All the headlines from our Talent Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 2 2012 // Beginning July 11, 2012, insurance professionals have the opportunity to gain insight into two alternative risk financing options for their workers’ compensation clients. Frank Pennachio, co-founder of the WorkComp...
Jun 19 2012 // Hospital charges for the treatment of injured workers in North Carolina are growing quickly in the wake of regulatory changes meant to reduce outpatient costs, according to a study by the Workers Compensation Research...
Jun 18 2012 // It is a fact that many people with the title “producer” don’t produce. They service and they accept what comes to them, but they do not produce.It is also a fact that companies are going to find a way to...
Jun 18 2012 // In early June, the U.S. Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics released detailed employment statistics for the month of April.The data shows that P/C insurers added 800 jobs in April, for the total of 526,300...
Jun 18 2012 // There’s a lot of talk in property/casualty insurance circles these days about how the industry is going to replace the huge wave of baby boomers that are beginning to retire and will continue to do so into the next...
Jun 14 2012 // Workers’ compensation, the largest commercial lines segment representing approximately 18 percent of commercial lines net written premiums in 2011, posted a statutory combined ratio of 117 percent in 2011, according...
Jun 11 2012 // A former on-air forecaster for The Weather Channel is suing the network, claiming it illegally discriminated against her because of her military service.Nicole Mitchell, a meteorologist, says in the suit that her contract...
Jun 11 2012 // There’s a lot of talk in property/casualty insurance circles these days about how the industry is going to replace the huge wave of baby boomers that are beginning to retire and will continue to do so into the next...
Jun 8 2012 // International insurance economics think tank, The Geneva Association, has appointed John H. Fitzpatrick Secretary General and Managing Director. He has spent his entire career in insurance and financial services, serving...
Jun 6 2012 // Six years ago, Lorena Martinez arrived in Hartford, Conn., seeking opportunity. A native of Peru, able to speak little English, Martinez found employment with a local hotel. While there, Martinez quickly realized the...
Jun 5 2012 // Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper is preparing to add his signature to two bills that will provide victims of the state-caused Lower North Fork fire ways to seek more compensation. The bills signed Monday will retroactively...
Jun 5 2012 // Gripped by fears that Europe’s debt crisis is driving the world economy into a ditch, companies are delaying plans to raise capital and canceling deals, while investors are taking refuge in cash or any other place...
Jun 4 2012 // Allstate Insurance Company announced on May 15 that it is looking to appoint 140 new agency owners in Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont. Allstate said the move is part of its...
Jun 4 2012 // Workplace trust, fear of claim denial and injury severity are the main reasons for attorney representation in workers’ compensation claims, according to Bogdan Savych, a public policy analyst with the Workers...
Jun 4 2012 // There’s a lot of talk in property/casualty insurance circles these days about how the industry is going to replace the huge wave of baby boomers that are beginning to retire and will continue to do so into the next...
May 31 2012 // A judge on Wednesday ordered a convicted New Jersey police chief to forfeit his job.A jury convicted Hackensack Police Chief Ken Zisa of official misconduct and insurance fraud two weeks ago. The Record newspaper reports...
May 21 2012 // Mississippi legislators offered different views of a bill they passed to change the compensation system for workers injured on the job.If Republican Gov. Phil Bryant signs the bill as is expected, it will become law July...
May 21 2012 // Many employers are in the dark over whether their safety incentive programs encourage or discourage the reporting of injuries by their employees, or if they have no effect.But a new report says employers, and the federal...
May 21 2012 // Workers’ compensation insurance carriers saw their premium levels rise in the United States in 2011, but they continued to struggle with combined ratios that are too high.Workers’ compensation insurance premium...
May 21 2012 // Like the economy, the workers’ compensation market has suffered in recent years. Results for 2011 were no better than 2010. The good news: results for the market were not worse either.The combined ratio held steady...