Most Popular Leadership Headlines This Year
The most viewed headlines from our Leadership Topic Page over the last year.
#1 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...
#2 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. Mo Tooker A. Morris “Mo” Tooker, who joined The Hartford in 2015 as chief...
#3 Insurance Leader Paul Hammack Remembered for Industry Passion, Vision
Jun 6 2023 // Friends, family and insurance colleagues of Paul Hammack gathered in Sacramento, California, in May to honor the life of the 30-year industry veteran, who was tragically killed in a car accident on Dec. 14, 2022. Nearly...
#4 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...
#5 Is Miami-Dade, Once the Leader in Strong Building Requirements, Now Out of Step?
Nov 16 2023 // Editor’s note: For almost three decades, Florida contractors and building officials have operated under two different building codes: One for most of the state and another for the southeastern corner – Miami-Dade...
#6 AIG Makes Leadership Promotions for ‘Next Phase of Profitable Growth’
Oct 12 2023 // American International Group (AIG) on Oct. 11 announced three significant appointments within its executive leadership team. David McElroy, currently chief executive officer of General Insurance, will assume a newly...
#7 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...
#8 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...
#9 Ending Polarization and Building Future Leaders: Travelers CEO
Nov 1 2023 // Challenges facing today’s business leaders include keeping pace with rapid change, the leader of Travelers said last week while also going out of his way to cast light on a serious obstacle to forward progress:...
#10 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,...
#11 Beehive: They Come for the Employees, Stay for the Leaders
Nov 20 2023 // When asked what they like about the business they work for, employees may mention the leadership or their fellow employees – but it’s not often both. However, it appears the employees at Beehive Insurance Agency in...
#12 People Moves: Duble to Retire from Fred C. Church; Hanover Names Seibold, Barrett to Leadership; Mulick Joins IMA in Sales
Sep 14 2023 // Fred C. Church Makes Key Personnel Changes to Its Education Team Chris Duble, Fred C. Church chief executive officer and client executive, has announced his plans to retire at the end of 2024. Duble began his career in...
#13 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...
#14 Michigan Governor Criticizes MSU For ‘Scandal After Scandal,’ Leadership Woes
Oct 26 2023 // Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ripped into Michigan State University, accusing the school of “no clear unified leadership” amid rancor on the governing board and other unflattering incidents. Whitmer’s statement...
#15 People Moves: Jewelers Mutual Makes Leadership Hires
Jan 24 2024 // Jewelers Mutual Group, headquartered in Neenah, Wis., hired two new leadership team members. Nick Tenekedes is now senior vice president of digital solutions. Tenekedes joins Jewelers Mutual with over 15 years of...
#16 CRC Group Names Three to Leadership Roles
Oct 5 2023 // CRC Group, a wholesale speciality insurance distributor based in Birmingham, Alabama, part of Truist Insurance Holdings, has named three people to leadership roles. Mike Baeurle was appointed chief client officer,...
#17 Sex Abuse Lawsuit Against Former Southern Baptist Convention Leader Settled
Jan 4 2024 // The Southern Baptist Convention and others have reached a confidential settlement in a high-profile lawsuit that accused a former leader of sexual assault, ending a six-year legal drama that helped prompt a broader...
#18 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,...
#19 Powers Insurance & Risk Management: Building A Family-Driven Culture of Success
Oct 16 2023 // As a multi-year winner of Insurance Journal’s Best Agency to Work For award, J.D. Powers of Powers Insurance & Risk Management doesn’t lose sight of what the honor represents to the St. Louis,...
#20 Update – Economic Threats Top List of G20 Business Leaders’ Concerns: WEF Survey
Nov 14 2023 // Economic and societal threats – such as an economic downturn, inflation, and an erosion of social cohesion – rank among the biggest risks in G20 countries over the next two years, according to a global survey of...
