Latest Human Resources Headlines
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Victor Launches Lloyd’s Syndicate 2288; Frances Named Active Underwriter
Dec 10 2019 // Victor Insurance Holdings, managing general underwriter, has received approval from Lloyd’s if London to establish Victor Syndicate 2288 and commence underwriting effective January 1, 2020 with stamp capacity of...
Why ‘Victorian’ HR Policies That Try to Ban Sex Won’t Work-Viewpoint
Dec 10 2019 // Mark Wiseman, who was seen by many as a likely heir to BlackRock Inc. Chief Executive Officer Larry Fink, is now out of a job. The details we have are scant. In a memo, Wiseman explained: “I am leaving BlackRock...
Lisa Ebos Returns to Blue River Underwriters as SVP, Senior Underwriter of Contractors Programs
Dec 9 2019 // Atlanta, GA, December 9, 2019 — Blue River Underwriters, a Breckenridge Insurance Group company, welcomes the return of Lisa Ebos, CRIS, CPL as senior vice president, senior underwriter of the contractors’ programs...
Worldwide Facilities Acquires Risk Management Advisory Group of Florida
Dec 6 2019 // Worldwide Facilities, LLC, a national wholesale insurance brokerage, managing general agency and program manager, has acquired Risk Management Advisory Group (RMAG), a managing wholesale broker based in Miami Lakes, Fla.,...
Wholesale Broker H.W. Kaufman Acquires UK MGA Barbican Protect
Nov 27 2019 // H.W. Kaufman Group, the Farmington Hills, Mich.-based wholesale broker and managing general agent, announced the acquisition of Barbican Protect Ltd., as part of its continued expansion into the UK market, subject to...
Blue River Underwriters Opens New Office in Richmond, Virginia Metro Area and Adds a Senior Specialty Property Underwriter
Nov 22 2019 // Atlanta, GA, November 22, 2019 — The specialty property program team at Blue River Underwriters, a Breckenridge Insurance Group company, welcomed Jamey Schoenhard, underwriter, to the team and opened a new office in Glen...
Pioneer Underwriters Decides to Put Lloyd’s Syndicate 1980 into Run-Off
Nov 15 2019 // Pioneer Underwriters has decided to put its Lloyd’s Syndicate 1980 into run-off after completing an examination of “strategic and capital options for 2020.” Pioneer said it will be working with Asta, the...
Torres, Marquez Join Burns & Wilcox’s Houston Management Team
Nov 14 2019 // Suzette Torres and Gina Marquez have joined the Houston management team of wholesale insurance broker and underwriting manager, Burns & Wilcox. Torres joins as a managing director and Marquez joins as an operations...
Lloyd’s Broker SSL Endeavour to Launch Latin America-Focused MGA in Miami
Nov 14 2019 // Specialist independent Lloyd’s broker and delegated authority expert SSL Endeavour Limited (SSL Endeavour) will launch a managing general agent (MGA) based in Miami, and a trio of senior hires to support growth in...
Ohio’s Norman-Spencer Adds Cox as Managing Director, Transportation
Nov 12 2019 // Norman-Spencer, a Dayton, Ohio-based property/casualty program administrator and wholesale brokerage, has appointed Dave Cox as managing director of the Transportation Division. Cox brings over 30 years of experience...
Kaufman Group, Burns & Wilcox Promote 23 Associates Including D’Antoni
Nov 8 2019 // Global insurance services firm H.W. Kaufman Group and its subsidiary Burns & Wilcox, a North American wholesale insurance broker and underwriting manager, have announced numerous leadership promotions. Twenty-three...
Alera Group Acquires Business Assets of Pennsylvania’s HR inTune
Nov 7 2019 // Alera Group, a national employee benefits, property and casualty, risk management and wealth management firm, has acquired the business assets of HR inTune, effective October 1, 2019. HR inTune, located in Berwyn, Penn.,...
Worldwide Facilities Promotes Kitchen to President, MGA Division
Nov 6 2019 // Gary Kitchen has been promoted to president, MGA Division, at Worldwide Facilities LLC, a national wholesale insurance broker, managing general agent and program underwriter. Kitchen’s insurance industry career spans...
Hamilton’s Pembroke Managing Agency Forms Cyber Team, Launches Cyber Product
Nov 6 2019 // Hamilton Insurance Group Ltd. announced the launch of a new team of underwriters at the recently acquired Pembroke Managing Agency Ltd. and the development of a new cyber product. Pembroke’s four-person cyber team is...
Managing Liability from Electronic Logging Devices on Commercial Vehicles
Nov 4 2019 // Operating commercial vehicles, whether as a single driver or the owner of a fleet, carries with it significant liability. And, risks are only increasing. The commercial automobile insurance line has been a loss leader...
Cavignac & Associates in California Names Dix Human Resources Risk Advisor
Oct 30 2019 // San Diego-based Cavignac & Associates has named Diana Dix human resources risk advisor. Dix has nearly 20 years of experience in the human resources field. She was previously human resources business partner at ADP...
Lowsley Joins Hanover from Navigators as Chief Human Resources Officer
Oct 29 2019 // The Hanover Insurance Group has hired Denise M. Lowsley to be executive vice president and chief human resources officer. Lowsley will focus on the Massachusetts-based insurance carrier’s human capital strategy and...
Reinsurers Take the Technology Lead
Oct 21 2019 // When it comes to innovation and utilization of emerging technologies in the insurance industry, reinsurance companies once led the way as early adopters of technology. But recently, the primary insurance sector has...
Willis Re Specialty Taps Aspen’s Harrell as Managing Director & Chief Operating Officer
Oct 2 2019 // Reinsurance broker Willis Re announced the appointment, with immediate effect, of Donald Harrell as managing director & chief operating officer of Willis Re Specialty. Harrell joins with more than 25 years’...
Wholesale Broker H.W. Kaufman Buys U.K. MGA and Cyber Specialist Node International
Sep 30 2019 // H.W. Kaufman Group, the Farmington Hills, Mich.-based wholesale broker and managing general agent, announced the acquisition of Node International, a U.K. managing general agent that specializes in cyber risk and...
