Latest Leadership Headlines

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North Dakota, Minnesota Leaders Ask Obama for River Diversion Money

Sep 23 2011 // Members of Congress from both sides of the Red River in eastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota are asking President Barack Obama to include $30 million in his next budget for work on a river diversion project in...

How to Recruit for the Perfect Culture Fit

Sep 19 2011 // Sometimes a candidate is perfect on paper but turns out to be completely wrong for the position. As the saying goes, you can’t fit a square peg in a round hole. Recruiting for a “culture fit” is a hot...

Reid Named Leader of Holmes Murphy & Associates’ Nebraska Office

Sep 15 2011 // Holmes Murphy & Associates Vice President Beau Reid has been appointed to lead the independent insurance brokerage’s Nebraska division. Reid has been with Holmes Murphy since 2004 and specializes in innovative...

Edwards Named Healthcare Practice Leader at Wells Fargo Insurance Services

Sep 9 2011 // Chicago-based Wells Fargo Insurance Services USA Inc. named Theresa G. (Terri) Edwards national healthcare industry practice leader. Based in North Carolina, Edwards will report to Keith Burkhardt, executive vice president...

Neace Lukens Promotes Devine to Northern Region Leader

Aug 29 2011 // Insurance broker Neace Lukens has promoted Tim Devine to northern region leader. In this new role, Devine will oversee the growth and expansion of Neace Lukens offices in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus and Dayton, Ohio;...

Lockton Dunning Benefits Expands Leadership, Risk Management Teams in Dallas

Aug 23 2011 // Dallas-based Lockton Dunning Benefits has expanded its senior leadership and health risk management teams with the addition of Jeff Miller, Christian Moreno, Rich Allen and John Goodner. Lockton also announce it has...

Hannigan, Farmers’ Longtime Leader of Independent Agency Unit, to Retire

Aug 4 2011 // After more than 42 years as a leader in the insurance industry, John J. “Jack” Hannigan, executive vice president of independent agency operations for Farmers Insurance Group has decided to retire at the end of...

Leadership Turnover, and Women Executives, Rule at Fireman’s Fund

Jul 18 2011 // Lori Dickerson Fouché was named president and CEO of Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co., making her the company’s fourth CEO in recent years.Fouché succeeds Michael LaRocco, at the helm of one of the nation’s...

Hamilton, Abrams Appointed to Ohio BWC Leadership Team

Jul 14 2011 // Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation has appointed two veteran workers’ compensation and insurance industry professionals to leadership roles. Dale Hamilton will serve as chief operating officer and Kevin...

Europe Considers Greek Default Possible; Leaders to Meet

Jul 12 2011 // European Union leaders are poised to hold an emergency summit after finance ministers acknowledged for the first time that some form of Greek default may be needed to cut Athens’ debts and stop contagion to Italy and...

Leadership Turnover, and Women Executives, Rule at Fireman’s Fund

Jul 7 2011 // On Tuesday, Lori Dickerson Fouché was named president and CEO of Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co., making her the company’s fourth CEO in recent years.Fouché succeeds Michael LaRocco, at the helm of one of the...

Carr Named Operations Leader for Integro’s Atlanta Office

Jul 6 2011 // Integro, a New York-based insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has announced that Andrew Carr has been named operations leader of its Atlanta office. He succeeds Frank Kinnett, who will assume the role of chair of...

Alabama, FEMA Leaders Meet to Plan State’s Tornado Recovery

Jun 24 2011 // More than 60 representatives of private, public and nonprofit groups are discussing ways to help Alabama recover from an outbreak of deadly tornadoes that struck April 27.This week’s meeting was the first meeting of...

Florida Agents’ Leader Grady Cites Progress, Disappointments on Reform

Jun 23 2011 // For those in the industry, Florida’s recent legislative session was a long march as they tried to navigate through a process that initially promised much in the form of a new governor and strong pro-business...

Swiss Re Sets Out Revised Leadership Structure

Jun 22 2011 // Swiss Re is completing what it described as “adjustments to its leadership structure to reflect the company’s new legal entity set-up.” As of May 20, 2011, Swiss Re Ltd is the holding company of the Swiss...

Willis Commercial Network Appoints Marketing Leader for North America

Jun 9 2011 // Willis North America, a unit of Willis Group Holdings, the global insurance broker with operations in Chicago, has appointed Jana Rucker as director of Marketing for Willis Commercial Network – North America. Rucker will...

AXIS Capital Announces Leadership Change at AXIS Re

Jun 8 2011 // Bermuda-based AXIS Capital Holdings Limited announced that William A. Fischer, the CEO of AXIS Re, will leave that position, but will assume the new role of Chief Underwriting Officer of AXIS Re as well as becoming the CEO...

Business, Home Safety Institute Changes Leadership

Jun 6 2011 // The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety announced a change of leadership with the elevation of Carl Hedde, senior vice president of Munich Reinsurance America Inc., from vice chairman to IBHS chairman. In...

Shields Named Construction Leader at William Palumbo

May 26 2011 // Central Massachusetts-based William Palumbo Insurance Agency has named William “Bill” S. Shields leader of its construction risk division. A veteran of the construction industry, Shields began his career at...

Markel International Names Asia Pacific Unit Leader

May 23 2011 // Specialty insurer Markel International has appointed Abhishek Chhajer to lead the development of the company’s trade credit business in the Asia Pacific region out of the company’s Singapore office, which forms...