All the headlines from our Leadership Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 2 2025 // More than half of small business leaders believe artificial intelligence will play a “crucial role” in worker safety over the next five years, according to a new report from Pie Insurance.A survey of...
Apr 1 2025 // The Hartford of Hartford, Connecticut said Shekar Pannala was named the company’s chief information officer and leads technology, as well as cybersecurity, infrastructure and cloud modernization.Prior to joining The...
Mar 31 2025 // Aspire Promotes Nicholson, Storms and Storms to New Leadership RolesAspire General Insurance promoted Tyler Nicholson to the newly created role of chief revenue and distribution officer. Nicholson has more than 20 years of...
Mar 26 2025 // The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will likely focus on more traditional cases under incoming leadership, including those involving individual wrongdoing and fraud targeting elders, the agency’s acting...
Mar 24 2025 // CRU Group named Catherine Sutton vice president for the U.S. Southwest Region. Sutton has an education in engineering and experience in insurance adjusting, forensic engineering and account management. Based in Austin,...
Mar 21 2025 // Marsh, headquartered in New York City, appointed Fran Curran as U.S. surety leader and Todd Schweitzer as U.S. construction claims leader.Based in Philadelphia, Curran is a 24-year veteran of Marsh who most recently served...
Mar 14 2025 // Specialty insurer Beazley appointed Lindsay Shipper as head of commercial property, North America, effective April 1.She will report to Richard Montminy, group head of property risks, and will be based in Atlanta. Shipper...
Mar 12 2025 // Arch Insurance Names 2 Senior Leaders for Casualty Team in SpainArch Insurance announced the appointments of Carmen Cobeta as head of Casualty, Spain, and Irene Fernandez Franic as senior casualty underwriter, effective...
Mar 12 2025 // S&P Global Market Intelligence expects the U.S. property/casualty insurance industry to post more than $100 billion of net income for 2024—and that the biggest underwriting profits contributing to the figure will...
Feb 25 2025 // Allianz Commercial Appoints Contreras North American Portfolio Solutions LeaderAllianz Commercial, headquartered in New York City, appointed Jenna Contreras to the North American distribution team in the newly created role...
Feb 24 2025 // Understanding the strengths and weaknesses of your team is crucial–especially for insurance agency owners. Recognizing personal limitations allows leaders to strategically delegate tasks and fill talent gaps with the...
Feb 24 2025 // Independent agency owners, producers, and support staff continue to report higher pay, according to Insurance Journal’s national online Agency Salary Survey results. But for the second year in a row, survey...
Feb 21 2025 // Robert Conyers, Jr. Brown & Riding, headquartered in Dallas, appointed Robert Conyers, Jr., as energy practice leader. Conyers joined Brown & Riding in 2017 and became a principal in 2023. As energy practice...
Feb 19 2025 // New policies from the top U.S. securities regulator hand corporate boards more power over investors in ways that could curtail investor-initiated reform efforts on everything from climate policy to director contests,...
Feb 18 2025 // Encova Insurance, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, appointed Dawn Colavecchi as commercial lines regional vice president, and Todd Becker as vice president, commercial underwriting office, workers’...
Feb 18 2025 // One General Agency (OGA), headquartered in Oklahoma City, promoted and hired several new team members to leadership positions.OGA promoted Taylor Matthews to vice president of operations. Matthews spent eight years with...
Feb 12 2025 // Hiscox, headquartered in Atlanta, appointed Alexandra Furth as head of claims in the U.S., effective March 10.Furth has over 20 years of claims and legal leadership experience, most recently serving as AIG’s head of...
Feb 12 2025 // PADIC Elects Basi PresidentThe Pacific Association of Domestic Insurance Companies, headquartered in California, elected Anisha Basi, general counsel for Pacific Specialty Insurance Co., to serve as PADIC president....
Feb 10 2025 // Kendall Empey IMA Financial Group named Kendall Empey president, Salt Lake City and market leader for Utah. Empey oversees employee benefits and property/casualty activities in the Utah market. Empey has experience in...
Feb 7 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Willis and Arch Insurance UK.A summary of these new hires follows here. Willis Promotes Easton to Global Head of ART and Head of Western Europe, Risk &...