Updated 5/15/2021 5:05 PM
Legendary Chicago Bears owner George Halas drew rousing applause in 1975 when he spoke of his beloved football team moving from Soldier Field to the suburbs. I hope and pray that 1977 will find the Bears contending for a title in a new stadium in Arlington Heights, he said to members of the Arlington Heights Chamber of Commerce.
A new stadium proposed for the Arlington Park site didn t happen then. And it didn t happen 10 years later when Michael McCaskey, Halas grandson, raised the possibility of NFL football at the racetrack in the months after the devastating fire there in 1985.
Thirty-five years later, talk about the Bears moving to Arlington Park is back.
Jeff Slivka, president of RT Specialty’s Environmental and Construction Professional (ECP) Practice, will address the methods for “Navigating the Ups & Downs of the Contractors Professional Liability (CPrL) Insurance Market” at the 2021 Conference on Surety Bonding and Construction.
People Moves: Towne’s Skinner, RT Specialty’s Reynolds Promoted; Buckle Hires Two May 4, 2021
Towne Financial Services Group Promotes Skinner to President, CEO
Towne Financial Services Group (TFSG) has promoted Brian K. Skinner to president and CEO, effective May 1, 2021.
TFSG contains all the non-bank divisions of TowneBank, including mortgage, insurance, realty and wealth management. Currently, Skinner serves as chief banking officer of the company with the leaders of the many non-bank lines of business also reporting directly to him.
Brian Skinner
As president and CEO of TFSG, Skinner will be able to devote his full attention to these businesses. During the first quarter of 2021, TFSG accounted for more than 40% of TowneBank’s total revenues.
People Moves: Berkley Re UK Names Himmer; RSG Transactional Risks Adds Schiener April 30, 2021
Berkley Re UK Limited, effective September 1, 2021.
In the interim, Richard Fothergill will continue as Berkley Re UK’s CEO, with the expectation that, by the end of 2021, Himmer will be appointed CEO and Fothergill will become Chairman.
Himmer has nearly 30 years of experience in the reinsurance industry with a particular focus on the London and international markets across multiple classes of business. Most recently, she led the London subsidiary of a specialty Bermuda reinsurance group, establishing and developing key client and broker relationships and growing the London business to a substantial percentage of the group’s revenue.
Bill Webb Promoted to Vice President at RT Environmental & Construction Professional Hamilton, NJ, April 28, 2021 (PR.com) Bill Webb has been promoted to vice president within the Environmental and Construction Professional (ECP) Practice of RT Specialty. A specialist with more than 20 years of experience within the professional liability insurance marketplace, Webb joined the RT ECP team in 2017 as an assistant vice president to support the team’s national network of agents, brokers and business relationships. He has since become a specialist in numerous policy forms including Contractor’s Pollution Liability (CPL), Architects & Engineers (A&E), Contractor’s Professional Liability (CPrL) and Owner’s Protective Professional Indemnity (OPPI).