Profiles

An Extremely Unique Bird
Industry An Extremely Unique Bird
Industry insiders wonder what role Berkshire Hathaway’s new commercial venture...
May 28, 2014
Opposites Attract
Brokerage Ops Opposites Attract
Management vows to marry its benefits and property-casualty sides. It’s not as...
May 28, 2014
Shaun Shaun Hooper, President and CEO, North America, Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford (CGSC)
Lifestyle Shaun Shaun Hooper, President and CEO, North America, Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford (CGSC)
We're not a commodities trader. We're not an investment banker. Those are things...
April 25, 2014
Kurt Carlson, President, Propel Insurance
Lifestyle Kurt Carlson, President, Propel Insurance
My wife is like, “We are not taking this car.” And I said, “We are so taki...
April 1, 2014
John C. Roche, EVP, The Hanover Insurance Group
Lifestyle John C. Roche, EVP, The Hanover Insurance Group
Authenticity in your leadership style requires a certain level of humility, some...
March 1, 2014
Facing Down the Bully of Wall Street
Industry Facing Down the Bully of Wall Street
Despite the New York attorney general’s questionable high-pressure tactics, Jo...
March 1, 2014
Steve Needle, President, Employer Services, the McCart Group
Lifestyle Steve Needle, President, Employer Services, the McCart Group
I have a passion for it. Maybe the right term is sickness. It is not a job—it�...
January 28, 2014
Tom Riley, President & COO, AssuredPartners
Lifestyle Tom Riley, President & COO, AssuredPartners
As the agency ownership ages, we would like to be one of the answers to their pe...
November 26, 2013
Jonathan Beach, Founder and Chairman, Beach & Associates
Lifestyle Jonathan Beach, Founder and Chairman, Beach & Associates
I discovered all the guys you grew up with relatively late in life—Faulkner, M...
October 30, 2013
Bill Berkley
Lifestyle Bill Berkley
W. R. Berkley CEO and chairman talks about national parks, government polluters ...
October 1, 2013