Executive Profiles
RLI’s Michael Stone: Managing People Is the Key to COO Role
"If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs…" With apologies to Rudyard Kipling, you might finish that sentence with the phrase "you can be the chief operating officer of a ...
AIG Appoints Smith COO of Commercial Insurance
American International Group Inc. on Tuesday announced senior leadership changes in its commercial insurance business, naming Michael Smith to the role of chief operating officer. In addition, James ...
QBE’s Sue Harnett: Leading a Transformation
Operational transformation is a central activity at QBE these days, and leading the change in North America since late 2012 has been Chief Operating Officer Sue Harnett, a 30-year veteran of ...
XL Promotes Tocco to Head of North America P/C
XL Group on Friday announced the appointment of Joseph A. Tocco as chief executive of North American Property and Casualty, effective immediately. He will report to Greg Hendrick, chief executive of ...
Thiele Elected Director Of OneBeacon
The OneBeacon Insurance Group Ltd. board of directors announced Wednesday that it has elected Patrick A. Thiele as a class II director. Thiele's insurance career spans more than 30 years in the ...
Ross Curtis Takes CUO Role at RenRe
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. announced Wednesday that Ross A. Curtis will become the Company's Group Chief Underwriting Officer. The CUO role is currently held by President and Chief Executive ...
ACE Establishes Eurasia & Africa Region Business; Names Regional Leader
ACE Group announced today that it has established a new business region, Eurasia & Africa, as part of its Overseas General division—the general insurance operations of the company outside North ...
Cole Appointed as New Group CFO at Swiss Re
Swiss Re's Board of Directors announced last week that David Cole, currently Swiss Re Group Chief Risk Officer (CRO), will become Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective 1 May 2014. Cole ...

