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Bushey Succeeds Powers As President of Berkley’s Carolina Casualty
W. R. Berkley Corp. has named Gerald B. Bushey as president of its subsidiary, Carolina Casualty Insurance Group. Bushey succeeds Douglas J. Powers, who is retiring. Based in Jacksonville, Florida, ...
In Cost Cutting Move, Zurich Insurance Lays Off 53 in Middle East
Zurich Insurance Group AG, Switzerland's biggest insurer, fired 53 people across its general insurance operations in the Middle East as part of cost- cutting plans. "Fifty-three people were made ...
Progressive’s Renwick Adds Chairman’s Duty, Replacing Lewis
Progressive Corp., the fourth- largest U.S. auto insurer, said Chief Executive Officer Glenn Renwick is taking the additional role of chairman, after the death of Peter Lewis, who previously led the ...
Employers Screening Social Media Accounts May Alienate Job Candidates
Research from North Carolina State University shows companies that screen the social media accounts of job applicants alienate potential employees – making it harder for them to attract top job ...
Swiss Voters Reject Strictest Executive Pay Limits in Ballot
Swiss voters rejected a proposal to limit executives' pay to 12 times that of junior employees yesterday, a measure that would have gone further than any other developed nation. The measure was ...
Harleysville President Browne to Retire in May; Toth to Succeed As Senior Executive
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. announced that Michael Browne, president and chief operating officer of the Harleysville Insurance, a member of the Nationwide family of companies, will retire ...
Employees Stressed But Not For Reasons Employers Think: Research
Employers know that their employees are stressed at work, and rank stress as the number one workforce risk issue, according to the 2013/2014 Towers Watson Staying@Work Survey, conducted by Towers ...
What Makes a Successful P/C Carrier CIO—and How to Know If You Have One
Triumphant Mutual and Victorious Insurance Co. seem like two peas in a pod. They're similarly sized property/casualty insurers that write personal lines and small-business insurance. But look closer. ...