Executive Profiles
Zurich Insurance Appoints de Swaan Chairman, Replacing Ackermann
Zurich Insurance Group AG named Tom de Swaan chairman, replacing Josef Ackermann, who stepped down after the suicide of Chief Financial Officer Pierre Wauthier. Fred Kindle, 54, chairman of Exova ...Selective Insurance Names Marchioni President, Chief Operating Officer
Selective Insurance Group Inc. has selected John Marchioni as president and chief operating officer. Gregory E. Murphy, who remains chairman and chief executive officer, previously held the president ...AIG Said to Opt Against Berkshire Reinsurance After April Exec Departures
American International Group Inc. has decided against signing new reinsurance contracts with Berkshire Hathaway Inc. after Warren Buffett's company started a commercial insurer competing against AIG, ...
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Taps Greeley As Claims VP
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance announced Tuesday that Todd M. Greeley joined the firm as Vice President, Claims, Executive & Professional Lines. Greeley was previously a vice president at ...Tooker to Replace Cholnoky as General Reinsurance President in 2014
John Cholnoky will retire as president of General Reinsurance Corp. during the first quarter of next year, the Stamford, Conn.-based reinsurer said. The company, which is owned by Berkshire Hathaway ...Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Names New Chief Information Officer
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance announced Tuesday that it has named James O. Roser as chief information officer. Roser has an extensive record of leadership in the business technology arena, ...
Farmers Insurance Names Weinstein New General Counsel
Farmers Insurance has named former Chairman of the Barger & Wolen law firm and insurance and litigation partner, Steven Weinstein, as its new General Counsel. Weinstein is replacing Frank Ceglar, ...