All the headlines from our Remote Work Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 11 2022 // A middle school counselor and social worker has filed a complaint with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination alleging she was unfairly fired after she asked to work from home because she is pregnant and has...
Feb 21 2022 // Salaries and total compensation rose in 2021 for all levels of empoloyees reporting in the Insurance Journal Agency Salary Survey.But while insurance agency personnel on average made more money last year, their...
Jan 28 2022 // The Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA) has launched a simplified guide to risk mapping for remote working.The tool consists of a simple questionnaire that organizations of any size can use. Using a...
Dec 6 2021 // Although more than half (57%) of U.S. employers say they require or plan to require COVID-19 vaccinations of employees, much of that support depends on whether courts approve the Biden Administration’s emergency...
Nov 30 2021 // Although more than half (57%) of U.S. employers say they require or plan to require COVID-19 vaccinations of employees, much of that support depends on whether courts approve the Biden Administration’s emergency...
Nov 16 2021 // Women who work mostly from home risk seeing their careers suffer now that significant numbers of workers are returning to the office after the COVID-19 pandemic, Bank of England policymaker Catherine Mann said on [Nov....
Nov 12 2021 // Airbnb Inc. is rolling out new features, including verified internet speeds at hosts’ homes and options to search for listings up to a year in advance, as the vacation-rental company bets that remote work and...
Oct 18 2021 // Remote work is now an accepted practice for both agencies and insurers whether by necessity due to the pandemic or a growing workforce preference for working at home. Even considering the advantages of remote work such as...
Sep 16 2021 // The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit that ISS Facility Services, Inc., a workplace experience and facility management company, unlawfully denied its employee’s reasonable...
Sep 8 2021 // A legal battle is brewing over remote work between administrators at U.S. colleges committed to in-person classes and some faculty with disabilities. Experts warn it is a precursor of what awaits employers that order staff...
Aug 24 2021 // Working from home during the pandemic cost German companies some 53 billion euros ($62 billion) worth of damages from cyber attacks, according to estimates by the Cologne Institute for Economic Research.Overall damages hit...
Aug 16 2021 // The share of policyholders who filed a cyberattack claim jumped by 50% from the first half of 2020 compared to the first half of 2021, according to a new report by cyber insurer Coalition.An increasing number of attacks...
Jul 30 2021 // The share of policyholders who filed a cyberattack claim jumped by 50% from the first half of 2020 compared to the first half of 2021, according to a new report by cyber insurer Coalition.An increasing number of attacks...
Jul 13 2021 // Financial firms may need to bolster their defenses in the face of rocketing cyber attacks after employees began working from home, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) said on Tuesday.The FSB, which coordinates financial...
Jun 29 2021 // Central London could lose as many as 835,000 jobs in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, with employees in service industries increasingly able to work remotely and flexibly, according to research by a consulting...
Apr 5 2021 // Mastering the ins-and-outs of a business remotely was a hurdle for many insurance agencies and brokerages at the beginning of the pandemic, but not all. One California firm, VANTREO Insurance Brokerage, had already put in...
Apr 5 2021 // It’s no secret that the insurance industry is over-indexed toward individuals in the later stages of their career and isn’t on track to add enough talent to replace retiring workers. To remain competitive,...
Apr 5 2021 // Leading a sales team during a global pandemic hasn’t been easy. For Dave Zeornes, sales leader at Aon Programs, it has meant “bumping heads” and “stubbing toes” along the...
Feb 9 2021 // Ty Lunsford left Casper in 1998 – seeking, as he says, “bright lights, big city.” He was raised here, and moved out of his parents’ house to go chase the action in Denver.In November, after his job at a...
Nov 2 2020 // The agency errors and omissions liability market has enjoyed stable market conditions for years. But that could be changing as agents and their insureds attempt to balance emerging risks in a changing insurance market.The...