Latest Human Resources Headlines
All the headlines from our Human Resources Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aon’s Warriors Bring Military Values to Managing Global Risks
Jan 18 2012 // When the phone rings in the Crisis Management Operation Center within Aon Corp.’s headquarters in Chicago, it’s typically not someone calling with good news or to say, “Have a nice day.” Chances are...
Western Insurance Agents Roundtable Discussion Highlights
Jan 5 2012 // Rancho Cordova, Calif.-based WIAA Education & Research Foundation, a nonprofit corporation focused on advancing knowledge of insurance industry professionals, hosted a recent roundtable discussion on the industry and...
Beecher Carlson Names Conlon as New Miami Managing Director
Dec 14 2011 // Beecher Carlson has expanded its national healthcare team by hiring Eileen Conlon as a managing director. Conlon has more than 20 years of experience and most recently served as managing director of Willis after it...
Torus Acquires Renewals of C.V. Starr for Continental Europe; Interview with Int’l. CEO O’Donohoe
Dec 5 2011 // Torus announced that it has entered into an agreement with Starr Underwriting Agents Limited whereby Torus Syndicate 2243 acquires the renewal rights to CV Starr Syndicate 1919’s Continental European Marine,...
Poms Hires Director of Risk Services in Southern California
Nov 22 2011 // Dennis Healy has joined Poms & Associates Insurance Brokers Inc.’s Woodland Hills office as assistant director of Risk Services. Healy has more than 20 years’ experience in risk management, most recently as...
JLT Re Names Beatty Managing Director – Asia Pacific
Nov 22 2011 // JLT Reinsurance Brokers Limited (JLT Re) announced the appointment of Stuart Beatty as Managing Director, Asia Pacific (APAC), JLT Re Fac. Alistair Lockhart-Smith, Managing Director, welcomed Beatty to JLT Re as part of...
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Nov 21 2011 // Holborn Corp., an independent reinsurance brokerage firm in New York, appointed two executives: Wesley Zeliff as vice president and Shinji Ueda as assistant vice president. Zeliff comes from U.S. RE Corporation, where he...
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Nov 21 2011 // Valencia, Calif.-based Petersen International Underwriters has named John J. Russo as legal director. Russo will assist in monitoring compliance and current legislation in various states, maintaining surplus lines...
McMillan Named Poms Human Resources Director
Nov 17 2011 // Poms & Associates Insurance Brokers Inc. has named Naureen McMillan as human resources director. McMillan has over 15 years’ experience in human resources with expertise in management, employee relations,...
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Nov 7 2011 // Aspen Insurance Holdings appointed Mario Vitale as New York-based co-CEO of Aspen Insurance, effective beginning of 2012. He will work jointly with Rupert Villers, co-CEO of Aspen Insurance, in developing the...
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Nov 7 2011 // Florida insurance broker Kuykendall Gardner has tapped Nicholas Carbone to serve as a vice president of transactional risk. In this role, he will assess, mitigate and transfer risk through insurance and other business...
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Nov 7 2011 // Novato, Calif.-based Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. has named David Zona as chief underwriting officer and Kathleen Zortman as chief field executive. Zona is responsible for setting the direction and priorities for...
Selective Hires New Chief Human Resources Officer
Nov 1 2011 // Branchville, N.J.-based Selective Insurance Group appointed Amy Carver as executive vice president and chief human resources officer. In her new role, Carver will assume responsibility for all human resources functions...
Wells Fargo Insurance Names Meder Midwest Region Managing Director
Oct 26 2011 // Wells Fargo Insurance Services USA Inc. has named John Meder regional managing director for its Midwest region, which includes Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, and Missouri. Meder will be based in Cleveland, Ohio, and report to...
Best’s Managing Director-Europe: Solvency II is Coming to an Insurer near You
Oct 24 2011 // Stefan Holzberger, A.M. Best’s managing director-analytics, recently moved to London from the U.S. He is well placed to analyze the impact of the European Union’s Solvency II regulations, not only on the...
R-T Specialty Hires Wholesale Veteran Smith to Manage N.Y. Operation
Oct 18 2011 // R-T Specialty, the wholesale brokerage unit of Ryan Specialty Group, appointed industry veteran Mark Smith as president and managing director for the firm’s New York operation. Smith is a well-known industry...
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Oct 17 2011 // Wells Publishing Inc. has named Don Jergler as its new West editor for its flagship Insurance Journal online and print property/casualty insurance publications. Jergler, based in California, will cover the western states...
SLICE-ing Out a Piece of the Market – Insurance for Pizza Parlors
Oct 6 2011 // Any way you slice it, an insurance program called “safety, loss control, insurance, coverage, expertise” is likely to get the attention of pizza parlors. Managing underwriter and program administrator EPIC...
Sportscover: Providing Coverage for Sports and Leisure around the World
Oct 3 2011 // Sports and leisure activities are one of the most ubiquitous pass times the world over. Whether you participate, or just watch, virtually no one is far away from some form of sporting activity. It’s why sports, as a...
Higginbotham Promotes Bateman in Dallas
Sep 28 2011 // Higginbotham & Associates has promoted commercial insurance broker Mike Bateman to its managing director group for 2012. Bateman, who joined Higginbotham’s Dallas office in 2004, was promoted from account...
