What’s New: In Brief (May 11, 2009)

Richard Hoskins has been appointed executive vice president and CFO of the North American region or Aviva North America effective May 11.
Aviva’s North America region includes its U.S. life and annuity business and Canadian property and casualty company.
Hoskins previously served as executive vice president and CFO at Old Mutual US.
At Aviva, Hoskins will lead Aviva North America’s finance, actuarial, risk management, capital and tax activities, while guiding reinsurance strategy.

RSA has launched the Marketing Academy along with an accrediting Marketing Foundation Program.
Launched in St. John’s in early May, the academy is a resource centre to support the company’s goal of investing in the skills and development of its staff.
The two-day marketing foundation program is one of a series of ‘best practice’ programs available through the Marketing Academy’s training curriculum. It will cover topics such as customer insight, brand management, proposition development and marketing communications.
“At RSA, we believe a company’s greatest asset is its people, and we have taken steps to invest actively in the training and development of our employees throughout the organization,” Adrian Hall, director of corporate marketing and communications at RSA Canada, said in a release. “With this in mind, we are pleased to announce…our involvement in a globally recognized Marketing Academy.”