All the headlines from our Leadership Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 2 2010 // A prescribed set of hospital-wide patient-safety programs can lead to rapid improvements in the “culture of safety” even in a large, complex, academic medical center, according to a new study by safety experts...
Nov 19 2010 // Markel Corp. has appointed Glen Mangold as managing director for its architects and engineers, agents and brokers, and lawyers product lines. He will be based in Deerfield, Ill., and will report to Gerry Albanese Mangold...
Nov 18 2010 // The New York Insurance Association elected new officers and directors at its annual meeting last week.Richard Zick, president and CEO of Utica First Insurance Co., will serve as chairman. Other officers will be First Vice...
Nov 14 2010 // About the Personal Lines Leaders: The 2010 Personal Lines Leaders in this special feature are taken from Insurance Journal’s Top 100 Property/Casualty Independent Agencies as reported in August. This list utilizes...
Nov 10 2010 // IMA of Texas Inc., a retail insurance broker and risk management firm based in Dallas, has added three new directors of client service.Drew Lambert joined IMA as director of client services and integrated health and...
Oct 27 2010 // Tricia O’Neill has been appointed as broker relationship leader for the North American business’ wholesale distributor locations for Zurich. O’Neill’s focus will be on developing and executing...
Oct 21 2010 // Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management arm of Aon Corp., appointed John Willett as the national industry practice leader.Most recently, Willett served as managing director for Aon’s New England office. In his...
Oct 18 2010 // About the Commercial Lines Leaders: The 2010 Commercial Lines Leaders in this special feature are taken from Insurance Journal’s Top 100 Property/Casualty Indepdendent Agencies as reported in August. This list...
Oct 1 2010 // J. Michael “Mike” Miley of Gibson Insurance Group was installed as the chairman of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”) at the conclusion of the Big...
Oct 1 2010 // Swiss Re announced that it will “adjust its senior leadership structure to strengthen the company’s core capabilities and market presence with a focus on three key areas: Reinsurance, Corporate Solutions and...
Oct 1 2010 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”) announced that Randy Lanoix of Donaldsonville, La., has been installed as the newest member of the association’s executive...
Sep 28 2010 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”), named J. Michael “Mike” Miley as the new chairman of the association. Mike Donohoe was named as the chairman elect, Bobby...
Sep 22 2010 // Willis Group Holdings announced the appointment of Edward Fyfe as Regional Specialist Leader for Latin America. He is based in Peru, and “will strengthen the linkage between Willis’ Latin America operations and...
Sep 13 2010 // Insurance broker Aon Corp. said it has finalized a five-year employment agreement with the head of Hewitt Associates, the benefits and human resources consulting giant it agreed to purchase earlier this year.Russell P....
Sep 9 2010 // Columbus, Ohio-based Motorists Insurance Group has announced changes to its leadership team. The following changes are effective immediately: Grady B. Campbell has been promoted to senior vice president, Marketing Services...
Sep 7 2010 // Robert Clements, a global insurance industry leader who helped start several insurers and a brokerage died on Sept. 4, 2010 of cancer at age 77.Clements founded Arch Capital Group and Ironshore Inc. and was instrumental in...
Aug 26 2010 // Insurance broker and risk adviser Marsh has appointed John Johnson as Construction Practice leader for its Midwest West Partnership.In his new role, Johnson is responsible for new business growth and client service for the...
Aug 18 2010 // In my previous post “Insights Into Agency Cultures – Small Agencies in Small Town” I discussed some of the cultural challenges these firms face. Some owners of these firms recognize that they have issues....
Aug 18 2010 // Why is agency growth important? Agents and brokers are faced with a continued economic downturn combined with sustained soft market conditions; insurance companies continue to tier agents based on future growth;...
Aug 16 2010 // Why is agency growth important? Agents and brokers are faced with a continued economic downturn combined with sustained soft market conditions; insurance companies continue to tier agents based on future growth;...