Latest Human Resources Headlines
All the headlines from our Human Resources Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Startup MGA Rising Edge Targets Low-Layer D&O Business
Feb 24 2022 // The co-founders of London-based Rising Edge aimed to create something different when they decided to launch a managing general agent in 2021, which focuses solely on directors and officers liability insurance. CEO Philippe...
People Moves: Insurtech BOXX Canada Hires Beazley’s Baker as President; Williams Takes Role of M.D., Hiscox Guernsey; AXA XL Names Wells U/W, Marine – UK & Lloyd’s
Feb 22 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at insurtech BOXX Insurance, Hiscox and AXA XL. A summary of these new hires follows here. Cyber Insurtech BOXX Canada Hires Beazley’s Baker as...
Asta and JPO Consulting Launch ARTes, an MGA Specializing in U.S. Inland Marine
Feb 17 2022 // Asta, the third-party managing agent at Lloyd’s, and JPO Consulting, announced the launch of ARTes Specialty Ltd., an independent UK-based managing general agent (MGA), wholly owned by its founders and...
HDI Global Restructures Asia-Pacific Operations, Simplifying Reporting Structures
Feb 17 2022 // Industrial insurer HDI Global SE has restructured its Asia Pacific operations in a move designed to simplify reporting structures in the region and strengthen its offering for customers and business partners. The reform of...
Higginbotham Acquires HR Services Firm WhitneySmith in Texas
Feb 15 2022 // Higginbotham has acquired Fort Worth, Texas-based WhitneySmith Company, a provider of HR advisory services. WhitneySmith will expand the service capacity of Higginbotham’s HR Services division while giving...
How CNN Exec’s Departure Illustrates Peril of Not Disclosing Workplace Romance
Feb 8 2022 // For all the potential peril of a workplace romance, the most common source of trouble, experts say, is allowing it to remain a secret. A case in point was last week’s abrupt ouster of longtime CNN chief executive...
People Moves: Philadelphia Insurance Promotes 11 to Vice President
Feb 7 2022 // Philadelphia Insurance Companies (PHLY) announced the promotion of 11 leaders in its Underwriting, Marketing, Risk Management, Insurance Operations and Human Resources departments: Lynn Bencivenga has been promoted to vice...
Greenlight Re Innovations Gets ‘In-Principle’ Nod to Launch Lloyd’s Syndicate
Feb 1 2022 // Greenlight Re Innovations (GRI), part of Cayman Islands-headquartered Greenlight Capital Re Ltd., has received “in-principle” approval from Lloyd’s to establish an insurtech-focused syndicate. Syndicate...
People Moves: Alliant’s Caterino on Nevada Agent Advisory Council; Venbrook in California Names Reddy Chief Human Resources Officer
Jan 31 2022 // Karen Caterino, senior vice president of Alliant Insurance Services, has been appointed to serve as a member of the Nevada Division of Insurance Agent Advisory Council. Caterino was selected by Nevada Insurance...
People Moves: NFP Realigns Northeast Leadership; Keystone Adds Pacheco for HR
Jan 24 2022 // NFP Realigns Its Northeast Region Leadership, Appoints Henry and Walsh Co-Presidents Insurance broker NFP announced Kate Henry and Mike Walsh have become co-presidents of its Northeast region. As part of this leadership...
People Moves: AAdvantage Insurance Adds Diaz; Alera Group Names Braun Managing Director of Business Consulting
Jan 12 2022 // AAdvantage Insurance Group Adds Gracie Diaz as Account Executive AAdvantage Insurance Group has hired Gracie Diaz as its newest Account Executive. In this position, she will work with new and existing clients to evaluate...
Managing Broker Relationships for Carriers and MGAs/MGUs
Nov 23 2021 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. The sales role is the lifeblood of insurance, and with a complex pipeline of agencies, agents, brokers, etc., carriers and MGAs can understandably be confused by how to...
People Moves: Alliant Names Johnson Managing Director in Oregon; XPT Adds Mansfield in Washington
Nov 18 2021 // Alliant Insurance Services named Peter Johnson executive vice president and managing director. Johnson is based in Portland, Ore., and will focus on providing strategic risk management solutions for agribusiness clients...
New York Issues Final Guidance to Insurers on Managing Risks of Climate Change
Nov 15 2021 // The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has issued final guidance to New York-regulated domestic insurers regarding their management of the financial risks from climate change. After issuing a proposed...
Insurance Distribution Channels: Managing Multiple Channels At Once
Oct 25 2021 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. When carriers, agencies, and MGAs/MGUs first start out, they typically build a distribution strategy centered around a single channel. That makes sense: A fledgling...
People Moves: LP Adds DeHart, Pino and Warner in Nevada; Powers-Leavitt Names Woodruff Managing Partner
Oct 18 2021 // LP Insurance Services LLC added Deanna DeHart, Courtney Pino and Bryce Warner to the Reno, Nev., employee benefits insurance team. All three brokers will serve employee benefits clients in the northern Nevada...
People Moves: WTW Hires ERS’ Shepherd to Lead Facultative; Specialty Insurer Fusion Names Gallagher’s Simmonds as Managing Partner; AXIS’ Quane Is CUO at Beazley
Oct 14 2021 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at broker Willis Towers Watson, specialty insurer Fusion and insurer Beazley. A summary of these new hires follows here. Willis Towers Watson Hires ERS’...
Dale Partners Receives ‘In-Principle’ Approval to Launch Lloyd’s Managing Agency
Sep 16 2021 // Dale Partners Ltd., the London-based holding company of Dale Underwriting Partners (DUP), has been granted “in-principle” approval by Lloyd’s to form its own managing agency. The new entity, Dale Managing...
People Moves: Africa Specialty Risks Names Bheenick as Mauritius Managing Director; WTW’s Whyte Joins Miller for APAC Expansion
Aug 18 2021 // Africa Specialty Risks Names Bheenick Managing Director in Mauritius Africa Specialty Risks (ASR), the pan-African focused reinsurance group, has appointed Krishna Bheenick as its managing director in Mauritius. The...
Blenheim Underwriting Launches Lloyd’s Managing Agency
Aug 10 2021 // Blenheim Underwriting Ltd. announced it has received final approval and the necessary permissions from UK regulators and Lloyd’s to act as a managing agency for Syndicate 5886. The effective date of transfer of...
