Latest Human Resources Headlines
All the headlines from our Human Resources Topic Page, ordered by recency.
London’s Electronic Placements Exceed Targets; Beazley Syndicate 3623 Ranks #1
Nov 20 2018 // The London market’s electronic placing platform, PPL Ltd., exceeded targets during the third quarter as more and more syndicates and companies accepted risks via the platform. Beazley Syndicate 3623 topped the league...
Resource Alliance of Georgia Merges with Higginbotham, Enters P&C Market
Nov 13 2018 // Resource Alliance, a human resources and employee benefits firm serving Georgia’s multifamily residential industry, has merged its operations with Higginbotham, an insurance and financial services firm serving...
Patrick Ryan Hails Program Business Amid Retail Consolidation, Moves Toward MGAs
Nov 8 2018 // Target Markets Program Administrator Association Industry Keynote Speaker Patrick G. Ryan, founder, chairman and CEO, Ryan Specialty Group, addressed attendees at the group’s 18th Annual Summit on Oct. 22., in...
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Nov 5 2018 // San Francisco, Calif.-based Woodruff Sawyer has named Luke Parsons as a vice president in the private equity and transactional risk group. Woodruff Sawyer has also named Evan Hessel vice president and casualty practice...
Employers, Employees Disconnect Over #MeToo Effect
Oct 26 2018 // Ask employers how they’re doing on sexual harassment in the workplace and most will say pretty well. Employees have a different take. Nearly 70 percent of leaders “strongly agree” that their workplace...
Aon Forms New Ventures Group, Led by Chief Innovation Officer Goland
Oct 19 2018 // Aon plc announced it has formed a new unit called New Ventures Group, which is designed to increase Aon’s investment in innovative new businesses. The global unit will identify, incubate and deliver new sources of...
Update: Liberty Mutual Conducts Strategic Review of Pembroke Managing Agency
Oct 18 2018 // Liberty Mutual Insurance announced it is undertaking a strategic review of its London-based Pembroke Managing Agency Ltd., acquired through the lronshore purchase in May of 2017. The company has retained Evercore to serve...
Cavignac & Associates in California Names White Human Resources Risk Advisor
Oct 18 2018 // San Diego, Calif.-based Cavignac & Associates has named Jessica White a human resources risk advisor. White will provide advice to Cavignac & Associates’ clients to help them reduce the frequency and severity...
Insurtech Pilots and Pivots: Learning by Doing and Undoing
Oct 15 2018 // “If you can’t admit a failure, you’re not an entrepreneur. You are not a good business person. There’s nothing brilliant about what you are doing.” –Mark Cuban Insurtechs are great for...
Pennsylvania’s Erie Insurance Names Dugan VP, Corporate Human Resources Officer
Oct 11 2018 // Erie Insurance, an Erie, Penn.-based insurer, has named Sean Dugan as vice president and corporate human resources officer. His new role begins October 25. In this role, Dugan will have oversight of the Talent Acquisition,...
Myron Steves in Texas Adds Thomson to Executive Leadership
Oct 10 2018 // Myron Steves has named Becky Thomson to its executive team. As director of healthcare, Thompson provides oversight to the healthcare and educators liability departments. She has been responsible for managing account and...
#MeToo Brings Positive Changes and Unintended Consequences to Workplaces
Oct 9 2018 // Has the workplace changed in the year since New York Times reported the first allegations against movie producer Harvey Weinstein? At the very least, many powerful men have altered their behavior, according to a new survey...
Insurtech Accelerator Seeks New Director as Hemesath Transitions
Sep 26 2018 // The Global Insurance Accelerator (GIA) has begun a search for a new managing director. Brian Hemesath, the current managing director who has taken GIA from concept to a leadership role in insurtech, will become alumni...
Managing the Retail Agent’s Risk in Surplus Lines
Sep 17 2018 // While it is common for retail agents to turn to E&S wholesalers for help, there are several reasons they should carefully consider which wholesalerto call upon and how they submit business, according to Bobbie Duke,...
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Sep 17 2018 // Paula Downey, president and CEO of CSAA Insurance Group in California since 2010, will retire following a search for her successor. Downey recently led the AAA insurer through a six-year infrastructure transformation. She...
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Sep 17 2018 // Brian L. Risen, senior vice president, Mackinaw Underwriters, a member of the AmeriTrust Group Inc., has been promoted to president of the Meadowbrook Insurance Agency in Southfield, Michigan. Risen has over 23 years of...
Nexus Buys Malaysia-Based Structured Solutions Specialist Huntington Underwriting
Sep 6 2018 // Independent specialty managing general agent Nexus Group has acquired Huntington Underwriting Ltd. (HUL), a structured solutions underwriting manager operating out of Labuan International Business and Financial Centre,...
Contractors and Roofing Insurance Program Webinars to be Held for Agents in September
Sep 5 2018 // Atlanta, GA, September 5, 2018— Blue River Underwriters will hold two separate informational program webinars this month. The first webinar on the Contractors Elite program this Thursday, September 6 from 11:30 a.m. to...
How Unemployment Insurance Can Help Nonprofits
Sep 3 2018 // As an insurance broker, you may have a special connection to your nonprofit clients. After all, these organizations undertake some of the most noble work in our society, serving those in need or advancing research that...
NFP Names Ongkiko HR Services Vice President, to Support West Relationships
Aug 23 2018 // NFP has named Michael Ongkiko vice president for HR services. Ongkiko will be responsible for overseeing HR services in the West region and driving integrated selling by delivering HR consulting for both current and...
