Latest Leadership Headlines
All the headlines from our Leadership Topic Page, ordered by recency.
AXIS Re Appoints New Division Leaders
May 11 2021 // AXIS Re, the reinsurance business segment of Bermuda-based AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd., announced appointments within its leadership team, creating a new division for Property Reinsurance and simplifying the overall...
Union Leaders Say Indiana’s Rate of Worker Fatalities Too High
May 10 2021 // Indiana labor union leaders are calling for improved workplace safety enforcement with the state’s rate of deaths while working about one-third higher than the national average. Federal data shows Indiana had 146...
People Moves: Hippo in California Adds Numerous Technology Leaders
May 7 2021 // Hippo in Palo Alto, Calif. has added new leadership to its technology team led by Chief Technology Officer Ran Harpaz. The newly appointed technology leaders will be responsible for expanding and enhancing the delivery of...
RMS Global Catastrophe Model Leader Launches First Climate Change Models, Enabling New Risk Insights
May 6 2021 // New Climate Change Models Show Impact of Climate Change on Losses; Losses from Hurricanes Could Increase by 24 percent by 2050 Newark, Calif., May 5, 2021 – RMS, the world’s leading catastrophe risk modeling and...
People Moves: InterWest Names Espinosa Senior Director in California, IMA Adds Washington to Executive Leadership
Apr 30 2021 // InterWest Insurance Services has named Brad Espinosa senior director in its surety division. He will be based in Sacramento, Calif., and report to Keith Schuler, president and CEO of InterWest Insurance Services. He has...
Digital Leader Kerridge Named CEO of Hiscox USA
Apr 26 2021 // Specialty insurer Hiscox Ltd. announced that Kevin Kerridge will succeed Steve Langan as chief executive officer of Hiscox USA. Kerridge will take the helm effective May 15, 2021. Langan, who is retiring, will return to...
What Young Agents Think Survey: Optimism High Among Young Agent Leaders
Apr 19 2021 // Despite ongoing concerns over the pandemic, young agents say they felt supported by their agencies over the past year. A majority of young agents felt satisfied with how their agency responded to COVID-19 and rated their...
The Business Case for Promoting Women to Leadership Roles
Apr 5 2021 // The numbers are in, and they solidify something many people in our industry have known for years: having women in leadership positions drives business results. A McKinsey & Company article published late last year...
American Family’s Stauffacher, Yancy, Others Assume Key Leadership Posts
Apr 1 2021 // The American Family Insurance group has announced leaders in several new and existing key positions. Jessie Stauffacher, president and CEO of CONNECT, powered by American Family Insurance, and Telisa Yancy, chief operating...
People Moves: Kinsale’s Secor to Hamilton’s New U.S. Unit; Marsh Names Quintal, McLellan Financial Lines Leaders
Mar 26 2021 // Marsh and Hamilton announced several professional appointments this week. Hamilton Insurance Group, Ltd. has appointed Jamie Secor as head of Professional Liability Insurance at its U.S. managing general agency, Hamilton...
People Moves: Institutes’ Horowitz; Rizzuto from Travelers to IAT; BHSI Adds AIG’s Freid; Ryan Re Leaders
Mar 17 2021 // Horowitz Promoted at The Institutes Katherine Horowitz has been promoted to executive vice president and head of Business Units at The Institutes. Horowitz will oversee the growth and strategic direction of multiple...
Marsh Appoints Aon’s Bryant as U.S. Public Entity Industry Practice Leader
Mar 8 2021 // Kevin Bryant Marsh has added Kevin Bryant to lead its National Public Entity Industry Practice. In this role, Bryant will work with state and local government and not-for-profit clients across the U.S., offering public...
Illinois Specialty Insurer, RLI, Makes Leadership Promotions, Changes
Mar 8 2021 // Peoria, Illinois-based specialty insurer serving niche property, casualty and surety markets, RLI Corp., has promoted or named several leaders to new roles. Kevin Horwitz, vice president, Claim, has assumed the role of...
Maryland’s Harford Mutual Insurance Group Announces Leadership Team Changes
Mar 3 2021 // Harford Mutual Insurance Group has announced changes to its leadership team. Senior Vice President Jeffrey Rink has been promoted to executive vice president with the added oversight of Administrative Operations, Customer...
Michigan’s Kapnick Insurance Adds Tubergen as VP, Transportation Leader
Feb 24 2021 // Kapnick Insurance Group, based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, has hired Keith Tubergen as vice president and transportation practice leader. Tubergen joins Kapnick with 26 years of experience in the towing industry. In addition...
EPIC Realigns Leadership With O’Neil as President; Creates New Regional Lineup
Feb 24 2021 // EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants announced organizational and restructuring changes across the company. Tom O’Neil has been named president of EPIC and will work directly with CEO Steve Denton to grow the...
Lloyd’s Survey Results Show More Inclusive Culture, but Improvement Still Needed
Feb 23 2021 // Lloyd’s has made notable progress in its push to become more inclusive, according to its 2020 culture survey, but it still has plenty of room for improvement—especially when it comes to the experiences of Black and...
Third Point Re Announces Appointments to SiriusPoint Leadership Team
Feb 22 2021 // Third Point Reinsurance Ltd. has announced additional executive and senior underwriting roles at SiriusPoint Ltd., the new company created as a result of the anticipated merger of Third Point Re and Sirius International...
U.S. Financial Services Leaders Support Principles for Low-Carbon Transition
Feb 18 2021 // U.S. financial services leaders have stated their support in principle for a U.S. transition to a low-carbon economy. The support comes following the release of the Principles for a U.S. Transition to a Sustainable...
Texas Leaders Failed to Heed Warnings About Vulnerability of Power Grid, Experts Say
Feb 18 2021 // Millions of Texans have gone days without power or heat in subfreezing temperatures brought on by snow and ice storms. Limited regulations on companies that generate power and a history of isolating Texas from federal...
