All the headlines from our Leadership Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 7 2004 // Washington Gov. Gary Locke, House Speaker Frank Chopp, Senate Democratic Leader Lisa Brown and state Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler recently unveiled a proposal to help improve the safety of medical patients and...
Oct 20 2003 // A major complaint that we hear from executives throughout the world is the changing work ethic and lack of commitment by employees. With the lack of leadership evident today, I am amazed that we have any work ethic or any...
Oct 7 2003 // XL Capital Ltd announced the launching of a global leadership training and development initiative for employees. The first of three programs which make up the initiative begin this week at XL’s headquarters in...
Sep 16 2003 // Speaking at Town Hall Los Angeles recently, Lord Levene, chairman of Lloyd’s of London insurance market, said that the compensation culture and increasing barriers to free trade cause serious harm to industries that...
Sep 3 2003 // Chicago-based Acordia Inc. announced that Dennis M. Donahue accepted the position of vice president, Benefits Practice leader for the company. Donahue will be responsible for assisting Acordia brokers with benefits...
Jul 21 2003 // Paula Burnes, CEO of the Texas Surplus Lines Association (TSLA), recently sat down with Insurance Journal senior writer Dave Thomas to discuss the Association’s role in the industry, its plans for the future, and...
Jul 17 2003 // The International Insurance Society’s 39th Annual Seminar, held at New York’s Waldorf Astoria Hotel, concluded yesterday with a gala dinner at the United Nations. Attendees heard CEO’s and top managers...
Jul 7 2003 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas 106th annual convention, held recently in San Antonio, was a huge success, with record attendance and lots of networking and educational opportunities for attendees. The event was...
Jun 23 2003 // NEW YORK — Prominent insurance leaders were bullish on the prospects for improved industry performance and for tort system reform here earlier this month, but not so with respect to a federal initiative to cap soaring...
Jun 23 2003 // At S&P’s insurance conference, held annually in New York, prominent insurance leaders were bullish on the prospects for improved industry performance and for tort system reform, but not so with respect to a...
Jun 12 2003 // Pennsylvania Senate Majority Whip Jeffrey Piccola (R-15) issued a statement applauding the State’s House of Representatives “for their recent and much-needed passage of legislation to amend Pennsylvania’s...
Apr 23 2003 // Willis Group Holdings Ltd., announced two senior appointments strengthening its operations in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Chris Engstrom, formerly CEO of the Seattle office, has been promoted to...
Apr 9 2003 // In a rare move, employers and labor leaders will both go before the Senate Labor and Industrial Relations Committee in support of SB 228-authored by Senator Richard Alarcón (D) Van Nuys. SB 228 will be heard on April 9,...
Apr 9 2003 // “The U.S. litigation system, if left unchecked, will destroy the American spirit of enterprise and drain the U.S. economy,” was the stark message given by Lloyd’s Chairman Lord Peter Levene in a speech...
Apr 8 2003 // In a rare move, employers and labor leaders will both go before the Senate Labor and Industrial Relations Committee in support of SB 228-authored by Senator Richard Alarcón (D) Van Nuys. SB 228 will be heard on April 9,...
Feb 28 2003 // The Connecticut and New Jersey Young Insurance Professionals will host a new, four-phase program to help aspiring leaders gain management and influence skills to build their careers in the insurance industry. “The...
Feb 27 2003 // XL London Market Ltd (XLLM), an XL Capital Ltd company announced that Julian Bowen-Rees was named global practice leader for XL’s equine business, including both the XLLM bloodstock and livestock operations and...
Feb 21 2003 // Sen. Bill Frist, M.D. (R-Tenn.), the majority leader of the U.S. Senate, will be a keynote speaker at the 27th Annual National Legislative Conference of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) in...
Feb 20 2003 // The Connecticut and New Jersey Young Insurance Professionals will host a new, four-phase program to help aspiring leaders gain management and influence skills to build their careers in the insurance industry. The YIP...
Feb 5 2003 // The CPCU Society, an association for nearly 27,000 CPCU-credentialed industry professionals, will introduce four new career development and leadership courses at the spring 2003 CPCU Society National Leadership Institute...