All the headlines from our Talent Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 3 2003 // California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi outlined the second phase of his workers’ compensation reform plan Oct. 21. The reform legislation that he helped shape during the first phase of this effort is...
Nov 3 2003 // And then there were two.That is the scenario for this month’s runoff election (Nov. 15) in the race to be the next insurance commissioner in Louisiana. The Oct. 4 primaries brought the field of candidates down to...
Oct 23 2003 // The Utah Workers Compensation Fund (WCF) announced that it has filed a lawsuit against the State of Utah over the ownership of the assets of WCF.This dispute has been long standing. WCF believes that the assets of the...
Oct 7 2003 // An actuarial review of the Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Fund reportedly finds that the outlook for the program’s ability to meet future claims payments has deteriorated. However, the State...
Sep 16 2003 // Speaking at Town Hall Los Angeles recently, Lord Levene, chairman of Lloyd’s of London insurance market, said that the compensation culture and increasing barriers to free trade cause serious harm to industries that...
Sep 12 2003 // AQS, Inc., a provider of commercial policy administration software and services to the property and casualty industry, has expanded on its web-centric commercial policy administration system, V3 Galileo, offering Workers...
Sep 11 2003 // Chicago-based insurer CNA has filed suit against a former executive it says violated an exit agreement not to hire away any employees for at least three years by luring away 11 top company executives to a competing firm,...
Aug 6 2003 // The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) has launched the property/casualty industry’s first online salary survey.Covering more than 50 positions, the NAMIC Online Salary Survey offers...
Jul 7 2003 // Getting a foot in the door of the insurance industry is the first challenge to a newcomer, but when compared to the challenge of figuring out the ABC’s of insurance, it is a small feat. There are so many ins and outs...
Jul 1 2003 // Ventura, Calif.-based Certus Claims Administration, LLC announced the appointment of Linda S. Bowen as the managing director of Certus Claims. Bowen comes to Certus Claims from Inswork Solutions where she served as...
Jun 23 2003 // State Compensation Insurance Fund has won a final decision in the largest and longest-running class action lawsuit in the 89-year history of California’s workers’ compensation system. San Francisco Superior...
Jun 9 2003 // Dallas-based Higginbotham & Associates, one of the nation’s 100 largest independent insurance brokerage firms, added commercial insurance and risk management professional Jeff Turner to its rapidly expanding...
Jun 9 2003 // This is the first of an ongoing series on employee benefits. Insurance Journal will increase this series as we attract more advertising from employee benefits suppliers. What information would you like to see regarding...
May 23 2003 // While the rest of the economy struggles with worker layoffs, independent insurance agencies are reportedly facing a very different problem: filling their jobs with knowledgeable workers. As a result, more firms facing a...
May 22 2003 // Acordia announced that John Sacia is the new managing director of Acordia’s Northwest Area in its Mountain West Regional operation. The newly formed Northwest Area includes the company’s Seattle and Portland...
May 16 2003 // Commercial P/C software provider, INSTEC, announced an agreement with Compensation Risk Managers, LLC. (CRM) for the implementation of the QuickSolver® Workers’ Compensation policy rating and administration...
May 16 2003 // Arch Insurance Group, a division of Arch Capital Group Ltd., announced that Belinda J. Rowan has been named to the position of Managing Director, Ocean Cargo, beginning May 27. “In her new role, Ms. Rowan will focus...
May 12 2003 // The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. announced a series of actions and plans to strengthen its capital base, enhance earnings and advance its competitive position. The company also announced the completion of its...
Apr 22 2003 // Arch Insurance Group, a division of Bermuda-based Arch Capital Group Ltd., announced that Jerry Vasquez has been named to the position of Managing Director, Offshore Energy. He will be working with Lesley Harding, Managing...
Apr 21 2003 // In these days of sky-high premium rates a sales person needs an edge when trying to close a sale. Many firms are adding extra services to woo new clients and retain the existing ones as well. These ideas are great....