All the headlines from our Leadership Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 10 2006 // Colemont Insurance Brokers announced that Casey Hamlin, who served as office president of the company’s Southern California operations, has been named chairman of Colemont – Southern California. “Casey...
Oct 6 2006 // XL’s President and CEO Brian M. O’Hara told delegates at the company’s global risk conference in Boston that P/C insurance companies with strong underlying corporate cultures and values will differentiate...
Oct 2 2006 // Kansas Commissioner Sandy Praeger has announced that Kansas Insurance Department employee, Randy Adair, chief fraud investigator, has been selected as the 2nd vice-president of the Kansas-Western Missouri chapter of the...
Sep 12 2006 // The American Bankers Insurance Association elected 11 new members to its board of directors and new officers during the association’s annual conference this week in Washington.ABIA’s mission is to develop...
Sep 5 2006 // USI Holdings Corporation has acquired Melville, N.Y.-based Leader Associates. The acquisition is expected to contribute approximately $9 million in revenue to USI on an annual basis. Terms of the transaction were not...
Aug 7 2006 // TMPAA’s Thompson, Siefert discuss today’s program business opportunities and program administrators’ evolutionDespite soft market conditions, program carriers are less than enthusiastic about jumping at...
Aug 7 2006 // Despite soft market conditions, program carriers are less than enthusiastic about jumping at the chance to start a new program, according to two industry experts. But times may be ripe for a program manager who is less...
Aug 1 2006 // Black leaders said they would ask for a meeting with President Bush to address the needs of the Gulf Coast and solutions for speeding up recovery there as the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina approaches.Speaking...
Jul 24 2006 // Insurance professionals have a lot to worry about as the fast-paced virtual economy takes hold.According to futurist Edie Weiner, they are right to be worried. She says there are a lot of risks ahead and given the speed of...
Jul 20 2006 // Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan has been ordered by a federal magistrate to pay $4,052 in legal fees for a couple suing his son for his role in a traffic accident three years ago.U.S. District Magistrate Andrew...
Jul 19 2006 // Business leaders expressed continued concern this week that Iowa lacks enough workers to maintain a growing business climate.Business managers, insurance executives, and economic development directors discussed the issue...
Jul 3 2006 // Insurance agents and executives have a lot to worry about as the fast-paced virtual economy takes hold.According to futurist Edie Weiner, they are right to be worried. She says there are a lot of unfamiliar risks ahead and...
Jun 11 2006 // Members of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) unanimously elected New Hampshire Insurance Commissioner Roger Sevigny as secretary-treasurer of the association.The election was held at NAIC’s...
Jun 7 2006 // Harleysville Insurance has named the leadership team for its new Midwest operation headquartered in Itasca, Ill. The Midwest region, which includes existing offices in Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota and the new location in...
Jun 6 2006 // Acordia Inc., a Wells Fargo Company, has named Larry Sorensen vice president, national program practice leader. Sorensen will be responsible for Acordia’s program business. He will serve as the lead at the corporate...
May 25 2006 // Ohio-based Westfield Insurance has been awarded the Industry Leadership for Improved Commercial Lines Download award from ACORD. This award recognizes insurance companies who offer extensive commercial download based on...
May 22 2006 // A common complaint among executives throughout the world is the changing work ethic and lack of commitment by employees. With the lack of leadership evident today, it is amazing that any work ethic or commitment by...
May 22 2006 // A common complaint among executives throughout the world is the changing work ethic and lack of commitment by employees. With the lack of leadership evident today, it is amazing that any work ethic or commitment by...
May 22 2006 // Acting United States Fire Administrator Charlie Dickinson and National Fire Protection Association President and CEO James Shannon have completed a report on behavioral mitigation to reduce the number of fires caused by...
May 12 2006 // XL Capital Ltd President and CEO Brian O’Hara led off XL’s 2nd annual global risk conference in Berlin Germany with a plea to the heads of some of the world’s leading organizations to adopt an industry-...