All the headlines from our Talent Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 26 2023 // A report by the New York State Inspector General alleges “egregious” abuse of a workers’ compensation loss wage benefit provision by state corrections and institution safety officers.The report blames a...
May 22 2023 // The Walt Disney Co. announced Thursday that it was scrapping plans to build a new campus in central Florida and relocate 2,000 employees from Southern California to work in digital technology, finance and product...
May 22 2023 // Most agent errors and omissions (E&O) policies cover claims that arise from “professional services.” This term is usually defined in the E&O policy to be something like “activities as an insurance...
May 19 2023 // A Virginia man who was denied workers’ compensation benefits for his workplace injury because he apparently used two different names is entitled to have his name on the record corrected and his claim reconsidered,...
May 18 2023 // The Department of Justice proposed an amended complaint and consent decree in the District of Maryland that would resolve claims that chicken producer George’s Inc. and George’s Foods conspired with other...
May 9 2023 // Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, Jr. announced two indictments of a certified public accountant for defrauding the New York State Insurance Fund (NYSIF) of more than $10 million in workers’ compensation...
May 8 2023 // The traditional job as we know it is slowly being replaced by skills-based work models. Could the shift help you recapture productivity?When it rains, it pours. The labor market was already strained in some industries...
May 8 2023 // From time to time, my doctor prescribes a treadmill test to check out how strong my heart is. Perhaps you’ve experienced this test, but in case you haven’t, the idea is to make you run faster and faster up an...
May 8 2023 // When The Great Recession’s impact was felt by insurance agencies in 2008, I was only 18 months into my recruiting career with Capstone. I remember agencies going from a high volume of claims, loss control and account...
May 5 2023 // More than a third of workplace injuries occur during employees’ first year on the job, regardless of age or industry experience, according to a new report from Travelers.In fact, an employee’s time spent in a...
May 2 2023 // The widow of a man who died from COVID-19 has been denied workers’ compensation benefits because she failed to prove that the death was work-related.The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York on May 1...
May 2 2023 // Virginia’s statutory presumption that a COVID-19 disability of a first responder is work-related, which went into effect July 1, 2020, does not require that the employee be diagnosed with COVID-19 on or after that...
Apr 26 2023 // This post is part of a series sponsored by IAT Insurance Group. Whether you are just starting out or considering a mid-career pivot, there’s a lot to be said for a career in insurance – but often lesser known are...
Apr 17 2023 // Sompo Int’l Promotes Hyland to President of N. America Reinsurance, Succeeding HankeSompo International, the Bermuda-based provider of commercial and consumer property and casualty re/insurance, announced the...
Apr 13 2023 // Seven members of an organized theft crew were arrested yesterday and charged in connection with stealing catalytic converters from more than 470 vehicles in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. For the alleged ringleader,...
Apr 6 2023 // Massachusetts workers’ compensation rates will fall an average 10.2% starting July 1, a considerably bigger reduction than the industry recommended.Insurance Commissioner Gary Anderson signed off on the cut that will...
Apr 3 2023 // During a webinar about an insurance industry labor market survey, an industry recruiter said insurance carriers are losing ground to managing general agents in the war for talent.“On the property and casualty side,...
Apr 3 2023 // I recently participated in a discussion on agency challenges for a major commercial property/casualty carrier. When asked about their challenges, every single agency owner cited talent as their number one challenge....
Mar 30 2023 // An unlicensed labor broker for the construction industry has pleaded guilty to participating in a fraud scheme in order to evade more than $1 million in workers’ compensation premiums.According to Manhattan...
Mar 29 2023 // Investigators looking for the cause of a deadly explosion that leveled part of a Pennsylvania chocolate factory faced an even more difficult task Monday as they combed through wreckage that was extensively picked apart and...