Executives On The Move at Hamilton Re, AIG and Hub International
Hamilton Insurance Group's Hamilton Re made a number of new underwriting-based leadership changes. AIG has a new general counsel. Hub International's president is now also its CEO.
State Auto Names Names New Leaders for Commercial, Personal Lines Divisions
State Auto Financial Corp. named new heads of its commercial and personal lines divisions as it continues efforts to improve its financial results. Kim Garland is the new senior vice president, ...
Embracing Mindfulness: Conquering Cognitive Overload in a Hyper-Digital World
Insurance leaders play a key role in building resilience by helping communities to mitigate the impacts of climate change, disaster and many other global risks. But in today's disruptive, ...
EMC Insurance COO Hovick to Retire in January
Kevin Hovick, the long-time chief operating officer of EMC Insurance Group, is retiring after a career with the property/casualty insurer spanning more than 38 years. Hovick, who also has the title ...
Why You Shouldn’t Tackle the Most Important Task First Thing in the Morning
Time management is not only about setting up systems to process and prioritize work. It is also about choosing the right work at the right time and avoiding work or distractions that sap your ability ...
Executives On The Move at XL Catlin and W.R. Berkley
XL Catlin brought on a new client distribution leader for its Southeast broker and client management operation. W.R. Berkley's W.R. Berkley Corp.'s Berkley Program Specialists hired a business ...
Pre-Bailout CEO, Exec Pay Returns to AIG
American International Group Inc's new Chief Executive Brian Duperreault has pledged to revive the insurer's glory days of top talent, underwriting discipline and fat profit margins. One thing he has ...
Executives On The Move at AXIS and Snapsheet
AXIS Capital Holdings' AXIS Re arm hired a former Swiss Re executive in a leadership role. InsurTech startup Snapsheet promoted from within to name its new chief technology officer.
Proactive Change Management Can Help Companies Avoid Confusion, Resistance
Companies must be proactive when it comes to developing a change management strategy or risk confusion and resistance among staff, says project management expert Moira Alexander in a recent article ...
Learn to Lead From Where You Are
Instead of waiting for someone else to make the needed changes in their organizations, future leaders should step up themselves—without waiting to be asked, advises Professor Harry Kraemer, a ...