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People Moves: Moody’s, RMS Names Hare Managing Director of APAC; Catalina Hires Diaz-Matos as Chief Commercial Officer and Chief Legal Officer

Aug 19 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at RMS and and Catalina.A summary of these new hires follows here. Moody’s, RMS Appoints Hare MD of APACAndrew Hare has been appointed managing...

Maryland Court Affirms Limits on Hiring Firm Liability for Contractor Negligence

Aug 16 2022 // The mother of a man killed on a Baltimore construction site who was barred by Maryland’s workers’ compensation law from suing the contractor hired by the city has lost a bid to hold the city and subcontractor...

Flexibility Is Key for Insurers Managing Inflationary Challenges

Aug 12 2022 // Inflation likely won’t subside anytime soon, and insurers will need to be proactive and flexible if they want to stay on top of the challenges, said Keith Buckley, managing director of Fitch Ratings’ global...

Pennsylvania Releases List of Workers’ Compensation Scofflaws

Aug 10 2022 // Pennsylvania officials have identified three dozen employers that are currently not carrying workers’ compensation insurance as required by state law.Pennsylvania’s Department of Labor & Industry (L&I)...

Jeff Nelson Appointed as Texas Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation

Aug 9 2022 // Texas Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Jeff Nelson as the Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation at the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) for a term set to expire on February 1, 2023. TDI’s Division of...

People Moves: BHSI Enters Commercial Hull in Australasia, Hiring Hesson From QBE; Hannover Re Appoints Swiss Re’s Ooi to Oversee P/C Growth in APAC

Aug 9 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance and Hannover Re.A summary of these new hires follows here. BHSI Enters Commercial Hull in Australasia, Hiring Hesson...

Workers’ Compensation Pays for Home Modifications. What About a New Home?

Aug 4 2022 // Pennsylvania’s workers’ compensation law authorizes modifications to a home to accommodate an injured employee’s needs. It also may require paying for a new van for a disabled worker.However, does the law...

Are MGAs Winning the Insurance Talent War?

Aug 1 2022 // With more than 1,000 managing general agents writing roughly $70 billion in direct premiums last year, researchers at Conning believe one growth driver is the fact that the managing general agency (MGA) model attracts...

Information Job Applicants Are Reluctant to Share During an Interview

Aug 1 2022 // You are competing with another agency for the same candidate. What makes the difference between you winning or losing out on the hire? The answer for me is an exceptional interview process. 2021 taught us that the saying...

Greensill Capital Sued by 277 Former Employees Over Firm’s Collapse, Job Losses

Jul 28 2022 // A group of ex-Greensill Capital employees sued the defunct firm in London, accusing management of unfairly keeping them in the dark about the company’s “imminent danger of collapse.”A group of 277...

Job Service Settles With Massachusetts Over Data Breach, Written Security Plan Violation

Jul 26 2022 // A Rhode Island-based job placement service company will pay $230,000 in penalties under a data security settlement reached with Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey’s office.The settlement cites the...

People Moves: Liberty Names Lopez Managing Partner in California; Montoya Made Strategic Partnership Advisor

Jul 25 2022 // The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers named Michael Lopez a managing partner in the firm’s Santa Rosa, California, office.Lopez has more than 20 years of leadership experience. The Liberty Company also added Michelle...

Amwins Program Underwriters Brings New Talent to Waste Haulers Underwriting Team

Jul 20 2022 // Amwins Program Underwriters (APU), an operating company within the Amwins Underwriting division, has been busy over the last 18 months bringing in new underwriting perspectives to the long-standing Waste Haulers...

Are MGAs Winning the Insurance Talent War?

Jul 20 2022 // With more than 1,000 managing general agents writing roughly $70 billion in direct premiums last year, researchers at Conning believe one growth driver is the fact that the MGA model attracts talent.Conning listed the...

Nearly Half of UK Black Professionals Plan to Leave Their Jobs

Jul 18 2022 // Almost half of Black employees are planning to leave their jobs in the near future, resenting the lack of fairness in their company’s management, according to new research.A total of 46% of Black employees at UK...

Applied Underwriters Bumps All Staff Salaries 10% to ‘Keep Up With Inflation’

Jul 11 2022 // Applied Underwriters on July 11 said it increased staff salaries across the board by 10% to keep up with inflation and its implications.The dramatic adjustment, far outpacing industry averages, came as predictions of...

Jobs Blowout Cements Case for Another Big Fed Rate Hike

Jul 8 2022 // Another blowout jobs number and continued wage growth will likely stiffen resolve at the Federal Reserve for another three-quarter point rate increase at the central bank’s July meeting, as the welcome news of a...

6 Conversation Starters About Recruiting for Your Next Executive Meeting

Jul 4 2022 // Now that we’re halfway through the year, I assume a big planning session is on the horizon. I want to arm you with ways to start meaningful discussions about hiring and recruiting.Ultimately, these conversation...

Supreme Court: Vet Who Lost Job as Texas Trooper Can Sue State

Jul 1 2022 // The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed a former state trooper to sue Texas over his claim that he was forced out of his job when he returned from Army service in Iraq.The justices ruled for Army veteran Le Roy Torres under...

Alera Group Acquires Compensation Works in Washington

Jun 28 2022 // Alera Group acquired Compensation Works in Washington. The Compensation Works team will continue serving clients in their existing roles. Compensation Works is a national compensation company providing services that...