All the headlines from our Talent Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 29 2010 // Outside Mississippi’s 3rd Judicial District, Henry Lackey is best known as the judge whose integrity and intrepidness led to the downfall of famed trial lawyer Dickie Scruggs and several colleagues.In his hometown of...
Jan 28 2010 // Wall Street executives welcomed U.S. President Barack Obama’s plan to create jobs and a softening of his attack on banks, but questioned on Thursday whether proposals in his State of the Union address would become...
Jan 25 2010 // Seventeen major television networks and production studios and seven talent agencies have reached a $70 million settlement of complaints brought by 165 writers aged 40 or older who alleged age discrimination.Approximately...
Jan 24 2010 // Total property/casualty insurance agency compensation is expected to decrease slightly in 2010, largely due to contingent commission changes.Four out of 10 insurance companies plan to modify their agent compensation plans...
Jan 21 2010 // Workers’ compensation total costs per claim in Michigan are among the lowest of 15 states, and the growth of these costs in Michigan over time has been more stable than in most other study states, according to a new...
Jan 19 2010 // Workers 65 years old and older tend to have lower indemnity costs for workers’ compensation than do younger workers, largely because of their lower weekly wages.That information from a new industry study could be...
Jan 15 2010 // West Virginia-based BrickStreet Mutual Insurance said it has been approved to begin writing workers’ compensation insurance in Illinois. The move continues an expansion drive for the company, which was approved to...
Jan 12 2010 // Analyzing physicians’ practice patterns may hold valuable clues about how to curb the nation’s rising health care costs, according to researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.According to...
Jan 11 2010 // Lockton has promoted Peter Hall to the role of Managing Director of its 16-strong Cargo practice. His appointment “is recognition of his 20 years’ experience servicing clients in the global cargo insurance...
Jan 7 2010 // Total property/casualty insurance agency compensation is expected to decrease slightly in 2010, largely due to contingent commission changes, according to a new compensation study.Four out of 10 insurance companies plan to...
Jan 7 2010 // Workplace discrimination charges rose in 2009, reaching the second highest level ever recorded, according to federal officials.The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission reports that 93,277 workplace discrimination...
Dec 29 2009 // When it comes to workers’ compensation prescription costs, narcotic drugs account for nearly one quarter of the cost, according to a new industry study. Despite the serious risks associated with narcotics usage, some...
Dec 20 2009 // States that increase the maximum weekly benefit for workers compensation can expect to see injured workers with temporary total disability making claims for longer, almost a week longer, according to a new study released...
Dec 17 2009 // The Board of Directors of Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation (LWCC) has declared a 2009 dividend of $15 million, to be paid to qualifying policyholders in early 2010 upon authorization by the Louisiana...
Dec 16 2009 // Workers’ compensation insurers and actuaries need to prepare for upcoming changes arising from proposed healthcare reform and the shifting medical landscape, attendees of the Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) annual...
Dec 14 2009 // A Massachusetts teacher injured while voluntarily chaperoning students on a ski trip is entitled to workers compensation benefits, the state’s highest court has ruled.On a Peabody High School ski club trip, Karen...
Dec 11 2009 // Insurance administrator CRM Holdings is being sued for $405 million by New York’s workers compensation board and faces a separate $150 million lawsuit by the state attorney general over its alleged fraud in the...
Dec 10 2009 // New numbers show more workplace injuries and illnesses were reported in Virginia from those in government jobs than in the private sector in 2008. According to a Virginia Department of Labor and Industry report, 97,900...
Dec 2 2009 // Workers’ compensation rates in the state of Washington will climb by an average of 7.6 percent next year under changes adopted by state officials.State Labor and Industries Director Judy Schurke (SHUR’-key)...
Nov 25 2009 // A special legislative session to reconsider a pending change to workers’ compensation insurance requirements in Tennessee should only take place if there’s a consensus among lawmakers, Gov. Phil Bredesen...