Latest Human Resources Headlines
All the headlines from our Human Resources Topic Page, ordered by recency.
XL Group Names Whelley Executive VP- Chief for Human Resources
May 18 2012 // XL Group plc announced the appointment of Eileen Whelley as Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer, effective June 18, 2012. She succeeds Elizabeth L. Reeves, who is retiring. Whelley has been Executive...
Aon Hewitt Says NYC Is World’s Lowest-Risk City for Recruiting, Hiring
May 17 2012 // New York maybe crowded and noisy, and the cost of living in the city is sky-high. But it’s also the best city in the entire world for recruiting, employing and relocating employees, according to a new study. Aon...
O’Keefe Named Managing Director for Wells Fargo Insurance in Carolinas
May 7 2012 // Wells Fargo Insurance has named Suzanne O’Keefe senior vice president and managing director for its operations in the Carolinas. She will be based in the company’s Raleigh, N.C. office. She will also be...
Southeast Agencies, Carriers Now Hiring
May 7 2012 // Here is some of the positive insurance employment news for the Southeast: Allstate In February, Allstate Insurance announced it was looking to appoint 124 new agency owners in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and South...
Aon Risk Solutions Appoints Resident Managing Director in Atlanta
May 1 2012 // Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon plc, appointed John Jassmann to resident managing director in Atlanta. John Jassmann In his new role, Jassmann will lead and grow the operations in Georgia,...
Southeast Insurance Employment: Agency, Carrier Plans Brighten Picture
Apr 18 2012 // Those interested in new or better positions in insurance might want to grab their suntan lotion and head to the Southeast. They might also want to brush up on their Spanish. The unemployment rate remains higher in key...
Cooper Gay Names Calverley New Managing Director for Australia
Apr 5 2012 // Cooper Gay Australia, the Sydney based reinsurance broker, announced that Jon Calverley will be assuming the responsibilities of managing director, effective immediately. The bulletin noted that he “will be key to...
Organizational Changes for Ohio’s American Financial Group
Mar 22 2012 // American Financial Group, an insurance holding company headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio announced the promotions of Vito C. Peraino and Michelle “Shelly” A. Gillis. The company also announced that James E....
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Mar 19 2012 // Marsh & McLennan Companies said Vanessa Wittman, the company’s executive vice president and chief financial officer, is leaving to take a senior role at online search giant Google. Wittman is expected to assist...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Human Resource Management Systems
Mar 15 2012 // Insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Human Resource Management Systems LLC in Naperville, Ill. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 1997, Human Resource Management Systems...
Departing Goldman Sachs Banker Slams ‘Rip-Off’ Culture
Mar 15 2012 // Goldman Sachs faced an unprecedented assault from one of its own on Wednesday after a banker published a withering resignation letter in the New York Times, calling the Wall Street titan a “toxic” place where...
Markel International Acquires UK Managing Agent Quay Underwriting
Mar 6 2012 // Markel International announced from its London headquarters that it has acquired the portfolio of business of Quay Underwriting (QU), a managing agent based in Dorset. Markel said QU “provides a wide range of...
Former N.J. Insurance Commissioner Bakke Joins DataCede
Mar 1 2012 // Consulting firm DataCede Companies said former New Jersey Banking and Insurance Commissioner Holly Bakke has joined the firm as managing director of regulatory/runoff consulting practice, based in Princeton, N.J. Holly...
Selective Insurance Announces Officer Appointments
Feb 24 2012 // Selective Insurance Group announced 10 officer appointments by its subsidiary, Selective Insurance Company of America: Kimberly Burnett (Sparta, N.J.) to executive vice president, chief human resources officer. Burnett...
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Feb 6 2012 // Confie Seguros, an insurance agency group focused on Hispanic consumers, has named Joseph Waked as chief executive officer. John Addeo , former CEO and co-founder of the business, will remain with the company as executive...
BB&T to Acquire P/C, Life Insurance Units of Wholesaler Crump Group
Feb 3 2012 // North Carolina-based BB&T Corp. is buying the property/casualty and life insurance units of Roseland, N.J.- based insurance wholesaler Crump Group. Under the terms of the agreement, BB&T said it will pay $570...
Willis Appoints Trigg as Managing Director for Global Solutions Unit
Jan 31 2012 // Willis Group Holdings announced that Bruce Trigg will join its Global Solutions team as Managing Director, effective April 1st. he is based in London and will report to Alistair Lester, CEO of Global Solutions...
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Jan 23 2012 // Woodbury, N.Y.-based Sterling & Sterling appointed Leslie Nylund as president of the insurance brokerage. Nylund will be responsible for the firm’s operations, including sales, employee benefits, client services...
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Jan 23 2012 // Citizens Property Insurance Corp. President Scott Wallace announced that he will step down as president and CEO of the corporation effective April 6. Wallace, who has served more than six years as the CEO of the Florida...
Winning the Talent War
Jan 23 2012 // The talent war is not new but today the insurance industry is under heavy pressure to come up with a more successful strategy. The insurance industry workforce is old. The average age of an insurance industry professional...
