All the headlines from our Talent Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 17 2011 // Oklahoma workplace deaths rose 11 percent last year, but the increase was likely caused by people returning to work following the steep economic downturn of the year before, a federal official said.There were 91...
Oct 13 2011 // The latest U.S. jobs data show the insurance industry lost 2,100 jobs overall in August. The industry employs some 2,211,000 workers according to the latest numbers.The Insurance Information Institute reported that most of...
Sep 30 2011 // The Department of Consumer and Business Services announced the pure premium rate for workers’ compensation will increase 1.9 percent starting in 2012, the first rate hike in Oregon in more than 20 years. The decision...
Sep 27 2011 // Eighty-seven on-duty firefighters from 31 states lost their lives as the result of 83 fatal incidents that occurred in 2010. Fifty-six of those who died were volunteer, not career, firefighters.This is the second...
Sep 21 2011 // In a keynote speech at the annual Houston Marine Insurance Seminar Tom Bolt, Lloyd’s Director of Performance Management, told an audience of energy insurers that he is not convinced offshore energy underwriters are...
Sep 19 2011 // Sometimes a candidate is perfect on paper but turns out to be completely wrong for the position. As the saying goes, you can’t fit a square peg in a round hole. Recruiting for a “culture fit” is a hot...
Sep 19 2011 // There are several ways a conservator can assist claim adjusters in evaluating fine art and collectible losses. Becker points out that conservators can do the following: Identify pre- versus post-loss damages; Identify...
Sep 19 2011 // Two agent groups in New York have filed a formal appeal of a trial court ruling that upheld a controversial state regulation requiring insurance producers to disclose their compensation.The Independent Insurance Agents and...
Sep 15 2011 // Thirty Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission arbitrators whose terms were ended by the governor in July are still on the job and are getting paid.The Belleville News-Democrat reports that the arbitrators are...
Sep 9 2011 // The Managing General Agents’ Association (MGAA), a non-profit making organization founded to represent UK Managing General Agents, was officially launched on the 1st of September with an initial 40 Full Members...
Sep 5 2011 // The California Supreme Court has ruled that cost of living adjustments in total permanent disability cases are to be calculated starting the Jan. 1 after the injured worker started collecting his or her payments.The ruling...
Sep 5 2011 // The California Supreme Court has refused to hear several appeals on cases this year that threaten to bring higher costs for workers’ compensation and greater uncertainty for insurers.The Supreme Court announced on...
Sep 5 2011 // A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine says that one in 14 doctors faces a malpractice suit every year.Moreover, almost every physician will face a malpractice suit — or more than one — during his...
Sep 5 2011 // On Aug. 16, 2011, The National Academy of Social Insurance reported that “the number of workers covered by workers’ compensation dropped by 4.4 percent in 2009, the biggest decrease in two decades.”...
Sep 5 2011 // The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation has proposed an economic development initiative that would offer workers’ compensation premium discounts to new employers in the state. With the goal of creating jobs,...
Sep 2 2011 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New York and the Council of Insurance Brokers of Greater New York have filed a formal appeal of a trial court ruling that upheld a controversial state regulation.Attorneys...
Aug 30 2011 // Two Billings attorneys are asking the Montana Supreme Court to stop workers’ compensation investigators from practices that they say violate the privacy rights of workers’ comp claimants.The Billings Gazette...
Aug 29 2011 // Kentucky regulators have approved the sixth straight reduction in workers’ compensation loss cost rates.Kentucky Insurance Commissioner Sharon Clark has approved a statewide average 7.5 percent decrease in loss costs...
Aug 29 2011 // The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation has proposed an economic development initiative with the goal of creating jobs in that state. Under the proposal, BWC could offer new employers in Ohio a 50 percent or higher...
Aug 22 2011 // A new South Carolina regulation for calculating medical fees in worker injury cases has set off opposition from insurers and business groups that claim it favors certain medical providers over others and will increase...