All the headlines from our Leadership Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 18 2009 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) has elected new leadership for 2009-2010.Bryan Shofner, president of Shofner & Associates Insurance Agency Inc., a holding company that owns and operates Shofner Lynch...
Jun 15 2009 // The insurance industry is transitioning into a new era. For years, Baby Boomers have led the way and now, as they approach retirement, must find a way to pass along their legacy. Who will fill their shoes?The problem is...
Jun 12 2009 // The Missouri Department of Insurance has appointed two veteran insurance regulators to division director positions.Mary Kempker has been name to direct the Market Regulation Division. Kempker has worked at the department...
May 13 2009 // American International Group Inc. CEO Ed Liddy met some harsh criticism at a congressional hearing on Wednesday as lawmakers demanded answers on the taxpayer bailout of the giant insurer.Rep. Dennis Kucinich wagged his...
Apr 28 2009 // QBE Regional Insurance recently added Charles Valinotti and Mike Bondura to its leadership team headquartered in Sun Prairie, Wis.Valinotti, senior vice president of Personal Lines, oversees personal property and casualty...
Apr 20 2009 // They — members of Generation Y, also known as the millennials — are simply misunderstood, just like the boomers and GenXers before them. This new and passionate group is entering the workforce in droves; and...
Apr 6 2009 // Four nations were blacklisted as uncooperative tax havens Thursday after G-20 leaders declared the age of banking secrecy was over and said they would no longer tolerate shady havens draining away badly needed tax...
Mar 17 2009 // The Professional Insurance Agents of Connecticut Inc. (PIACT) elected new officers during its annual convention this week. New officers for the group are:— President James Goodman, who is president of Goodman...
Mar 5 2009 // Independent insurance brokerage firm and Assurex Global partner, Dallas-based Roach Howard Smith & Barton (RHSB), appointed Douglas R. Jones as a vice president and principal.Jones, who specializes in insurance...
Mar 3 2009 // Marsh’s London office reports that the insurance broker and risk adviser has appointed Paul O’Keefe as Global Claims Leader for its Global Energy Practice. In the newly created role he will co-ordinate all...
Feb 27 2009 // Willis HRH, the North American business of Willis Group Holdings, reported that David Finnis has been named executive vice president and national property practice leader, effective immediately. Finnis, who joins Willis...
Feb 27 2009 // Newport, Calif.-based Alliant Insurance Services, one of the nation’s largest specialty insurance brokerage firms, has announced an organizational change that the company says will strengthen its leadership team...
Feb 22 2009 // The Florida surplus lines industry may be challenged right now by regulatory uncertainty stemming from the Essex and CNL Hotels rulings but it is not letting that blind it to opportunities.One opportunity is the pending...
Feb 19 2009 // Insurance brokerage Willis Group Holdings has appointed Peter A. Gilbertson as managing partner and growth leader for Willis HRH in New Jersey.Gilbertson will oversee the day-to-day operations of Willis’s brokerage...
Feb 5 2009 // North Carolina’s top elected statewide officials remembered former colleague Jim Long at their regular monthly meeting Tuesday, calling the ex-insurance commissioner a friend who dedicated his career to the...
Feb 5 2009 // McQueary Henry Bowles Troy L.L.P. (MHBT), a large regional independent commercial insurance firm, announced the expansion of its executive leadership team with several promotions in the firm’s Dallas office.Don...
Feb 5 2009 // The National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices Ltd. (NAPSLO) is launching the NAPSLO Executive Leadership School, scheduled for Feb. 8-11, 2009, in Charlottesville, Va. The new school offers senior-level...
Jan 28 2009 // Aon Corp. has appointed Mike Szot and George Dale managing directors of Aon’s Construction Services Group’s residential practice in Los Angeles. These senior-level additions have been made in response to the...
Jan 27 2009 // Aon Corp. President and Chief Executive Officer Gregory C. Case has been named “2008 Insurance Leader of the Year” by St. John’s University School of Risk Management. Case accepted the award during a...
Jan 23 2009 // Willis HRH, the North American retail division of Willis Group Holdings, the global insurance broker, has named Mike Phillips as regional growth leader for its South Central Region and David Hofele as regional growth...