Latest Human Resources Headlines
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European Risk Managers, Industry Face New and Not so New Challenges
Jan 27 2008 // FERMA conference highlights growing importance of risk management in complex global business environment The insurance industry’s “traditional model” has become outdated and is so abstruse that the...
SCIF Names Wood as HR Manager
Jan 15 2008 // Kathy Wood has been promoted to staff services manager in the State Compensation Insurance Fund’s Human Resources Department. In January 1992 Wood began her State Fund career as a customer service representative in...
Los Angeles Controller: City Should Take a New Look at Managing Risk
Jan 14 2008 // The city of Los Angeles spent millions of dollars settling lawsuits that could have been avoided if effective risk management programs had been in place, according to an audit. City Controller Laura Chick said the city...
Momentum Strong for Broker M&As in October, November
Jan 13 2008 // Stock Prices: Aon Corp. (NYSE:AOC) continued to outperform the sector, up a remarkable 43.1 percent year-to-date. The company reported third quarter 2007 results at the end of October. Net income increased 92 percent to...
LMC Capital Names Vaughn Managing Director
Jan 9 2008 // Charlotte, N.C.-based LMC Capital LLC, named Patrick Vaughn as managing director. He will lead LMC’s M&A practice for insurance technology and services companies. Previously, Vaughn was a managing director at...
California Workers’ Comp Insurer Makes HR Promotion
Dec 31 2007 // Susan Lynch has been promoted to manager of California State Compensation Insurance Fund’s Employee Assistance Program (EAP) in Human Resources. EAP helps State Fund employees address personal issues and maintain...
Wells Fargo Names Brogan Director of Casualty Group
Dec 28 2007 // San Francisco-based Wells Fargo Insurance Services has named Kevin Brogan managing director, national practice leader, casualty. He will be based at the company’s corporate headquarters in Chicago. In his new role,...
Christel Sarchet Joins Mystic Capital
Dec 18 2007 // New York (Dec. 18, 2007) – The ever-expanding investment banking firm, Mystic Capital Advisors Group, LLC, is pleased to announce its newest associate: Christel Sarchet. Ms. Sarchet joins Mystic Capital as a Vice...
Guy Carp Publishes UK Flood Report
Dec 14 2007 // Guy Carpenter & Company, LLC has published “Wrong Type of Rain: Impact and Implications of 2007 UK Floods,” an in-depth analysis on the extensive flooding that caused severe damage in north-eastern England...
Communication is Key When Managing Program Contracts
Dec 2 2007 // The insurance industry survives on relationships built between agents and carriers. The two parties can strive for a harmonious partnership with few problems. Yet when communications break down and there are disagreements,...
Aon Risk Services Names Johnson Resident Managing Director in Portland
Nov 21 2007 // Aon Risk Services, the retail brokerage and risk management arm of Aon Corp., appointed Peter Johnson resident managing director of the ARS office in Portland, Ore. upon the retirement of Douglas Stirling, effective Jan....
Congress Considers Disaster Legislation to Alleviate Coastal Insurance Crisis
Nov 18 2007 // House passes measure opposed by Bush and insurance industry remains at odds on best solution Disaster legislation is hot on the minds of congressional leaders this month as a handful of bills made their way to both the...
Integro Names Three Practice Leaders
Nov 14 2007 // Integro Insurance Brokers appointed three national specialty practice leaders, effective immediately: Private Equity — Nick Conca is a managing principal and leader of Integro’s New York Management Risk team....
Mapping out lawyers liability
Nov 4 2007 // Attorneys are singularly aware of liability exposures and the impact of litigation in modern society. Accordingly, attorneys are adroit and meticulous about the insurance coverage they purchase. Insurance must fulfill...
Guy Carp Publishes Analysis of ‘Systemic Risks;’ Inadequate Reserves
Nov 1 2007 // Guy Carpenter & Company, Marsh & McLennan’s global risk and reinsurance unit, has released a new report: “Guy Carpenter Casualty Reserve Index: Managing the Unknown.” The study presents a...
Noel Threatens Bahamas, Not U.S.
Oct 30 2007 // According to the most recent bulletin from the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Tropical Storm Noel’s projected track should keep it well away from the U.S. mainland. The storm, the 14th of the season, has caused...
Munich Re Acquires UK’s MSP Underwriting/Stake in Syndicate 318
Oct 30 2007 // Munich Re is acquiring the UK Company MSP Underwriting Ltd. for a figure it said is in the “mid double-digit million Euro range.” MSP Underwriting Ltd. owns both the Lloyd’s managing agency Beaufort...
Assessing and managing wildfire risk
Oct 27 2007 // This summer, much of the western United States was in flames. Wildfires spurred by above-normal spring and summer temperatures, and one of the worst droughts in decades charred several million acres across the 11 western...
Lloyd’s: Electronic Claims Processing Advances; Too Slow Says Langley
Oct 17 2007 // The Market Reform Group (MRG), which directs the efforts of Lloyd’s and the London insurance market to move from paper to electronic processing, has issued its latest bulletin. It focuses on the committee’s...
La. Citizens to Break From Managing Agency, Board Says
Oct 15 2007 // Facing allegations it’s been mismanaged for years, Louisiana’s taxpayer-backed insurance company will sever its relationship with the agency that has overseen the firm since its inception, the company’s...
