All the headlines from our Talent Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 29 2007 // California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner has ordered an audit of the State Compensation Insurance Fund (SCIF), amid questions regarding the corporate governance and management of the organization. The audit follows...
Mar 29 2007 // Part of South Carolina’s workers’ compensation system should be phased out because it fails to lower businesses’ insurance costs, according to a state audit.The Legislative Audit Council report found that...
Mar 27 2007 // An Albuquerque couple has been accused of defrauding the New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Administration. Rafael and Elvia M. Herrera, owners of Rafa’s Roofing Inc., were indicted on charges of forgery; fraud;...
Mar 27 2007 // Lloyd’s and the London markets are about to launch a new campaign “to encourage the brightest young talent in the marine market to play a role in shaping its future.”The Lloyd’s Market Association...
Mar 26 2007 // New government rules define who qualifies as an online applicant while leaving room for employers’ own criteriaLast year Monster.com had 22.5 million people post resumes on its Web site. Lockheed Martin claims that...
Mar 26 2007 // The Colorado House Business Affairs and Labor Committee has approved two workers’ compensation bills: one affecting employee’s choice of physician and another affecting firefighters.House Bill 1176 would change...
Mar 26 2007 // Last year Monster.com had 22.5 million people post resumes on its Web site. Lockheed Martin claims that 50,000 applicants a month post resumes on its Web site. Microsoft boasts that 80,000 individuals place resumes on its...
Mar 26 2007 // The Colorado House Business Affairs and Labor Committee has approved two workers’ compensation bills: one affecting employee’s choice of physician and another affecting firefighters.House Bill 1176 would change...
Mar 23 2007 // “For the third year running, underwriters in the Lloyd’s market have identified managing the cycle as the most important challenge for the industry, and over two-thirds believe that the industry has made some...
Mar 14 2007 // The CEO of the company that provides medical malpractice insurance to 1,450 physicians in West Virginia got an 18.5 percent pay raise last year, boosting his total compensation to $429,750, according to a report filed with...
Mar 12 2007 // Susan M. Ivey, chairman and chief executive of Reynolds American Inc., received a compensation package valued by the company at $6.4 million for 2006, according to a proxy statement filed last week.Ivey received a salary...
Mar 12 2007 // A total of 69,340 nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work were reported in Texas private industry for 2005 according to the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)...
Mar 12 2007 // Key elements of the proposed reform package as released by Gov. Spitzer’s office are as follows:• The maximum weekly benefit for injured workers will be increased from $400 to $500 in the first year, $550 in...
Mar 12 2007 // Key elements of the proposed reform package as released by Gov. Spitzer’s office are as follows: The maximum weekly benefit for injured workers will be increased from $400 to $500 in the first year, $550 in the...
Mar 12 2007 // More independent insurance agencies gave salary increases in 2006 than in 2005, but still nearly half of all agency salaries nationwide stayed right where they were compared to 2005. On the other hand, producer commission...
Mar 12 2007 // In our travels as consultants to the insurance industry, we have noticed that one of the more elusive “standards” or “norms” is compensation for employee benefits producers and staff. The difficulty...
Mar 12 2007 // Incentive pay plans for agents that some insurers are implementing to replace discontinued contingency compensation could work out better for agents than the programs they are replacing.A handful of major carriers banned...
Mar 12 2007 // New Jersey drivers could see a return to high prices and fewer choices for their insurance if legislators limit the use of occupation and education as rating factors, insurers warned lawmakers at a legislative hearing...
Mar 12 2007 // In almost every aspect of any business, the best day to do everything is the first day, especially when it comes to a new producer’s first day on the job. In order to make the most of the agency’s investment,...
Mar 12 2007 // More independent insurance agencies gave salary increases in 2006 than in 2005, but still nearly half of all agency salaries nationwide stayed right where they were compared to 2005. On the other hand, producer commission...