Latest Leadership Headlines

All the headlines from our Leadership Topic Page, ordered by recency.

Aon’s New York Office Appoints Middle-Market Sales Leader

Mar 19 2013 // Aon plc, a global provider of risk management, insurance and reinsurance brokerage, and HR consulting and outsourcing services, announced the addition of Vincent Gandolfo as middle-market sales leader for the Greater New...

Florida Leaders Seek Savings from PIP Reforms

Mar 11 2013 // Key Florida lawmakers are running out of patience with the state’s fraud-plagued no-fault auto insurance system.Senate President Don Gaetz , R-Niceville, told The Associated Press he isn’t persuaded that...

West Virginia House Leaders Seek Review of Appeals Process

Mar 1 2013 // Speaker Rick Thompson and other West Virginia House leaders have proposed a study of whether the recently revised process for handling civil appeals ensures a full and fair review, amid calls for expanding the...

Rockhill Hires New Leader of Healthcare Liability Division

Feb 21 2013 // Rockhill Insurance Group has hired Dave Stoner as vice-president to lead its healthcare liability division. He is based in Cleveland, Ohio. Stoner has more than 20 years of industry experience and spent the last 10 years...

Florida Senate Leader to Insurers: Where Are Savings from PIP Reforms?

Feb 21 2013 // Key Florida lawmakers are running out of patience with the state’s fraud-plagued no-fault motor vehicle insurance system that has cost policyholders hundred millions of dollars.Senate President Don Gaetz ,...

Farmers CEO: Changes Align Leadership Around Core Businesses

Feb 19 2013 // Jeff Dailey, chief executive officer of Los Angeles, Calif.-based Farmers Group Inc., on Tuesday announced several executive leadership team appointments he says better aligns the leadership team around Farmers core...

Leavitt’s Hillman Industry Leader of Year in Idaho

Feb 14 2013 // Alyce Hillman, co-owner of the Leavitt Group of Boise, was recently awarded “Industry Leader of the Year” by the Boise Insurance Professionals. In 2008 Hillman became co-owner of the Leavitt Group of Boise and...

Southern California School Leaders Sued Over Teacher Sex Abuse

Jan 31 2013 // The current Los Angeles schools superintendent and five of his predecessors in Southern California have been sued on grounds that they systematically covered up complaints about teacher sex abuse of students over the past...

Irle Joins Hylant as National Captive Risk Practice Group Leader

Jan 25 2013 // Toledo, Ohio-based insurance brokerage firm, Hylant, announced that industry veteran William D. (Kip) Irle has joined the company as captive risk practice leader.Irle is a 20-year veteran of the insurance industry. He...

Former Florida Surplus Lines Association Leader Indicted

Jan 23 2013 // A former executive director and past president of the Florida Surplus Lines Association (FSLA) has been indicted for allegedly embezzling an estimated $130,000 in association funds.Roger Gobler has been charged with 11...

Marsh Names U.S. D&O Liability Product Leader in New York

Jan 18 2013 // Marsh, the insurance broking division of Marsh & McLennan Cos., announced that Brenda Shelly, a veteran management liability broker and underwriter, has been appointed the firm’s new U.S. directors and officers...

Effective Leadership – How to Implement It

Jan 15 2013 // This post is part of a series on insurance marketing and training sponsored by Astonish.In part one, we defined effective leadership and why it’s essential to insurance agencies’ success in a marketplace...

King Joins HORAN as Health Management Leader

Jan 11 2013 // Cincinnati, Ohio-based employee benefits and financial services consulting organization, HORAN, has added Carol King as its health management leader.King works directly with clients to create customized wellness plans...

Crocker Joins Higginbotham as Real Estate Practice Leader

Jan 10 2013 // Commercial insurance broker William J. Crocker has joined Higginbotham Insurance Group in Austin, Texas, as vice president, real estate practice leader.Crocker will help build the firm’s presence in the real estate...

GEICO Recruiting College Grads for Leadership Program in Virginia Office

Jan 4 2013 // GEICO, a Chevy Chase, Md.-headquartered auto insurance unit of Berkshire Hathaway, said its Fredericksburg, Va., regional office is recruiting college graduates for its “Supervisor Leadership Program.” The...

Kalmer Named to Leadership Post at Missouri Insurance Department

Jan 3 2013 // Emily Kalmer has been named legislative affairs counsel for the Insurance, Finance and Credit Unions Divisions at the Missouri Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions & Professional Registration. Kalmer served...

Atlanta-Based Crawford & Co. Appoints Global Technical Services Leader

Dec 21 2012 // Crawford & Co., an Atlanta-headquartered independent provider of claims management services, announced that Andries Willemse, senior vice president for Crawford’s Global Technical Services (GTS) operations, will...

New Leaders in 2013

Dec 17 2012 // The year 2012 brought news of industry leadership changes taking effect in 2013. Some of the people to watch in 2013 include:Brian Duperreault, retired as president and CEO of Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. at the end of...

Creating a World-Class Insurance Sales Culture

Dec 13 2012 // This post is part of a series on insurance marketing and training sponsored by Astonish.Selling insurance isn’t like it used to be. Not many people just walk-in or call ready to do business anymore. And when they do,...

Effective Leadership – What is it?

Dec 11 2012 // This post is part of a series on insurance marketing and training sponsored by Astonish.After personally helping install hundreds of marketing systems in insurance agencies across the country, I can’t express enough...