William M. Taylor, a former chairman of the Florida Republican Party, has died. He was 84. Taylor, an insurance agent for 50 years, grew up in Thomasville, Ga., The Florida Times-Union reported. He moved to Jacksonville as a teenager and …
Property/casualty insurer Hallmark Financial Services Inc., headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, announced it will employ the consulting services of Stephen L. Way through his company, SLW International LLC. Way is the recently retired founder, chairman and CEO of HCC Insurance …
MMC announced that Sir Peter Middleton has been appointed to the new role of MMC UK Chairman. He will continue as the non-executive Chairman of Marsh Ltd, a position he took up in July 2005. He will also remain a …
Stockholm-based Skandia, a subsidiary of Old Mutual plc, announced the appointment of Bertil Hult as CEO of its Nordic division, effective in the fall. He joins the financial services company from Vinge, a Swedish law firm, where he is currently …
Greg Jones, senior vice president of State Farm’s California operations, has accepted a promotion to the Illinois-based corporation’s thirteen-member Chairman’s Council effective May 1. The Chairman’s Council is State Farm’s top management office, with oversight responsibilities for all the operations. …
Willis Group Holdings announced the appointment of Brendan McManus as CEO of Willis UK & Ireland (WUK&I). He will take over from Allan Gribben who has been promoted to Chief Executive of Willis International, of which WUK&I forms a part. …
In his opening statement as chair of a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee considering extension of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA), Rep. Paul E. Kanjorski of Pennsylvania said he believes the act should be extended for a period of …
Bob Lund, vice president and general counsel of SFM Mutual Insurance Co. since 1998, has been chosen as SFM’s new president and chief executive officer, Board Chair Truman Jeffers recently announced. Lund succeeds Pat Johnson, who is retiring after 14 …
Louisiana’s “insurer of last resort” has hired an insurance industry veteran as its new CEO, and he’ll face a raft of problems when he takes over next week. J. John Wortman, who’s been in the business since the early 1960s, …
Bermuda-based Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited announced that its Chairman, Paul Myners, will retire from the Board and all subsidiaries effective May 2nd following the Company’s Annual General Meeting. He has been Chairman since the Company’s founding in 2002. Aspen said …
