Female insurers recognized

Among a group of women leaders recently noted in “Business Insurance” magazine’s “Women to Watch” issue are FM Global’s Maxine Walker as well as four individuals from Aon including: Corbette Doyle; Kathryn Hayley; Kathleen M. Burns; and Kelly Smith.The honorees were selected based on the following criteria: their recent professional achievements; their influence on the marketplace; and their contributions to the advancement of women in business. Walker, vice president, Western division claims manager, joined FM Global in 1981 as a property loss prevention engineer after earning her bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering technology from Mississippi State University. Walker is currently in her 25th year with FM Global.Doyle, global chief diversity officer of Aon Corporation; joined Aon 13 years ago to launch a companywide healthcare industry practice. This year, she was appointed the company’s first chief diversity officer. Doyle contributed to the development of a companywide mentoring program and rolled out an advanced development program for the global firm’s top 30 women. Hayley, chief executive officer of Aon Consulting U.S., joined Aon in June 2006, bringing more than 25 years of consulting industry experience. Burns, chief executive officer of Aon Risk Services Americas eSolutions, has worked with Aon for17-years, working up from a position as a summer intern to managing director, the position she held until 2003, when she joined a competitor’s technology solutions group. In April 2006, Burns returned to Aon in her current position.Smith, executive vice president of Aon Re Global, began working for Aon 17 years ago after completing her tenure with reinsurance broker Thomas A. Greene & Co.