Latest Human Resources Headlines
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Why Some Organizations Are Managing Coronavirus Risk Better Than Others
Sep 1 2020 // While few, if any, organizations saw the coronavirus pandemic and all of its death and disruption coming, some were better positioned to deal with it than others. According to risk expert Jim Wetekamp, some organizations...
Summer Camp Hosted 1,000 Visitors While Successfully Managing Coronavirus
Aug 26 2020 // Four overnight camps in Maine successfully stemmed the spread of the novel coronavirus and conducted sessions with over 1,000 attendees from 41 states and international locations this summer, according to a new report...
Lockton Hires Conway as Chief People Officer
Aug 24 2020 // Kansas City, Mo.-based insurance broker Lockton has added Kelly Conway as chief people officer. In this position, Conway will lead Lockton’s people strategy, focusing on continuing to attract, develop, and retain...
SpottedRisk Acquires Completion Bonds Agency Media Guarantors
Aug 19 2020 // Entertainment insurance provider SpottedRisk has acquired Media Guarantors, a specialized managing general underwriter focused on completion bonds for the film industry. West Hollywood, Calif.-based Media Guarantors,...
Palmieri Named Chief People Officer at Ohio’s Westfield Insurance
Aug 18 2020 // Westfield Center, Ohio-based property/casualty insurance company, Westfield, has added Jennifer Palmieri as chief people officer. With more than 20 years of extensive human resources leadership experience, Palmieri is...
Rideshare Insurer Buckle Raises $31 Million to Fuel Nationwide Expansion
Aug 5 2020 // Buckle, a digital seller of rideshare insurance, disclosed it has raised $31 million in new venture financing and will use the money to expand operations nationally. HSCM Bermuda and Eos Venture Partners co-led the Series...
Teri Colburn Promoted to Regional Vice President, Managing Broker of Breckenridge Insurance Services
Aug 4 2020 // Atlanta, GA, August 4, 2020 — Breckenridge Insurance Services is pleased to announce the promotion of Teri Colburn to regional vice president, managing broker for wholesale brokerage and binding operations in the...
Breckenridge Welcomes Sheree Davis as Senior Vice President, Program Director
Jul 30 2020 // Atlanta, GA, July 30, 2020 — Breckenridge Insurance Group welcomes Sheree Davis to the company as a senior vice president, program director. Davis has more than 30 years of insurance industry experience with significant...
Guy Carpenter Names Piatti as Managing Director of Global Risk Solutions
Jul 28 2020 // Guy Carpenter announced today the appointment of Andrea Piatti as a managing director, Global Risk Solutions. Piatti will be responsible for serving clients in the customized reinsurance space across Europe and Middle East...
Brit’s Digital Syndicate Ki Taps Hearsum from Marsh JLT Specialty as Managing Director
Jul 22 2020 // Ki, the first fully digital and algorithmically driven Lloyd’s of London syndicate, launched in collaboration with Brit Ltd. and Google Cloud, has announced the appointment of Dan Hearsum as managing director....
People Analytics in the Age of COVID-19
Jul 20 2020 // Insurance organizations have recently been navigating a number of talent shifts in a short amount of time. Organizations that did not previously have remote work strategies in place have had to quickly implement programs...
HUB Employee in California Suing Firm for Discrimination During Pandemic Lockdown
Jul 10 2020 // A former insurance account executive in California has filed a lawsuit claiming she was fired from her job in retaliation for complaining about discrimination against her by a supervisor who didn’t like her caring...
Capsicum Re Names New Chairman as Chilton Takes on New Role Within Gallagher
Jul 10 2020 // Capsicum Re, the specialist reinsurance broker, has announced the appointment of Raja Balasuriya as its chairman. He succeeds fellow Capsicum Re founder Grahame Chilton in the role, who it was announced would re-join the...
New Jersey’s SageSure Appoints Bernstein as Chief Administrative Officer
Jul 10 2020 // SageSure, a Jersey City, N.J.-based insurance and services company specializing in underserved property markets, has appointed Lisa Bernstein as chief administrative officer. In this new role, Bernstein will spearhead...
Rice to Retire from Ryan Specialty Group at Year-End
Jul 8 2020 // Mike Rice Sr. will retire from Chicago-based Ryan Specialty Group LLC (RSG) at the end of the year, the company said. Rice joined RSG in 2010 as chairman and CEO of RSG Underwriting Managers LLC (RSGUM) and will have...
Managing Blended Teams for a Seamless CAT Season
Jul 6 2020 // With CAT season well underway, claims departments have ramped up and positioned themselves to be prepared for the unknown. With predictions of an active hurricane season, the continuation of a global pandemic and a...
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty Restructures to ‘Regain Profitability’
Jul 1 2020 // Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS), the industrial insurer of Allianz Group, is embarking on restructuring program, designed “to regain profitability and market leadership in the corporate and specialty...
New York’s LiquidX Appoints Lynady as Managing Director
Jun 30 2020 // LiquidX has appointed Todd Lynady as managing director and global head of Insurance Sales and Business Development. In this newly created role, Lynady will be responsible for leading the firm’s sales, origination and...
Insurtech MGA Delos, Canopius to Offer Wildfire Protection Coverage in California
Jun 29 2020 // Delos Insurance Solutions, a property insurtech managing general agent (MGA), has created a new insurance product with Canopius US Insurance designed to improve the homeowners insurance options for those living in wildfire...
Obsidian Insurance Holdings Appoints Armstrong as Chief Client Officer
Jun 26 2020 // Obsidian Insurance Holdings Inc., a fronting insurance holding company, has appointed Stacy Armstrong as chief client officer. Armstrong is a senior executive with more than 25 years of insurance and reinsurance industry...
