaping gender disparities in the industry, even after companies have made gains in the past five years.Trade groups...

Yemen’s Houthis Leader Says Group Will Target Israeli Ships in Red Sea

Nov 15 2023 // Yemen’s Houthi leader said on Tuesday his forces would make further attacks on Israel and they could target Israeli ships in the Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandeb Strait.The Iran-aligned group made several missile and...

Update – Economic Threats Top List of G20 Business Leaders’ Concerns: WEF Survey

Nov 14 2023 // Economic and societal threats – such as an economic downturn, inflation, and an erosion of social cohesion – rank among the biggest risks in G20 countries over the next two years, according to a global survey of...

People Moves: Marsh Names Kowell Marine, Cargo and Logistics Practice Leader, US and Canada; WTW Appoints Messinger Lead of FI&PS

Nov 13 2023 // Marsh, a business of Marsh McLennan, headquartered in New York, N.Y., named Janice Kowell marine, cargo and logistics practice leader, U.S. and Canada. Kowell will remain based in Portland, Ore.Kowell succeeds Michael...

Georgia Condo Association Leaders Charged with Taking Insurance Proceeds After Fire

Nov 6 2023 // Police in South Fulton, Georgia, have charged the president and treasurer of a large condominium association with stealing more than $1.5 million in insurance payouts after two fires in 2020 destroyed a building.Multiple...

Long-Term Thinking Builds Winning Culture at Deland, Gibson

Nov 6 2023 // When Chip and Ted Gibson got the keys to Deland, Gibson Insurance Associates in 2020, the brothers took over what Chip described as “a great shop.” Three generations of their family members had guided the...

Ending Polarization and Building Future Leaders: Travelers CEO

Nov 1 2023 // Challenges facing today’s business leaders include keeping pace with rapid change, the leader of Travelers said last week while also going out of his way to cast light on a serious obstacle to forward progress:...

People Moves: Markel Hires Senior Leaders for Casualty, Professional, Financial Risk Teams in Australia; BHSI Promotes Regan to Head of Casualty, Ireland

Oct 31 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Markel in Australia and Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI).A summary of these new hires follows here. Markel Hires Senior Leaders in Australia...