All the headlines from our Talent Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 26 2011 // Dan Hair, Utah Workers Compensation Fund senior vice president and chief underwriting and safety officer, has been promoted to chief risk operator. He will be responsible for developing and implementing an enterprise risk...
Jan 26 2011 // The owner of a Des Moines employment agency has been indicted on federal fraud charges, accused of scheming to defraud insurance companies out of workers’ compensation premiums.Dan Sethi, of Ankeny, owns DES Staffing...
Jan 25 2011 // A new Tennessee law is requiring all construction firm owners to register with the state if they choose to opt out of the state’s workers’ compensation system.The new law is designed to protect general...
Jan 24 2011 // Those photos on Facebook showing you palling around with drunks, the raunchy joke you posted on Twitter, and those links to politically incorrect groups on your personal Web site — all of this information can now become...
Jan 24 2011 // One of the most important services a broker provides its customers is workers’ compensation claims review. Successful resolution and prompt closure of workers’ compensation claims have a direct impact on...
Jan 24 2011 // Florida’s workers’ compensation market remains competitive with more than 250 private insurers writing coverage and only a fraction of business being funneled to the residual market.Also, availability does not...
Jan 20 2011 // MarketScout, a Dallas, Texas-based electronic insurance exchange, announced that Lesa Blaser has joined the company as managing vice president of Affluent Personal Lines. Blaser previously served as Central Region...
Jan 20 2011 // An astronomy professor who sued the University of Kentucky after claiming he lost out on a top job because of his Christian beliefs reached a settlement Tuesday with the school.The university agreed to pay $125,000 to...
Jan 18 2011 // More than 1,000 federal workers aged 80 and older are receiving workers’ compensation benefits even though they likely have no intention of returning to work, according to a U.S. senator who wants to reduce the waste...
Jan 18 2011 // Willis Group Holdings has appointed Paul Holmes as Managing Director of Al Futtaim Willis Middle East, effective February 9, 2011. He will be based in Dubai and will report to Scott Pickering, CEO, Willis Central &...
Jan 14 2011 // Workplace discrimination complaints against private sector firms hit an all time high in 2010.The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) reported the filings with the federal agency nationwide totaled 99,922...
Jan 13 2011 // U.S. small businesses appear to be on the cusp of a mini hiring revival that may be a bit stronger than the Labor Department’s data suggests.Three sets of private sector surveys released this month showed a pick-up...
Jan 11 2011 // San Diego, CA, 1/11/2011 – Atlas General Insurance Services is pleased to announce the addition of a new carrier to enhance its workers’ compensation portfolio.This new program, developed by Atlas and Republic...
Jan 10 2011 // Soft market conditions with unabated price competition and a slow economy with reduced payrolls continued to affect commercial lines including the workers’ compensation industry in 2010, as they did in 2009.Robert...
Jan 10 2011 // The year 2011 should be interesting in the insurance world, what with Republicans in Congress aiming to take down the new health insurance reform laws and states trying to figure out how to deal with the new regulations...
Jan 10 2011 // Those photos on Facebook showing you palling around with drunks, the raunchy joke you posted on Twitter, and those links to politically incorrect groups on your personal Web site — all of this information can now become...
Jan 10 2011 // A state law that bars legislators from working for a state agency within two years of leaving office doesn’t apply to two former state legislators hired by the incoming state insurance commissioner, an Oklahoma...
Jan 5 2011 // Florida’s workers’ compensation market remains competitive with more than 250 private insurers writing coverage and only a fraction of business being funneled to the residual market.Also, availability does not...
Jan 4 2011 // Soft market conditions with unabated price competition and a slow economy with reduced payrolls continued to affect commercial liens including the the workers’ compensation industry in 2010, as they did in...
Dec 29 2010 // A North Carolina middle school principal who blames his April 2009 shooting on his fight against gangs will receive workers’ compensation for his injuries.The Fayetteville Observer reported that the state Industrial...