All the headlines from our Talent Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 8 2005 // How W. Dale Finke Was Selected a Matter of ControversyDale Finke doesn’t see what all the fuss is about. When Missouri’s Republican Gov. Matt Blunt nominated Finke to be the state’s insurance director...
Aug 8 2005 // Interviewed by Kevin B. O’ReillyDale Finke doesn’t see what all the fuss is about. When Missouri’s Republican Gov. Matt Blunt nominated Finke to be the state’s insurance director back in February,...
Jul 31 2005 // The insurers for the company building the Hunters Brooke development in Charles County, Maryland have filed a lawsuit against the security firm that employed one of the men who allegedly set fire to the subdivision last...
Jul 28 2005 // Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Company, based in Richmond, Va., reported that for the second quarter, total revenues were $162.0 million, compared with $147.8 million a year ago, an increase of 9.7 percent.Commissions and fees...
Jul 27 2005 // The Arkansas Insurance Department issued a bulletin reminding insurance producers that the state’s Producer Licensing Model Act (PLMA) was amended by Section 9 of Act 1697 of 2005, to create more transparency for...
Jul 22 2005 // Employees are facing a double whammy when it comes to health care costs: Many companies are likely to ask workers to pay more for their insurance while rising health care costs means companies may dole out lower...
Jul 18 2005 // Larger insurance agencies today are more likely than not to employ a director of risk management, a claim specialist and a loss control specialist, according to Business Management Group Inc.’s 2005-2006 Non-Producer...
Jul 18 2005 // Larger insurance agencies today are more likely than not to employ a director of risk management, a claim specialist and a loss control specialist, according to a recent study.Business Management Group Inc.’s...
Jul 18 2005 // Larger insurance agencies today are more likely than not to employ a director of risk management, a claim specialist and a loss control specialist, according to a recent study.Business Management Group Inc.’s...
Jul 14 2005 // The U.S. Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Wisconsin state agencies have launched an alliance aimed at preventing workplace hazards statewide, according to a statement from the...
Jul 14 2005 // The West Virginia Insurance Commission is preparing for Jan. 1, 2006, when it will be responsible for the state workers’ compensation system, as the West Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission ceases to...
Jul 9 2005 // Rising costs of construction materials and more expensive workers’ compensation insurance are causing roofing contractors to use more uninsured workers according to Department of Financial Services Office of...
Jul 4 2005 // Steve Way Has Built Giant HCC Holdings Via Acquisitions and He’s Not Done YetManaging general agents and program administrators have an admirer with deep pockets in Steven Way. Getting some of that money might be one...
Jul 4 2005 // Reynolds sworn in as president, McCain wins Drex Foreman Award.Among the many highlights of the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas’ 108th IIAT Conference and Trade Show, held June 16 and 17 in Austin, were the...
Jul 4 2005 // The cries for meaningful workers’ compensation reforms have reverberated in the halls of the capitol buildings in Austin and Oklahoma City for many years. Session after session the respective legislatures tinkered...
Jul 4 2005 // A case before the Montana Workers’ Compensation Court could potentially create a $300 million deficit for the state’s workers’ compensation system.The case before Workers’ Compensation Judge Mike...
Jun 30 2005 // A father and his son are facing workers’ compensation fraud charges in Jacksonville, Fla. for allegedly not having the required workers’ compensation coverage for employees, resulting in more than $1 million in...
Jun 29 2005 // Finding and keeping the best employees is more critical than ever for maintaining a competitive edge. And now independent insurance agents who are members of the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas have an important ally...
Jun 28 2005 // “Our compensation system is under attack, it is probably about $2 billion that independent agents put in their pockets due to profit sharing and it is under attack, there is no doubt about it,” Bill Stiglitz,...
Jun 17 2005 // Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell has signed legislation that protects employers from being sued over work histories they disclose about current or former employees. The measure stemmed from the case of a Pennsylvania nurse who...