All the headlines from our Leadership Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
Dec 10 2012 // Marsh, the insurance broking division of Marsh & McLennan Cos., announced that Douglas Schwab has rejoined the firm as its new East and Central zone mining leader.Douglas SchwabIn this newly-created position, Schwab...
Dec 7 2012 // Insurance broker Marsh has named Eugene “Tripp” Sheehan, a 19-year veteran of the firm, as U.S. Financial Institutions practice leader. Since joining Marsh in 1993, Sheehan has held a variety of positions...
Dec 4 2012 // Willis Group Holdings has announced a series of senior leadership appointments in its Willis International business unit, “focusing on its UK and wider European operations.” Willis also explained that the new...
Nov 30 2012 // With time running out, agricultural leaders in Congress vowed on Thursday to do everything they can to pass a farm bill that cuts spending by at least $23 billion – savings that could assure support by lawmakers...
Nov 7 2012 // Wells Fargo Insurance, part of Wells Fargo & Co., has named new regional leaders in the Midwest.Led by regional managing director John Meder, the team serves the Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri,...
Oct 25 2012 // Unfinished financial reforms are hampering recovery in key parts of the global economy and weighing on economic growth, the head of the International Monetary Fund warned on Thursday.In a speech in Toronto, IMF Managing...
Oct 24 2012 // Insurance wholesaler Insurance Program Managers Group (IPMG), based in St. Charles, Ill., has added Terry Dowty as specialty lines practice leader.Dowty has more than 25 years of expertise in all areas of insurance. He has...
Oct 24 2012 // Kentucky-based insurance agency Neace Lukens has promoted longtime employee Todd Stocksdale to southern region leader. Stocksdale will be responsible for overseeing Neace Lukens’ southern Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee...
Oct 22 2012 // Florida-based Bankers Insurance Group recently announced the company’s new leadership lineup.Lisa Bage has joined the firm as vice president of product development. Bage, a 22-year industry veteran, was a senior vice...
Oct 17 2012 // Insurance brokerage and risk management firm Integro has appointed Managing Principal Anne Anderson as head of the firm’s New York City office.Anne AndersonAnderson has more than 25 years experience in risk...
Oct 10 2012 // Starr Companies announces the appointment of Meredith Ryan-Reid as North American leader for the accident and health division. She is based in New York. Ryan-Reid will be responsible for the overall growth, profitability,...
Oct 8 2012 // The incoming Florida House speaker is asking the chairman of the state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. to postpone a key depopulation strategy to give lawmakers a chance to review it. Speaker-designate Will...
Oct 3 2012 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”) announced that David Allen Walker was installed as the association’s vice chairman at the association’s recent...