Latest Human Resources Headlines
All the headlines from our Human Resources Topic Page, ordered by recency.
K2 Insurance Acquires MGA, Launches Workers’ Comp, Accident Program with QBE
Apr 4 2016 // Program specialist K2 Insurance Services (K2) has acquired a New Jersey managing general agency specializing in workers’ compensation alternatives and also launched a nationwide workers’ compensation program...
BB&T Completes Acquisition of Swett & Crawford
Apr 4 2016 // BB&T Corp. said it has completed its acquisition of wholesale insurance and reinsurance broker CGSC North America (Swett & Crawford) from Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford. North Carolina-based BB&T said it...
Chubb Launches Healthcare Industry Practice, Taps Clouser to Lead
Mar 30 2016 // Chubb has launched a new industry practice providing insurance coverage and risk management options to the healthcare marketplace. Chubb’s Healthcare Industry Practice will offer a range of insurance products and...
Blue River Underwriters Expands Auto Dealer Program Nationally With Acquisition of Platinum Program Managers and Insurance Services
Mar 30 2016 // Atlanta, GA, March 30, 2016 — Blue River Underwriters, a Breckenridge Insurance Group company, has acquired California-based wholesale commercial auto insurance provider Platinum Program Managers and Insurance Services....
EPIC Names McDonnell Managing Principal in California
Mar 21 2016 // Edgewood Partners Insurance Center has named Brian McDonnell a managing principal, and the formation of a national construction specialty group. McDonnell will be based in EPIC’s Concord, Calif. office and report to...
10 Things to Know About Product Recall
Mar 21 2016 // The food and beverage sector continues to see pressure on pricing of product contamination coverage, following a number of new carrier markets opening in the past 12 months. —John Turner, head of U.S./Canada Product...
Marketform Exits International Med Mal, Transfers Business to Dale Underwriting
Mar 16 2016 // Specialist Lloyd’s underwriter Marketform announced it has transferred its international medical malpractice insurance business to Dale Underwriting Partners, the Lloyd’s licensed underwriter. Marketform said...
2 Instech Startups Target Small Business Insurance Market
Mar 15 2016 // Small business insurance providers will soon have two new competitors from the technology world. Next Insurance, an online shopper for small businesses, today announced a $13 million seed investment led by investors Zeev...
BHSI to Expand Specialty Business into Europe; Bolt & Koehler to Lead Operations
Mar 11 2016 // Berkshire Hathaway International Insurance Ltd. announced it will offer a specialty insurance solution to Europe with its affiliate, Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance, subject to regulatory approval. Tom Bolt has been...
Relationships Especially Important When Managing Remote Workers
Mar 7 2016 // The number of employees that regularly work away from traditional company offices is on the rise, and while the trend may offer conveniences for both employees and employers it also presents challenges. Among the...
Selective Insurance Announces Officer Appointments in New Jersey
Mar 3 2016 // Selective Insurance Group Inc. in Branchville, New Jersey, announced the following appointments by its subsidiary, Selective Insurance Company of America. Angelique Carbo to executive vice president, chief human resources...
BB&T to Buy Swett & Crawford for $500M
Feb 24 2016 // Three months after it announced it would sell its North American operations, U.K.-based wholesale and reinsurance broker Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford (CGSC) has a buyer. North Carolina-based BB&T Corp. has agreed to...
UK’s MGAA Elects New Board Members Birrell and Manchester
Feb 24 2016 // The London-based Managing General Agents’ Association (MGAA) announced the election of new board members Mark Birrell, chief executive of Castel Underwriting, and Charles Manchester, chief executive of Manchester...
P/C Retail, Wholesale Agency 2015 M&A Highlights by Region, State
Feb 10 2016 // When agency consultants at Reagan Consulting hosted more than 150 industry leaders at a workshop on agent/broker mergers and acquisitions (M&A) recently, the mood was upbeat, since brokers are enjoying their best...
P/C Retail, Wholesale Agency M&A Activity Brisk in 2015
Feb 8 2016 // When agency consultants at Reagan Consulting hosted more than 150 industry leaders at a workshop on agent/broker mergers and acquisitions (M&A) recently, the mood was upbeat, since many brokers have continued to enjoy...
RMS Releases Cyber Accumulation Management System to Manage Exposure
Feb 3 2016 // RMS has released its Cyber Accumulation Management System*, which includes a new software system and framework for cyber exposure reporting, in addition to a suite of cyber catastrophe scenarios for loss modeling. The RMS...
Chubb Completes Senior Management Team for European Region
Feb 2 2016 // Chubb has announced a group of appointments with immediate effect, which complete the line-up of its new European leadership team. First, there were the executive appointments that were announced late last year: Andrew...
Cunningham Named Chief Information Officer at Grange Insurance
Jan 25 2016 // Grange Insurance, based in Columbus, Ohio, announced that Tim Cunningham has joined the company as vice president, chief information officer. Cunningham will lead major technology investments across all lines of...
Radford Named VP, Human Resources Business Partner at CNA
Jan 21 2016 // Chicago-based property/casualty insurer CNA appointed Sean Radford to vice president, Human Resources Business partner. Radford joined CNA in 2014 as director in HR’s Talent and Leadership Development team, where he...
Carpenter Appoints Miller-van der Schild as Managing Director of Benelux Unit
Jan 20 2016 // Guy Carpenter & Co. has appointed Susanne Miller-van der Schild as managing director, Guy Carpenter Benelux, effective 1 February. Miller-van der Schild will be responsible for further developing Guy Carpenter’s...
