Insurance CEOs News

Golden Eagle Insurance Honors Five Calif. Appointees with Chairman’s Award

San Diego-based Golden Eagle Insurance, a regional company of Liberty Mutual Group’s Agency Markets business unit, has honored five of its appointed agencies with the 2006 Chairman’s Award, which is presented to the company’s highest performing insurance agencies. Senior representatives …

Mass. Turnpike Chairman Closes Public Discussion of Big Dig Leaks

The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority, in its first meeting with a board chairman who pledged openness and transparency, closed its public session Tuesday before a promised discussion of leaks in Big Dig tunnels. “I don’t want to go into details here …

Deputy Commerce Secretary Sampson Named President, CEO of PCI

The Board of Governors of the Ill.-based Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) has named Deputy Secretary of Commerce David A. Sampson to serve as the association’s president and chief executive officer, announced Thomas Tierney, PCI chairman. Sampson will …

Fla. Insurer Group Places New Chairman

The Florida Insurance Council installed George Grawe, Regional Counsel for Allstate Insurance Company and the Allstate Floridian Insurance Companies, St. Petersburg, as 2007/2008 Chairman of its Executive Committee and Board during the Council’s annual conference June 24-27. As Chairman, Mr. …

Lloyd’s CEO Puts the Hammer Down

“I have no doubt that there is a shared will in the market to improve our processes and much progress has been made,” stated Lloyd’s Chief Executive Richard Ward in response to a letter sent to the market by Market …

Indiana Insurance Honors Ohio Agencies with 2006 Chairman’s Award

Troy, Ohio-based Hylant Group, Inc. and Dayton, Ohio-based Norman-Spencer McKernan, Inc. have received the 2006 Chairman’s Award, which is presented to the highest performing insurance agencies appointed with Indiana Insurance, a member of Liberty Mutual Group’s Agency Markets business unit. …

Ohio Bancinsurance Corp. Founder, Chairman, CEO Passes Away

Columbus, Ohio-based Bancinsurance Corp. a specialty property and casualty insurance holding company, announced that Si Sokol, founder, former chairman and chief executive officer, passed away on Tuesday, July 3, 2007. Sokol recently retired from the company following a 37-year career …

Iowa Hawkeye Honors Agencies with 2006 Chairman’s Award

Iowa-based Hawkeye-Security Insurance, a member of Liberty Mutual Group’s Agency Markets business unit, recently recognized its highest performing agencies with the 2006 Chairman’s Award at meetings held in Kauai, Hawaii. Agencies earn the award when they achieve size, growth, and …

Guagliano Named Max Bermuda President, CEO

W. Marston (Marty) Becker, Chairman and CEO of the Bermuda-based Max Capital Group Ltd., announced that Angelo M. Guagliano, most recently Executive Vice President and Chief Underwriting Officer of Max Capital’s Bermuda operating company, Max Bermuda Ltd., has been promoted …

Fireman’s Fund CEO Beneducci Resigns After 6 Months in Post

Less than six months after being promoted to the job, Joseph J. Beneducci has tendered his resignation as CEO of Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. Effective immediately, Chuck Kavitsky, president of Allianz of America and the former Fireman’s Fund chief executive …