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Jabs on the Job: Companies, Unions Offering COVID-19 Vaccines

Apr 21 2021 // Marie Watson wanted to be among the first in line when she and other essential workers became eligible for the coronavirus vaccine — and with good reason.The maintenance parts buyer for a Mission Foods tortilla plant in...

South Africa to Launch Compensation Fund to Allay Vaccine Makers’ Liability Concerns

Apr 20 2021 // JOHANNESBURG – The South African government’s compensation fund to cover potential injuries from COVID-19 vaccines could cost around 250 million rand ($17.5 million) in the first year, the health minister said in...

Guy Carpenter Names Co-Heads of Cyber, Hiring Swiss Re’s Cordonnier, Promoting Davis

Apr 19 2021 // Guy Carpenter & Co., the reinsurance brokerage business of Marsh McLennan, announced the appointment of Anthony Cordonnier as managing director and global co-head of Cyber, effective the second half of 2021, and the...

Finding Best and Brightest Agency Talent Demands New Approach

Apr 19 2021 // All talk and very little action.”Two co-founders of a firm dedicated to helping insurers and agencies meet their talent needs deliver a blunt assessment of the industry’s recruiting performance and what must...

Three Steps to Improve Your Hiring Process

Apr 19 2021 // In January, my spouse and I made a spur of the moment decision to sell our house. It was exciting and nerve wracking all at the same time. It was hard to ignore the parallels between this experience and the hiring process....

Many Climate Scientists Moving from Fieldwork to Jobs in Financial Services

Apr 16 2021 // LONDON – Environmental scientist Laura Garcia Velez cut her teeth on projects to help Ethiopian farmers insure crops for drought and connect remote Colombian communities to the electricity grid before working for...

Seized Suez Ship Declared Fit for Onward Passage (Once Compensation Is Paid)

Apr 14 2021 // CAIRO – The cargo vessel that blocked global shipping in the Suez Canal and is caught in a legal dispute in Egypt is fit to sail once approval is given, its technical manager said on Wednesday.The Ever Given was declared...

Update: Egypt Seizes Container Ship that Blocked Suez, Pending $916M Compensation

Apr 13 2021 // Egypt seized a giant container vessel that blocked the Suez Canal last month as it sought compensation of more than $900 million.A court in the city of Ismailia granted a seizure request regarding the Ever Given vessel at...

Suez Canal Authority Still in Talks About Compensation for Grounding of Container Ship

Apr 12 2021 // Egypt is still in talks about compensation stemming from the operations to free the giant container ship whose stranding in the Suez Canal for nearly a week roiled global cargo markets, the canal authority’s chief...

Huge Ship That Blocked Suez Canal Will Be Held Until Compensation Deal Is Reached

Apr 9 2021 // Egypt will release the giant container ship that had blocked the Suez Canal for nearly a week once a deal is reached on compensation for related losses, the head of the canal’s authority said.“The ship is...

Sex Abuse Victims Say Boy Scouts Bankruptcy Plan Falls Short in Compensation, Details

Apr 7 2021 // The official committee representing child sex abuse victims in the Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy is asking a judge for permission to file its own reorganization plan, saying the plan proposed by the BSA falls woefully...

Viewpoint: Psychedelic Drugs to Treat Pain in Workers’ Compensation Cases?

Apr 6 2021 // Medical science has moved forward by leaps and bounds in recent years, and yet for too many injured workers, their initial work-related injury and subsequent medical treatment is only the start of an all-too-familiar...

Managing Risk by Training Restaurant Employees

Mar 22 2021 // Restaurants are risky businesses. They take more cash than you would think. They take more time than you want to invest and have more problems than anyone wants to deal with.Many restaurants struggle with keeping...

4 Progressive Jobs Insurance Agencies Will Hire in 2021

Mar 22 2021 // When it comes to insurance agency hiring, producers and account managers are a broken record. Yes, your agency still needs them, but that isn’t newsworthy.These four positions gained momentum last year. If they...

More than 10K Jobs Lost in North Dakota’s Oil Patch Last Year

Mar 16 2021 // The coronavirus pandemic has had a significantly negative impact on North Dakota’s oil and gas industry, resulting in the shedding of thousands of jobs last year.The oil industry’s recovery has been slow. Job...

Insurance Industry Groups Join Forces to Help UK Career-Break Women Return to Work

Mar 16 2021 // Nine leading insurance industry businesses announced the creation of a program in the UK that will enable “career-break” professionals to return to work.The program will enable participating firms to tap into...

California Workers’ Compensation Institute Elects Board for 2021

Mar 16 2021 // Matthew Zender of AmTrust North America, who has served on the executive committee of the California Workers’ Compensation Institute since 2018, has been reelected to serve another one-year term as chairman of the...

Reuters: Feinberg to Oversee Boeing 737 $500M Victim Compensation Fund

Mar 10 2021 // Prominent attorneys Kenneth Feinberg and Camille Biros have been named to oversee a $500 million victim compensation fund for the relatives of 346 people killed in two fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes, a spokeswoman for...

As States Ease Mask Rules, Essential Workers Worry About Safety and Jobs

Mar 10 2021 // Leo Carney worries that bigger crowds and mask-less diners could endanger workers at the Biloxi, Mississippi, seafood restaurant where he manages the kitchen. Maribel Cornejo, who earns $9.85 an hour as a McDonald’s...

Workers’ Compensation Remained Outlier as Commercial Prices Continued Rising in Q4

Mar 9 2021 // U.S. commercial insurance prices again grew significantly in the fourth quarter of 2020.Again, except for workers’ compensation. According to Willis Towers Watson’s Commercial Lines Insurance Pricing Survey...