Latest Human Resources Headlines
All the headlines from our Human Resources Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Goldberg Joins Ryan Specialty Group’s Sapphire Blue in Chicago
Jun 9 2017 // Ryan Specialty Group (RSG) announced that Debra Goldberg has joined RSG’s managing general underwriting company, Sapphire Blue, as chief underwriting officer. Goldberg is based at Sapphire Blue’s headquarters...
Dale Underwriting Offers Contingency & Sports Personal Accident Cover; Syndicate Support Extended
Jun 1 2017 // Dale Underwriting Partners, managed by Lloyd’s third party managing agency Asta, announced the creation of a new contingency and sports personal accident business. The team will be led by Martin Lawson, who will be...
Guy Carpenter Taps Gen Re’s van Oort as Managing Director, Benelux Operations
Jun 1 2017 // Guy Carpenter & Co. announced the appointment of Hans van Oort from General Reinsurance Co. as managing director, Guy Carpenter Benelux, effective Dec. 1, to further strengthen the regional team. He will be responsible...
FM Global Promotes Kelly to VP Diversity & Int’l Human Resources
May 25 2017 // Commercial property insurer FM Global announced the promotion of Angela Kelly to vice president, diversity and international human resources. Kelly, a 23-year veteran of the company, will have overall responsibility for...
NFP’s Beatty Joins CAL Insurance as Managing Director
May 8 2017 // CAL Insurance & Associates Inc. has named Diane Beatty as a managing director if private client services. Beatty has experience working in the high-net-worth area. She previously was a regional vice president at...
BMS Harris & Dixon Marine Taps H.W. Wood’s Hoare as Managing Director
May 8 2017 // BMS Group Ltd., the independent, re/insurance broking arm of Minova Insurance, announced that John Hoare has been appointed managing director of BMS Harris & Dixon Marine, BMS’ specialty marine division. Hoare...
Commercial Auto – The Long Road to Profitability
May 1 2017 // The commercial auto market has a long road ahead to reach profitability after five consecutive years of underwriting losses from 2011-2015. While many insurers upped rates in 2016, the year appears to be coming in with...
Texas Surplus Lines Stamping Office Names 3 New Board Members
Apr 25 2017 // The Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLTX) announced three new members have been appointed to its board of directors. These individuals are part of a nine-member board appointed by the Texas Commissioner of...
American Dental Association to Pay $1.95M in EEOC Discrimination Case
Apr 25 2017 // The American Dental Association, which is headquartered in Chicago, has agreed to pay $1.95 million to resolve two charges of discrimination which were investigated by the Chicago District Office of the U.S. Equal...
Managing Inland Flood Risk with Catastrophe Models
Apr 17 2017 // Flood risk is ubiquitous. In any given week, a storm with the potential to produce flooding is occurring somewhere in the United States. The transfer of flood risk from the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) to the...
Brokerslink Launches Global Construction Practice with 2 Appointments
Apr 4 2017 // Brokerslink announced the launch of an expanded Global Construction Practice with the appointments of Brian Schofield and Edouard Marron as co-practice leaders. They take up these roles with immediate effect. The new...
Paragon Insurance Holdings in Connecticut Hires Faust as CFO
Apr 4 2017 // Paragon Insurance Holdings LLC (Paragon), an Avon, Conn.-based multi-line specialty program manager, has added Justin Faust to the Paragon executive management team as Chief Financial Officer. “Justin will lead...
Blue River Underwriters Promotes Jared Mathis to Executive Vice President
Mar 31 2017 // Atlanta, GA, March 31, 2017 — Blue River Underwriters, a Breckenridge Insurance Group company, has promoted specialty property senior vice president Jared Mathis to executive vice president of the division. As executive...
Steamin’ Hot Markets: Cyber, Sharing Economy, Active Shooter, Construction, Mergers and More
Mar 20 2017 // Cyber Sharing Economy, Active Shooter, Construction, Mergers and More Insurance Journal examined industries experiencing changes, challenges, expansions and growth in the past year. For 2017, experts predict the U.S....
RSA Names Gearey as Managing Director of Commercial Risk Solutions
Mar 16 2017 // London-based RSA has appointed James Gearey as managing director for Commercial Risk Solutions (CRS) from June 5, 2017, subject to regulatory approvals. Gearey has spent the past nine years at Siemens Financial Services,...
McKinney Joins EPIC Insurance’s Ascende Unit in Houston
Mar 14 2017 // Gary C. McKinney has joined EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants’ Southwest Region Employee Benefits Consulting Practice in Houston, Ascende – an EPIC Company, as business development manager. McKinney began...
SECURA Insurance Promotes Arnold, Wicinsky
Mar 9 2017 // Appleton, Wisconsin-based SECURA Insurance has promoted Marty Arnold to senior vice president and chief underwriting officer, and Garth Wicinsky to senior vice president and chief administrative officer. Arnold joined...
Wholesale Broker Groups NAPSLO, AAMGA Merging to Form WSIA
Mar 8 2017 // The insurance industry could soon have a new acronym: WSIA. Introducing the Wholesale and Specialty Insurance Association (WSIA). That’s the name and acronym for the new wholesale, specialty and surplus lines...
Stressed? Unfocused? Pop a Marijuana Mint and Get Back to Work
Mar 8 2017 // When Jeffrey Zucker needs to get a lot done at work, he eats half a weed gummy. Far from putting him at risk of a Maureen Dowd-level stupor, the 5-milligram dose of THC he gets gives him just a slight buzz that makes him...
People
Mar 6 2017 // Henderson Brothers Inc., a Pittsburgh, Pa.-based independent broker, has hired Jeremy Taggart as a financial analyst in the employee benefits department. In his new role, Taggart will use his three years of industry...
