Press - 2007
Jennifer Walsh Promoted to Employee Benefits Practice Leader
Wed Oct 03 17:44:00 -0700 2007
Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. announced today that Jennifer Walsh has been promoted to Employee Benefits Practice Leader. She joined the Woodruff-Sawyer Benefits Team three years ago as Vice President and Account Executive, and became a shareholder in the firm in January 2007.
WS&Co. Announces Brendan Williams Has Been Named Partner
Mon Oct 01 17:43:00 -0700 2007
Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. announced today that Brendan Williams has been become a Partner with the firm. Brendan joined Woodruff-Sawyer in 2005 to oversee the Southern California office's Directors & Officers Practice as well as its Business Development initiative. Since his arrival, Brendan has been a driving force behind the significant growth and success of the Southern California operation.
Woodruff-Sawyer becomes Strategic Northern California Partner for California Bankers Association
Fri Sep 14 17:40:00 -0700 2007
Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. announced today a new partnership with California Bankers Association (CBA), one of the largest state banking trade associations in the country, to represent their employee benefits programs to Northern California banks with over 100 employees.
WS&Co. Announces New Leadership Team
Thu Sep 06 17:39:00 -0700 2007
Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. announced today that it will be expanding its senior leadership team in 2008. Effective January 1, 2008, the company will appoint Charlie Rosson as its Chief Executive Officer and Mary Sklarski as its Chief Operating Officer. In conjunction with these key promotions, Susan Hunt and Stan Loar with become Vice Chairpersons on the company's Board. Doug Morton will continue as the Chairman of the Board.
Who Ya Gonna Call? (Charlie Rosson Quoted in Leader's Edge)
Tue Aug 28 17:37:00 -0700 2007
Got a problem with a niche market? Big brokers call on wholesalers for many of the same reasons as small brokers: time is money. Charlie Rosson is quoted.
Priya Cherian Huskins named one of Business Insurance's Women to Watch
Tue Jul 31 17:36:00 -0700 2007
Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. announced today that Priya Cherian Huskins has been named one of Business Insurance's Women to Watch. Business Insurance's Women to Watch feature highlights a group of 50 women leaders in commercial lines insurance, reinsurance, risk management and employee benefits who are doing outstanding work that is drawing notice not only within but also outside their organizations. The distinguished group of women was selected based on leadership, achievements and impact on the buyers of insurance or benefits.
Kristy Furrer Joins Assurex Global International Executive Committee
Tue Jul 24 17:34:00 -0700 2007
Assurex Global has appointed Kristy Furrer to its International Executive Committee (IEC). As a member of the IEC, Kristy will represent the interests of the Partner firms and their clients, as well as act as an advisor to Assurex Global board of directors on international strategy
The US Pension Protection Act and its impact on employers and employees (Mike Sladky quoted in Benefits & Compensation International)
Sun Jun 03 17:32:00 -0700 2007
The Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA) has been described as the most significant piece of pension funding legislation in the US in over 30 years. Learn more about the PPA's impact on defined benefit funding and an evaluation of its impact on defined contribution plans.
WS&Co. Ranks #1 In Towers Perrin Survey For Second Year in a Row
Tue May 22 17:31:00 -0700 2007
The 2006 Towers Perrin survey ranked Woodruff-Sawyer #1 for the second year in a row for Nonbanking Financial Services.
Woodruff-Sawyer wins PAR Excellence Award for 15th Consecutive Year
Thu Apr 05 17:27:00 -0700 2007
Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. announced today it has been awarded its fifteenth PAR Excellence Award. They are the only firm that has won this award 15 times.
Employers Benefit from Merger
Wed Mar 14 17:24:00 -0700 2007
Kaiser Earnings Are Up 30% (Charlie Rosson Quoted in the San Francisco Chronicle)
Fri Feb 16 17:22:00 -0800 2007
This San Francisco Chronicle article focuses on Kaiser Permanente's rising earnings in 2006. Woodruff-Sawyer's Partner and Senior Vice President of Benefits, Charlie Rosson, is quoted.
Directors' Officers' Exposures Grow (Denise Amantea Quoted in Business Insurance)
Mon Feb 12 17:20:00 -0800 2007
This Business Insurance article focuses on new D&O liability exposures concerning executive compensation and corporate governance. Denise Amantea, Partner and Senior Vice President, D&O at Woodruff-Sawyer is quoted.