Most Popular Leadership Headlines This Year

The most viewed headlines from our Leadership Topic Page over the last year.

#1 Chubb Shakes Up North American Insurance Leadership

Jul 9 2024 // Chubb today said it has made several executive leadership changes in its North American general insurance business, with John Lupica becoming executive chairman.Lupica was vice chairman of Chubb Group and president of...

#2 Buffett’s Insurance Leader Ajit Jain Sells Large Part of Berkshire Stake

Sep 13 2024 // Ajit Jain, the longtime top insurance executive at Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway BRKa.N, sold more than half of his Class A shares in the conglomerate this week.According to a Wednesday night regulatory filing,...

#3 Captive Insurance Expert Pleads Guilty to Aiding Solar Ponzi Scheme Leaders

Feb 12 2024 // Remember the Carpoffs, the California couple sent to prison in 2021 and 2022 for running a $1 billion Ponzi scheme tied to mobile solar generators? The scheme that reportedly ensnared Warren Buffet’s Berkshire...

#4 Leadership Changes at The Hartford With New Heads of Commercial, Personal Lines

Nov 30 2023 // The Hartford said it will head into 2024 with new heads of commercial and personal lines and announced additional leadership changes.A. Morris “Mo” Tooker, who joined The Hartford in 2015 as chief underwriting...

#5 Alleged Leader of Multi-State Auto Fraud Ring Arrested in Florida After 4 Years in Hiding

Nov 29 2023 // A Washington State man, on the lam for four years and wanted in connection with $6 million in auto insurance fraud schemes and staged accidents across the country, has been arrested in Florida.The U.S. Marshals Service...

#6 Supreme Court Rejects Bid to Let President Fire Independent Agency Leaders

Oct 22 2024 // The US Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal that sought to give the president control over agencies that have long operated independently, potentially including the Federal Trade Commission and Securities and Exchange...

#7 E&S Leaders Embrace the Risky Future

Sep 16 2024 // The property/casualty insurance industry and excess and surplus lines brokers in particular are at the world’s beck and call to help navigate what is an increasingly risky environment. The industry continues to...

#8 People Moves: Everest Names US Regional Execs to North America Insurance Leadership

May 7 2024 // Everest Insurance, the insurance division of Everest Group, Ltd. headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda, appointed four United States regional executives as part of realigning its retail business into four regions.Craig...

#9 Property Restoration Industry: A Culture in Need of Repair?

Apr 1 2024 // Jatiek Smith, a Bloods gang member convicted on extortion and racketeering charges in New York, blamed ruthless competition and a culture of violence in the fire restoration industry for the accusations made against him by...

#10 People Moves: The Hartford Announces Leadership Appointments In Global Specialty

Oct 29 2024 // The Hartford, headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut, has expanded Michael Garrison’s role to include the international division in addition to his current responsibilities as head of the company’s U.S....

#11 People Moves: Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers Appoints Leadership Team Members

Oct 4 2024 // Ryan Specialty, headquartered in Chicago, named new leadership within its specialty underwriting segment, Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers (RSUM).Eric Quinn was promoted to executive vice president – capital and...

#12 Leader of Crew That Stole 500 Catalytic Converters Worth $2 Million Sentenced

Oct 8 2024 // The leader of a regional organized theft crew, who orchestrated the thefts of catalytic converters from nearly 500 vehicles across the region, multiple jewelry store robberies and the stealing of banks’ automated...

#13 People Moves: AIG Appoints Walsh CFO; Rokstone Names Baker Deputy Head of US Casualty; Applied Underwriters Hires, Promotes Leadership

Sep 20 2024 // AIG Appoints Walsh Executive Vice President, Chief Financial OfficerAmerican International Group, Inc. (AIG), headquartered in New York City, named Keith Walsh as executive vice president and chief financial officer,...

#14 People Moves: CRC Makes 3 Exec Leadership Moves; Mosaic Hires Smith as Americas CEO; HUB Names Davis Curtis Global Education Specialty Leader

Jul 23 2024 // CRC Group, headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, named Brent Tredway as sole president of the brokerage division and Chris Carlson as chief operating officer of CRC’s Commercial Solutions Division.Since 2020, Tredway...

#15 New Florida Legislative Leaders Talk Tough on Property Insurance, But No Specific Plans

Nov 20 2024 // Florida’s newest legislative leaders on Tuesday rattled some sabers about property insurance rates and claims but offered no agenda for the upcoming session that begins in March, according to state news...

#16 Over 350 People Contact Law Firm Reviewing FDIC Workplace Culture

Feb 16 2024 // More than 350 people have contacted an outside law firm reviewing workplace culture at the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in the wake of media reporting last year on allegations of persistent sexual harassment,...

#17 30% of Business Leaders Say Global Political Risk Is Their Biggest Threat

Apr 29 2024 // Sixty-five percent of North American business leaders fear this election year will impact their ability to trade internationally, with 32% of U.S. leaders saying political risk is their number one threat.In January,...

#18 People Moves: PCF Insurance Services Names Leadership Team Members

Feb 8 2024 // PCF Insurance Services (PCF), headquartered in Lehi, Utah, appointed several new members to its leadership team. Brooke DeWyze joined as chief development officer. Before joining PCF Insurance, DeWyze was chief operating...

#19 How a US judge Injected Culture Wars Into Boeing 737 MAX Plea Deal

Oct 24 2024 // A Texas federal judge with a record of ruling in favor of conservative causes injected uncertainty into Boeing’s agreement to plead guilty over two fatal 737 MAX plane crashes, seizing upon a single sentence in the...

#20 US Offers Up to $10M Reward for Info Leading to Leaders of Notorious Ransomware Gang

Feb 16 2024 // If you’ve got information on one of the world’s most prolific ransomware gangs, you could stand to make a cool $10 million.The Department of State on Thursday announced a reward of up to $10 million for anyone...