All the headlines from our Leadership Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Jan 14 2009 // New York-based insurance broker and risk advisor Marsh has named Evan Freely as Global Political Risk & Trade Credit Practice Leader. Freely, who is based at the firm’s New York headquarters, joins Marsh from...
Jan 13 2009 // Aon Consulting Worldwide, the global human capital consulting organization of Aon Corp., announced that Francois Choquette has joined the Global Benefits practice as senior vice president and leader of the Americas team,...
Dec 30 2008 // Orange, Calif.-based Heffernan Insurance Brokers has appointed George Reisch leader of its Brewers Choice practice. In this role, Reisch will be charged with new business development, focusing on property and casualty...
Nov 21 2008 // Safeco Insurance and America First Insurance, both Liberty Mutual Agency Markets companies, announced key management appointments in personal and commercial lines operations for the central United States region.Richard E....
Nov 17 2008 // G20 leaders agreed to take rapid action, including fiscal stimulus measures as needed, to stabilize financial markets and restore growth in worsening global economy, according to a draft communique.They also support giving...
Nov 14 2008 // Recession has struck much of Europe, data showed on Friday, confirming a widespread economic downturn that world leaders hope to tackle at a weekend summit in Washington.The worst financial crisis in 80 years has weakened...
Nov 13 2008 // Victor K. Fung, Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), has called on the leaders of the G20 nations to take bold and responsible actions to restore confidence in the world economy, including bringing the...
Nov 12 2008 // Business leaders around the world back greater regulation in response to the global financial crisis, a survey showed on Wednesday, with support strongest for curbs on credit rating firms, hedge funds and structured...
Nov 11 2008 // Jean Fleischner, vice president, product development and general counsel, CNA Global Specialty Lines, CNA Financial Corp. has been recognized and honored with a Women in Insurance Leadership Award winner at the first...
Nov 5 2008 // Political leaders urged U.S. President-elect Barack Obama on Wednesday to help forge a new economic order and lead the world out of its worst financial crisis since the 1930s.Excitement about the election of Democrat Obama...