All the headlines from our Talent Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 9 2006 // California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi announced on Sept. 28 that he will likely recommend a further reduction in the state’s workers’ compensation insurance rates of at least an additional 6.3...
Oct 9 2006 // Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has vetoed two bills that he said would have undermined the bipartisan workers’ compensation reforms passed by the legislature in 2004.“When I ran for office, skyrocketing...
Oct 9 2006 // Oregon will reduce the workers’ compensation pure premium rate by 2.1 percent for 2007, maintaining Oregon’s streak of not raising the rate in 16 years, Gov. Ted Kulongoski recently announced.“No other...
Oct 9 2006 // The reality of today’s workplace is that a wide variety of employee grievances may escalate, almost without warning, into costly lawsuits. Any time an employee objects to a company employment practice that is...
Oct 9 2006 // Two associations for independent insurance agents have urged a federal court to reject recent settlement provisions between Zurich Insurance and states that affect thousands of agents who were not involved in the original...
Oct 9 2006 // The reality of today’s workplace is that a wide variety of employee grievances may escalate, almost without warning, into costly lawsuits. Any time an employee objects to a company employment practice that is...
Oct 9 2006 // Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has vetoed two bills that he said would have undermined the bipartisan workers’ compensation reforms passed by the legislature in 2004.“When I ran for office, skyrocketing...
Oct 9 2006 // Oregon will reduce the workers’ compensation pure premium rate by 2.1 percent for 2007, maintaining Oregon’s streak of not raising the rate in 16 years, Gov. Ted Kulongoski recently announced.“No other...
Oct 9 2006 // California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi announced on Sept. 28 that he will likely recommend a further reduction in the state’s workers’ compensation insurance rates of at least an additional 6.3...
Oct 2 2006 // Principal Financial Group Inc. is expanding its Des Moines operations and anticipates hiring at least 200 more workers by the end of 2007. The Des Moines-based insurance and financial services company said Friday it...
Sep 26 2006 // Integro today announced that William T. Sullivan has joined the firm’s Chicago office as a managing principal. He comes to Integro from Aon, where he served as a relationship manager.According to the Integro written...
Sep 25 2006 // The California State Compensation Insurance Fund’s Board of Directors appointed James C. Tudor as the organization’s president. Tudor’s appointment caps an extensive four month national search for a...
Sep 25 2006 // Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc., the world’s biggest insurance brokerage, said it will cut 750 jobs, consolidate some locations and revamp its information technology structure to cut costs.Marsh & McLennan,...
Sep 25 2006 // Aon Corporation said it has obtained agreement from five agencies in three states to amend its settlement agreements so that it can accept contingent compensation from an insurer for which Aon is acting as a general agent...
Sep 25 2006 // From a financial standpoint Swiss Re’s integration of GE Insurance Solutions seems to be progressing well. However, it has inevitably led to job cuts, or as the British would put it, redundancies.Swiss Re announced...
Sep 21 2006 // GEICO insurance company announced it would add nearly 800 jobs at its regional headquarters in Stafford County. The facility, one of seven regional offices, employs about 3,000 people and already is one of the...
Sep 20 2006 // An association for independent insurance agents has urged a federal court to reject recent settlement provisions between Zurich Insurance and states that affect thousands of agents who were not involved in the original...
Sep 19 2006 // Florida Governor Jeb Bush and his Cabinet have rejected a proposed plan of operation for Citizens Property Insurance Corporation and instead ordered the state’s insurer of last resort to hold a series of public...
Sep 18 2006 // Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc., the world’s biggest insurance brokerage, said last Friday it will cut 750 jobs, consolidate some locations and revamp its information technology structure to cut costs.Marsh &...
Sep 14 2006 // Columbus, Ohio-based Nationwide Health Plans, an affiliate of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. that provides health insurance in Ohio and California, will begin cutting about 350 jobs next year, a spokesman for the larger...