All the headlines from our Human Resources Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 5 2020 // The pandemic has brought to light the importance of having the right protections in place, especially those that protect life and health.According to The Hartford’s Future of Benefits Study, some 40% of U.S. workers...
Sep 29 2020 // The coronavirus pandemic has led to a greater emphasis on employee benefits that help people plan for unexpected life events and provide financial protection, according to a study by The Hartford.The Hartford’s...
Sep 23 2020 // Arch Insurance International has formed Arch Managing Agency Limited to mange its Lloyd’s units.Arch Managing Agency Limited, which brings together Arch Underwriting at Lloyd’s and Barbican Managing Agency Ltd....
Sep 10 2020 // Federal officials have sued Ohio State University (OSU) for alleged age discrimination after the university fired a human resources generalist in the College of Education and Human Ecology (CEHE) because of his age.In its...
Sep 10 2020 // Dallas-based Next Level Insurance Agency is partnering with ThinkHR on risk management, human resources and employee communication support at no cost for its employee benefits clients.ThinkHR is a technology platform to...
Sep 8 2020 // IAT Insurance Group has named Chris Fox to its reinsurance business unit as managing director. He is based in IAT’s Newark, N.J., office. Fox comes to IAT after 12 years with Everest Re in both domestic and...
Sep 2 2020 // Specialty insurance brokerages Ryan Specialty Group and All Risks have closed on the merger the two firms into Ryan Specialty Group.The deal unites Chicago-based Ryan Specialty Group and its nearly $12 billion in premium,...
Sep 1 2020 // While few, if any, organizations saw the coronavirus pandemic and all of its death and disruption coming, some were better positioned to deal with it than others.According to risk expert Jim Wetekamp, some organizations...
Aug 26 2020 // Four overnight camps in Maine successfully stemmed the spread of the novel coronavirus and conducted sessions with over 1,000 attendees from 41 states and international locations this summer, according to a new report...
Aug 24 2020 // Kansas City, Mo.-based insurance broker Lockton has added Kelly Conway as chief people officer.In this position, Conway will lead Lockton’s people strategy, focusing on continuing to attract, develop, and retain...
Aug 19 2020 // Entertainment insurance provider SpottedRisk has acquired Media Guarantors, a specialized managing general underwriter focused on completion bonds for the film industry.West Hollywood, Calif.-based Media Guarantors,...
Aug 18 2020 // Westfield Center, Ohio-based property/casualty insurance company, Westfield, has added Jennifer Palmieri as chief people officer.With more than 20 years of extensive human resources leadership experience, Palmieri is...
Aug 5 2020 // Buckle, a digital seller of rideshare insurance, disclosed it has raised $31 million in new venture financing and will use the money to expand operations nationally.HSCM Bermuda and Eos Venture Partners co-led the Series A...
Aug 4 2020 // Atlanta, GA, August 4, 2020 — Breckenridge Insurance Services is pleased to announce the promotion of Teri Colburn to regional vice president, managing broker for wholesale brokerage and binding operations in the...
Jul 30 2020 // Atlanta, GA, July 30, 2020 — Breckenridge Insurance Group welcomes Sheree Davis to the company as a senior vice president, program director. Davis has more than 30 years of insurance industry experience with significant...
Jul 28 2020 // Guy Carpenter announced today the appointment of Andrea Piatti as a managing director, Global Risk Solutions.Piatti will be responsible for serving clients in the customized reinsurance space across Europe and Middle East...
Jul 22 2020 // Ki, the first fully digital and algorithmically driven Lloyd’s of London syndicate, launched in collaboration with Brit Ltd. and Google Cloud, has announced the appointment of Dan Hearsum as managing director....
Jul 20 2020 // Insurance organizations have recently been navigating a number of talent shifts in a short amount of time. Organizations that did not previously have remote work strategies in place have had to quickly implement programs...
Jul 10 2020 // A former insurance account executive in California has filed a lawsuit claiming she was fired from her job in retaliation for complaining about discrimination against her by a supervisor who didn’t like her caring...
Jul 10 2020 // Capsicum Re, the specialist reinsurance broker, has announced the appointment of Raja Balasuriya as its chairman.He succeeds fellow Capsicum Re founder Grahame Chilton in the role, who it was announced would re-join the...