All the headlines from our Leadership Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 9 2012 // Seattle, Wash.-based Safeco Insurance announced new leaders for its National Advisory Council in 2012.They are Shane Tatum, president, and Jeff Ogard, vice president. Tatum, who has served on the agent council since 2004,...
Feb 2 2012 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) has presented Independent Leadership Awards to the Honorable Kelly Hancock, Texas House of Representatives, and the Honorable John Carona, Texas Senate.With close to 10...
Jan 24 2012 // Willis North America, a unit of Willis Group Holdings, the global insurance broker with operations in Chicago, has appointed William “Bill” Monat as senior placement specialist, transactional solutions...
Jan 13 2012 // Willis North America, a unit of insurance broker Willis Group Holdings, appointed Richard Sheldon as environmental practice leader. Sheldon has been serving as national placement leader for the environmental practice since...
Jan 13 2012 // Celent, a financial and insurance IT advisory services and research firm and a unit of Oliver Wyman, appointed insurance division leader Craig Weber as the new chief executive officer. Craig Weber Weber replaces Mike...
Jan 9 2012 // Lockton Companies appointed industry veteran Michael Power as senior vice president and Northeast real estate practice leader.Based in the insurance broker’s Manhattan, New York, office, Power will be responsible for...
Dec 30 2011 // As the end of 2011 approaches, this is a good time to reflect upon what went well and what didn’t during the year — as well as what changes you should make in 2012. Here are a few errors and omissions (E&O)...
Dec 20 2011 // Maurice R. Greenberg, Chairman and CEO of Starr Companies, was awarded the Lifetime of Leadership Award from the Yale Chief Executive Leadership Institute, Yale School of Management.The Starr Companies chief received the...
Dec 16 2011 // As the end of 2011 approaches, this is a good time to reflect upon what went well and what didn’t during the year — as well as what changes you should make in 2012. Here are a few errors and omissions (E&O)...
Dec 12 2011 // The Rockhill Insurance Group has hired Garick Zillgitt as its vice president of marketing and business development. Zillgitt has nearly 30 years of wide-ranging industry experience with insurers, reinsurers, and brokers,...
Nov 15 2011 // Willis North America has named Ric Burwell as construction practice leader of northern California.Burwell, who takes over immediately, will be based in San Francisco. Willis, a unit of U.K. insurance firm Willis Group...
Nov 15 2011 // Stanley Zax, president and CEO of Woodland Hills, Calif.-based Zenith National Insurance Corp., will be retiring, and COO Jack Miller will take over, it was announced on Tuesday.Zenith, a wholly-owned subsidiary of...
Nov 10 2011 // The move by one Florida county to crack down on auto insurance fraud by targeting staged accidents and regulating clinics is being seen as a roadmap for state officials looking to reform the state’s no-fault auto...
Nov 8 2011 // San Francisco, Calif.-based Edgewood Partners Insurance Center (EPIC), a retail property, casualty and employee benefits brokerage, has added Scott Gunnison as principal of strategic development. Gunnison has more than 30...
Nov 7 2011 // Four industry leaders attempted to tackle explaining the definition of “leadership” and what it takes to be a leader, while addressing perpetuation concerns during the “Next Generation Panel Discussion:...
Oct 26 2011 // Kevin Hoskinson has joined Lockton as its technology practice leader focused on property and casualty insurance for technology companies. Hoskinson will work in Kansas City, Mo. Lockton’s San Jose, Calif. office....
Oct 19 2011 // Westfield Insurance, headquartered in Westfield, Ohio, has selected Dennis Baus to lead the company’s surety operations. Baus assumes the national surety Leader responsibilities on Jan. 1, 2012, replacing Rick...
Oct 13 2011 // Chicago-based Ryan Specialty Group (RSG) announced leadership changes at ThinkRisk Underwriting Agency, one of RSG’s underwriting companies.Nicole Haggerty has been named president and Reza Khan executive vice...
Oct 12 2011 // The Gibraltar Group, a risk and insurance advisory firm headquartered in Lubbock, Texas, has added Abie Rampy as director of communications and marketing. With more than 10 years of organizational management and marketing...
Oct 11 2011 // Four industry leaders attempted to tackle explaining the definition of “leadership” and what it takes to be a leader, while addressing perpetuation concerns during the “Next Generation Panel Discussion:...