All the headlines from our Human Resources Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 13 2001 // The Risk and Insurance Management Society Inc. (RIMS) announced its opposition to the proposed Reinsurance Tax Equity Act of 2001 (HR 1755). The decision to oppose the legislation was based on concerns that it could...
Jul 26 2001 // According to a new study by Guy Carpenter &. Co. Inc., a leading global reinsurance intermediary, as insurance companies address their ability to manage capital more efficiently to achieve greater profitability,...
Jul 25 2001 // The Hartford Financial Services Group has appointed Robert Ferreira senior vice president of human resources for the company’s property-casualty operations.Ferreira previously served as executive vice president of...
Jun 11 2001 // Legislation recently passed the U.S. House of Representatives that would provide Superfund liability protection for small businesses that disposed of municipal solid waste before April 1, 2001. According to Julie...
May 30 2001 // Legislation that would provide Superfund liability protection for small-businesses that disposed of municipal solid waste before April 1, 2001 recently passed the U.S. House of Representatives.According to Julie...
May 17 2001 // CNA Global Specialty Lines, a unit of Chicago’s CNA, based in New York, announced an alliance with London’s Ambridge Partners LLC, described as “a highly specialized managing general underwriter for...
Apr 20 2001 // Bermuda-based international broker Stirling Cooke Brown Holdings Ltd. has named Anthony C. McCallum as the new head of its London reinsurance intermediary operations.McCallum joins Stirling Cooke two years after numerous...
Apr 5 2001 // Zurich North America plans to expand its HR Care service to mid-sized privately-held companies. The risk management tool will be available free of charge to mid-sized private companies that purchase Zurich Private...
Jan 22 2001 // Whether it is the dry desert heat of El Paso or the humid sauna of Houston, people who grew up in Texas know that its summers are naturally hot. For people in Dallas, last summer was no exception. After 44 days in the...
Dec 11 2000 // The taxation of foreign insurers, reinsurers, captives banks and financial service providers, involves some very complex international issues, heavily charged with “political considerations.” HR 4192, or the...
Dec 11 2000 // In the latest action in the volatile workers’ compensation arena, Argonaut Insurance Company announced it will acquire the renewal rights and other tangible assets associated with the workers’ comp business of...
Apr 26 2000 // Employeematters, based in Stamford, Conn., is offering a new employee administration service for small- and medium-sized businesses through its real-time platform. HR functions, including payroll, insurance, health...
Apr 10 2000 // As much as 10 years ago, independent insurance agents were being courted by professional employer organizations (PEOs), which viewed the small structure of agents’ offices as ripe for their human resources...