Latest Human Resources Headlines

All the headlines from our Human Resources Topic Page, ordered by recency.

Will Baby Boomers Lead to Boost in Worker Woes?

Sep 1 2008 // The aging and retirement of the Baby Boomer generation is creating a demographic transformation that will affect the staffs of insurance organizations, as well as their customers.Consider the following statistics:...

Managing and Using Information to Grow an Agency

Sep 1 2008 // The word “marketing” may conjure up images of the fast-paced world of television advertising, a piece of direct mail that catches your attention, an interactive e-mail — even talk of demographics and...

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Sep 1 2008 // General Star Management Co. appointed Gregory J. Diorio chief operating officer and Joseph L. Majsak chief marketing officer. Diorio will oversee all underwriting divisions while Majsak will oversee the new marketing...

Lloyd’s in the 21st Century

Sep 1 2008 // Any institution — and there aren’t many — that survives and thrives for 320 years must find ways to adapt to changing conditions. Lloyd’s of London’s transformation offers some insights as to how such...

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Aug 21 2008 // Ruby Chan has joined the Needham, Mass.-based Provider Insurance Co. as director of Internet marketing.Chan has worked for Hewlett Packard and was one of the founding members of the Alta Vista search engine. She moved on...

Jessica M. Frankovich

Aug 21 2008 // Indiana Insurance, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, appointed Jessica M. Frankovich as Inland Marine underwriting manager.Frankovich will be based in Indiana Insurance’s Illinois regional office and...

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Aug 21 2008 // W.R. Berkley Corp. named William M. Rohde Jr. president of Acadia Insurance Co., succeeding Bill Thornton, who now is chairman of Berkley Regional Specialty Insurance Co. Walter E. Stradley remains president of Berkley...

House Subcommittee Moves Key Federal Insurance Regulation Bills

Aug 21 2008 // By Andrea WellsIn a busy month for insurance issues on Capitol Hill, the U.S. House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises marked up bills creating a federal...

S&P Releases New Lloyd’s Syndicate Financial Assessments

Aug 15 2008 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has announced the results of its latest public information Lloyd’s Syndicate Assessment (LSA) review, which considered the 2007 syndicate financial statements and...

Ascension Insurance Appoints Harris General Counsel

Aug 12 2008 // Kansas City, Mo.-based Ascension Insurance, Inc. has announced the appointment of P. Stephen Harris as its general counsel. Founded in August 2007, Ascension has garnered an initial $50 million in private equity funds to...

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Aug 4 2008 // Narragansett Bay Insurance Co. of Pawtucket, Rhode Island has named Mark Talerico chief risk officer.Talerico will oversee Narragansett’s distribution of risk in homeowners insurance, and guide the insurers exposure...

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Aug 4 2008 // Jacksonville, Florida-based insurer The Main Street America Group named Joe Meholic president of its Richmond, Virginia region.In his new role as regional president, Meholic will be accountable for the direction,...

Will Baby Boomers Lead to Boost in Worker Woes?

Aug 4 2008 // The aging and retirement of the Baby Boomer generation is creating a demographic transformation that will affect the staffs of insurance organizations, as well as their customers.Consider the following statistics:...

A Philosophy – and Practice – of Sharing

Aug 4 2008 // Top 100 Agency ProfileRanking: No. 8 Insurance Office of AmericaHeadquarters: Longwood, Fla. Year Founded: 1988 Additional Locations: 22 branch offices 2007 Total P/C Premium Volume: $662.5 million 2007 Other Than P/C...

NAS to Offer Expanded HR Risk Management Services

Aug 1 2008 // Encino, Calif.-based NAS Insurance Services has expanded its HR risk management capabilities by partnering with HReSource to provide new and expanded HR risk management support and services with the purchase or renewal of...

Liberty Benefit Insurance Services Launches Human Resources Assessment Program

Jul 23 2008 // Liberty Benefit Insurance Services Inc. has launched, “Mirror, Mirror On The Wall…What HR Skills Matter, If At All?” a skills and knowledge assessment program for human resources professionals. Developed...

Venture Insurance Names Rogers Managing Director of Specialty Property

Jul 22 2008 // West Chester, Pa.-based Venture Insurance Programs, a national program administrator, recently named Michael Rogers as executive vice president and managing director of a new specialty property unit. Rogers will establish...

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Jul 21 2008 // Indiana Insurance, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, appointed Jessica M. Frankovich as Inland Marine underwriting manager.Frankovich will be based in Indiana Insurance’s Illinois regional office and...

A.M. Best: Few Companies Excel at Managing Through Market Cycles

Jul 15 2008 // The findings from A.M. Best Co.’s cycle management study show just how difficult it is for property/casualty companies to surpass the performance of their peers on a consistent, long-term basis. Only 14 percent of...

EPIC Opens Los Angeles Office

Jul 14 2008 // In an expansion of its Southern California operations, Edgewood Partners Insurance Center (EPIC), a retail property and casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage firm, opened a new office in Los Angeles. Chris...