Erin Barfels has been appointed chief human resources officer at Des Moines, Iowa-based ARAG, which specializes in legal insurance. In her expanded role, Barfels provides leadership and direction for the people strategies of the organization including workforce planning, compensation and …
Monte Stringer, executive vice president with U.S. Risk Inc. in Dallas, has been elected president of the Texas Surplus Lines Association Inc. for the coming year. Stringer and other new officers and directors of the organization were elected at the …
A former assistant fire chief accused of setting two small fires in an arson-plagued steel town near Philadelphia has worked out a plea bargain freeing him from jail. A Chester County judge says the deal for Robert Tracey Jr. is …
Federal safety officials say they have discovered a strong link between drywall made in China and the home corrosion reported by thousands of U.S. property owners whose homes used the drywall. The results are from an indoor air study of …
While one company has gotten out of the business of insuring political campaigns, another is throwing its hat in the ring. Markel Risk Solutions, based in Glen Allen, Virginia, is offering campaigns a multi-line, admitted insurance product that will cover …
Bermuda’s XL Capital Ltd. has appointed W. Myron Hendry to the newly created position of Chief Platform Officer, based in Stamford Conn. He will join XL on December 1 and will be responsible for all operational IT support of XL’s …
Aon UK announced that it has made six new appointments to its aviation team. “The move is part of Aon’s recruitment drive to bring in fresh thinking and further rejuvenate the strength of its service offering to clients,” said the …
New research, conducted by Marsh, has found that senior executives in Europe’s leading organizations are most concerned about customer-related risks and access to credit, as they plan their recovery from the global economic downturn. Marsh said the nearly two-thirds of …
A leading climate change scientist, whose private e-mails are included in thousands of documents that were stolen by hackers and posted online, says the leaks may have been aimed at undermining next month’s global climate summit in Denmark. Kevin Trenberth, …
The ACE Group announced the promotion of Howard S. Schrader to Executive Vice President and General Counsel of ACE’s Overseas General operations, responsible for the delivery of all legal services to ACE’s P/C and casualty and accident and health insurance …
