All the headlines from our Talent Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 15 2009 // Unlike many businesses, independent insurance agencies do not need to access credit on a daily basis. But when the time comes that an independent agency needs access to credit and cash, it is usually due to an event driven...
Jun 10 2009 // The Obama administration on Wednesday will name a pay czar with the power to reject compensation plans for top employees at companies receiving “exceptional” government aid, an administration official said...
Jun 9 2009 // Scottsdale, Ariz. – June 9, 2009 – Nautilus Insurance Group, comprised of Nautilus Insurance Company (“Nautilus”) and Great Divide Insurance Company (“Great Divide”), member companies of...
Jun 9 2009 // It’s time to face facts: the U.S. is a nation of obese workers. About a quarter of the nation is obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). While this presents serious health...
Jun 8 2009 // Relatives of workers who died of exposure to radiation or toxic materials at a Cold War-era uranium enrichment plant in Ohio are fighting a ruling by state officials that keeps them from receiving workers’...
Jun 3 2009 // Florida’s insurance regulator has approved a rollback of workers’ compensation insurance rates from April 1 rates to the lower rates that were in effect on Jan. 1.The order by Florida Insurance Commissioner...
Jun 3 2009 // Former Missouri Gov. Roger Wilson has taken over as acting president and CEO of Missouri Employers Mutual.Wilson began May 31 as the leader of the workers’ compensation firm that employs more than 200 people in...
Jun 1 2009 // Michigan is dropping objections to the sale of Chrysler LLC after the buyer agreed to assume Chrysler’s workers’ compensation liabilities.The settlement announced last Friday averts a court fight. The state had...
May 22 2009 // Two eastern Kentucky insurance agents and an agency employee have been ordered to pay fines, serve probationary sentences and perform public service work on their guilty pleas in a fraud case. The sentences were given to...
May 22 2009 // With its acquisition in early 2009 of the international businesses of GAB Robins (excluding its UK operations) and the U.S. forensic engineering firm, EFI Global, Cunningham Lindsey became the second largest property...
May 21 2009 // Republicans have pushed another issue to a statewide vote to counter a gubernatorial veto – this time a plan to require Senate confirmation of Workers’ Compensation Court judges.The Oklahoma Senate gave final...
May 18 2009 // Seattle-based SeaBright Insurance Holdings Inc., at management’s recommendation and reflective of the current recessionary economy and its negative effect upon earned premium, said it will reduce the base salary of...
May 18 2009 // Utah’s Workers’ Compensation Fund has declared a $10 million dividend that will be distributed to a majority of policyholders in June. Policyholders can expect to receive 4.5 percent of their earned premium...
May 18 2009 // Michigan is objecting to the sale of Chrysler LLC assets to Italian automaker Fiat, claiming the new company won’t meet obligations to a state workers’ compensation fund. State Attorney General Mike Cox has...
May 18 2009 // Florida has passed legislation to restore a cap on attorneys’ fees in workers’ compensation cases, a measure backed by the state’s insurance regulator. The bill (HB 903) effectively overturns a Florida...
May 18 2009 // With layoffs, downsizing and stressed-out employees, it is more important than ever for employers to fully grasp the legal aspects of hiring, managing and terminating workers. Hiring new employees is an important step for...
May 18 2009 // The workers’ compensation insurance industry experienced a year of mostly solid results in 2008, according to Dennis Mealy, NCCI Holdings Inc. chief actuary. In its annual “State of the Line” report, the...
May 18 2009 // To start off, what exactly is a workers’ compensation group trust? Per the New York State Insurance Department Web site, it is:[A] group of employers who perform related activities in an industry who agree to be...
May 18 2009 // Insurance agents and brokers are charged with many duties on behalf of their clients. One often neglected duty is working with insureds to prepare them for the annual workers’ compensation and general liability...
May 12 2009 // The North Carolina House Insurance Committee has advanced a measure that would limit workers’ compensation payments to injured workers a few years after they become eligible for Social Security.The bill (HB 1022)...