All the headlines from our Talent Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 5 2005 // The compensation committee of the board of directors of Chicago-based Aon Corp. as approved a grant of stock options and restricted stock units for its new president and CEO, Gregory C. Case. Case will receive: restricted...
Apr 4 2005 // The approval of a revised producer compensation disclosure model act and a resolution calling on commissioners to oppose the application of Sarbanes-Oxley financial reporting requirements on nonpublicly traded insurance...
Mar 30 2005 // Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell said today she is “extremely unhappy” as she learns more about the possibility of significant job losses resulting from MetLife’s planned acquisition of Travelers Life...
Mar 28 2005 // The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) said it has sent a letter to NAIC President Diane Koken, who also serves as chair of the executive task force on broker activities, to reaffirm its view of the...
Mar 23 2005 // A New York man who sought workers’ compensation benefits after his same-sex partner of more than 20 years was killed in an airplane crash has been denied his claim.The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the...
Mar 21 2005 // Costs per workers’ compensation claim in Pennsylvania rose 6 percent between 2001 and 2002, according to a new report by the Cambridge, Mass.-based Workers Compensation Research Institute. This contrasts with more...
Mar 21 2005 // New York is one of the worst; New Jersey is also poor; Virginia remains among the best; Massachusetts and Maryland are looking better and better; Connecticut is holding steady, while Pennsylvania has some catching up to...
Mar 21 2005 // With overall claims frequency still on the decline and loss costs and rates relatively stable, the state of the workers’ compensation line nationwide continues to show positive signs of improvement. Nevertheless, the...
Mar 21 2005 // The approval of a revised producer compensation disclosure model act and a resolution calling on commissioners to oppose the application of Sarbanes-Oxley financial reporting requirements on nonpublicly traded insurance...
Mar 21 2005 // You work hard, yet you’re frustrated. Why is your client still suffering from employee injury problems and escalating workers’ compensation insurance cost regardless of your efforts?So, is the solution to do...
Mar 21 2005 // Making the Puzzle Pieces FitBegin a conversation with any roofing contractor with the words workers’ comp insurance and profits in the same sentence and you’ll probably be met with a confused look. By all...
Mar 16 2005 // “I’m willing to meet with just about anyone to sit down and discuss issues. That’s the most effective and efficient way to uncover and deal with problems.”Well, meet with almost anyone. Connecticut...
Mar 15 2005 // Capital One Insurance Services, formerly InsLogic, an insurance broker in Oak Ridge, Tenn. has put out a ‘Help Wanted’ sign and plans to triple its work force. Capital One Insurance was acquired in January by...
Mar 15 2005 // Costs per workers’ compensation claim in Pennsylvania rose 6 percent between 2001 and 2002, according to a new report by the Cambridge, Mass.-based Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI). This contrasts with...
Mar 8 2005 // National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) testimony convinced state insurance legislators to object to the application of Sarbanes-Oxley to mutual insurers and to not adopt a loss history database model...
Mar 7 2005 // The approval of a revised producer compensation disclosure model act and a resolution calling on commissioners to oppose application of Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) financial reporting requirements on non-publicly traded insurers...
Mar 7 2005 // Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell met today with Robert Benmosche, chairman and chief executive officer of MetLife Inc., to discuss the company’s recent acquisition of Travelers Life & Annuity and its potential...
Mar 3 2005 // A resolution supporting ergonomics guidelines for nursing homes and encouraging such facilities to use alternative mechanical lifting methods was unanimously approved on Thursday by the Workers’ Compensation...
Feb 28 2005 // Legislators will examine options to address broker compensation and disclosure concerns during a National Conference of Insurance Legislators’ general session scheduled March 5 in Hilton Head, N.C.. The discussion,...
Feb 22 2005 // MetLife Inc. will inform employees of Travelers Life & Annuity in Hartford, Conn. by April 4 whether job cuts will be imposed after Travelers is acquired, according to a memo.MetLife, which plans to buy Hartford-based...