All the headlines from our Productivity Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 19 2012 // Xchanging, the UK-based business process and technology services provider and integrator, said it is “seeing radical benefits for firms employing Active Operations Management (AOM) to achieve operational...
Apr 30 2012 // U.S. hospitals are ripping out wall-mounted toilets and replacing them with floor models to better support obese patients. The Federal Transit Administration wants buses to be tested for the impact of heavier riders on...
Dec 22 2011 // A year ago, Building 169 at Robins Air Force Base in Georgia was the epicenter of the base’s troubles with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.An inspection of the building by OSHA investigators found...
Sep 2 2011 // Taking time out of the work week for an employee exercise program may lead to increased productivity — despite the reduction in work hours, reports a new study.The new study, published in the August Journal of...
Aug 8 2011 // Bank holding companies (BHC) set a new record, marking the highest quarterly results ever recorded for first-quarter insurance brokerage income.BHCs posted $3.98 billion in insurance brokerage income in the first quarter...
Jul 28 2011 // Just days after the surplus line reform legislation became effective, federal legislators heard comments from industry insiders on concerns regarding the implementation of provisions in the bill, including how states will...
Jul 4 2011 // Technology providers to the insurance industry have good things to say about a new system that allows property/casualty agents, brokers and carriers to collaborate on commercial lines accounts.The new system, the...
Jun 7 2011 // The LexisNexis Insurance Exchange, a system that promises to improve how property/casualty agents, brokers and carriers collaborate on commercial lines accounts, is becoming available industry-wide.The system simplifies...
Jan 24 2011 // For many, 2010 was another tough year. A number of you are probably disappointed in how little you “accomplished” this past year. You may even feel that you have had a set back.Some of you might be thinking...
Jan 21 2011 // In their recently released 2011 World Insurance Report Capgemini and Efma explore how insurers can “dissect their business to identify opportunities that will make fundamental and lasting improvements to their core...
Dec 23 2010 // Is the holiday season the slowest time for your agency? Do the distractions of the season take the focus off of identifying ways to grow the business for next year? If you have answered yes to either of these questions,...
Dec 23 2010 // Perhaps never before has a U.S. Congress done more and been liked less than the one controlled by President Barack Obama’s Democrats that ended Wednesday.It wrapped up its two-year legislative cycle with a crush of...
Dec 19 2010 // One way that agency owners can keep their employees happy in today’s tough times is by making their compensation more accountable to agency growth. Al Diamond, president of the Agency Consulting Group, says in...
Dec 5 2010 // Is the holiday season the slowest time for your agency? Do the distractions of the season take the focus off of identifying ways to grow the business for next year? If you have answered yes to either of these questions,...
Nov 14 2010 // Read the news lately and it feels like everything – from cars to grocery bags – has gone green. While recent events, such as 2009’s Copenhagen Climate Change Conference, have focused increased public attention on...
Sep 17 2010 // An ultralight, gas-powered car that can get 102 miles per gallon is among the winners of the $10 million Automotive X Prize, a contest to develop highly efficient, production-ready vehicles.While it’s not likely to...
Aug 16 2010 // Al Diamond is one of the country’s best known agency management consultants. His firm, the Agency Consulting Group, is based in Cherry Hill, N.J. He deals with agencies across the country on issues ranging from...
Aug 16 2010 // Al Diamond is one of the country’s best known agency management consultants. His firm, the Agency Consulting Group, is based in Cherry Hill, N.J. He deals with agencies across the country on issues ranging from...
Jul 6 2010 // The team led by Charlottesville, Va. real estate developer Oliver Kuttner is the only one left in the running for the multimillion-dollar X Prize competition to build a four-seat car that can achieve 100 miles per...
May 19 2010 // While slugglish agency salary growth has employees singing the blues, some agency management consultants believe employee satisfaction can be kept up even in tough times.One way agency owners can keep their employees happy...