Latest Leadership Headlines
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People Moves: Lockton Promotes 2 in Crisis Management Team, Announces Changes in Norway Leadership
Apr 25 2024 // Lockton, the independent insurance broker, announced two key senior promotions within its Crisis Management team in London. Helen Sandford has been appointed as head of Special Crime, and Freddie Schlesinger has been...
People Moves: Risk Strategies Names Newman Private Client Services Leader for West Region
Apr 19 2024 // Risk Strategies named Bryan Newman private client services leader for the West region. He will manage the region’s sales and service teams and key carrier and third-party relationships. Newman has more than 15 years...
People Moves: Woodruff Sawyer Promotes Erickson to Employee Benefits Practice Leader
Apr 17 2024 // Woodruff Sawyer promoted Dave Erickson to employee benefits practice leader. Most recently, he led Woodruff Sawyer’s employee benefits operations. Erickson has more than 15 years of experience in the employee...
US Senate Committee to Hold Hearing on Boeing Safety Culture Report
Apr 12 2024 // The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee said it would hold a hearing next week with members of an expert panel that released a report in February criticizing Boeing’s safety culture and calling for significant...
People Moves: SLA of California Elects New Leadership
Apr 12 2024 // The Surplus Line Association of California (SLA), headquartered in San Ramon, California, elected Rich Gobler of Burns and Wilcox as chair of the SLA Board of Directors. Also elected to leadership were John Washington of...
Property Restoration Industry: A Culture in Need of Repair?
Apr 1 2024 // Jatiek Smith, a Bloods gang member convicted on extortion and racketeering charges in New York, blamed ruthless competition and a culture of violence in the fire restoration industry for the accusations made against him by...
People Moves: Sompo Promotes Allen as CUO of Global Markets Commercial P&C Insurance, Succeeding Easton; BMS Taps Howden’s Leahy as Cyber Practice Co-Leader
Mar 20 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at re/insurer Sompo and the re/insurance broker BMS. A summary of these new hires follows here. Sompo Promotes Allen as CUO of Global Markets Commercial...
People Moves: Arch Reinsurance Promotes 3 Senior Leaders: Halgan, Hardy Pickering and Pun; DUAL France Taps Déal From Everest as Managing Director
Mar 13 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Arch Reinsurance and DUAL France. A summary of these new hires follows here. Arch Reinsurance Promotes 3 Senior Leaders: Halgan, Hardy Pickering and...
People Moves: Stratico Appointed Professional Liability Practice Leader at Brown & Riding
Mar 12 2024 // Brown & Riding, headquartered in Dallas, appointed Bill Stratico national professional liability practice leader. Stratico has over 35 years of industry experience. He joined Brown & Riding in 2010 as a management...
People Moves: Aon Names Ahmed and Von Obstfelder Risk Analytics Product Leaders; Tokio Marine N. America’s Angelson Named C-Level Leader for Global Insurance Group
Mar 8 2024 // Aon Names Ahmed and Von Obstfelder as Advanced Risk Analytics Product Leaders Aon plc, headquartered in London, named to new leaders in global and U.S. commercial risk. Aon named Arshi Ahmed global head of analytics for...
Lloyd’s Hits 35% Female Leadership Target, Says it Has a ‘Way to Go’
Mar 5 2024 // Lloyd’s of London has hit a short-term target of filling 35% of leadership roles with women, although less than half of firms in the commercial insurance market had hit the mark, it said on Tuesday. Lloyd’s...
People Moves: AXIS Taps SCOR’s Dejung as Global Cyber & Technology CUO; SiriusPoint Names 3 Key Leaders in Global Underwriting
Mar 5 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Bermuda-based AXIS Capital Holdings and SiriusPoint. A summary of these new hires follows here. AXIS appoints Dejung as Global Cyber & Technology...
People Moves: Ardonagh’s Price Forbes Taps Horler From Lockton as Deputy CEO; Marsh Names Fort From McGill and Partners as Int’l Cyber Product Leader
Feb 27 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the brokers Price Forbes and Marsh. A summary of these new hires follows here. Ardonagh’s Price Forbes Taps Horler From Lockton as Deputy CEO Sarah...
People Moves: Everest Promotes 2 Senior Leaders in Reinsurance Division; CFC Hires 2 for New Specialist Team Focused on M&A Tax Risks
Feb 23 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at re/insurer Everest Group and the managing general agent CFC. A summary of these new hires follows here. Everest Promotes 2 Senior Leaders in Reinsurance...
Houthis to Step Up Red Sea Strikes, Use ‘Submarine Weapons’, Leader Says
Feb 23 2024 // Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis claimed responsibility for an attack on a UK-owned cargo ship and a drone assault on an American destroyer on Thursday, and they targeted Israel’s port and resort city of Eilat with...
Simply Easier Payments Appoints Tech Industry Leader Michele Shepard as Chairperson of the Board
Feb 22 2024 // DURHAM, NC., February 22, 2024 – Simply Easier Payments, a top-rated major provider of billing and invoicing solutions for insurance organizations, has appointed Michele Shepard as Chairperson of its Board of...
US Offers Up to $10M Reward for Info Leading to Leaders of Notorious Ransomware Gang
Feb 16 2024 // If you’ve got information on one of the world’s most prolific ransomware gangs, you could stand to make a cool $10 million. The Department of State on Thursday announced a reward of up to $10 million for anyone...
Over 350 People Contact Law Firm Reviewing FDIC Workplace Culture
Feb 16 2024 // More than 350 people have contacted an outside law firm reviewing workplace culture at the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in the wake of media reporting last year on allegations of persistent sexual harassment,...
Captive Insurance Expert Pleads Guilty to Aiding Solar Ponzi Scheme Leaders
Feb 12 2024 // Remember the Carpoffs, the California couple sent to prison in 2021 and 2022 for running a $1 billion Ponzi scheme tied to mobile solar generators? The scheme that reportedly ensnared Warren Buffet’s Berkshire...
People Moves: Gonzales joins Marsh as Houston Energy Hub and Office Leader
Feb 8 2024 // Marsh, a business of Marsh McLennan headquartered in New York, announced today that Susan Gonzales has joined the firm as its Houston energy hub and office leader. In this dual role, Gonzales will lead a team of more than...
