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Workers’ Compensation Profit Picture Looks Good in Short Term: Fitch

Jun 21 2021 // With favorable results driven by recent reductions in claims frequency and further recognition of material reserve redundancies, workers’ compensation underwriting performance is expected to remain strong in 2021,...

The Gig Economy Offers a Fresh Take on Talent Acquisition

Jun 21 2021 // The number one question I receive from all types of retail agencies, wholesale brokers, insurance companies and intermediaries of every shape and size is, “How do we source and hire experienced insurance...

U.S. Pet Insurer Trupanion Plans Overseas Growth, Hiring Agria’s Wheeler to Lead Expansion

Jun 17 2021 // Trupanion, the Seattle-based medical insurer for cats and dogs, announced it has hired Simon Wheeler as its executive vice president of International Business.A 30-year veteran of the animal health industry, Wheeler will...

PwC to Create 100,000 New Jobs to Help Clients Grappling with ESG Reporting

Jun 16 2021 // Accounting firm PwC said on Tuesday it would invest $12 billion over five years to create 100,000 new jobs aimed at helping its clients grapple with climate and diversity reporting and also in artificial intelligence, as...

Workers’ Compensation Profit Picture Looks Good in Short Term: Fitch

Jun 15 2021 // With favorable results driven by recent reductions in claims frequency and further recognition of material reserve redundancies, workers’ compensation underwriting performance is expected to remain strong in 2021,...

People Moves: Hiscox’s Barriol to Liberty Specialty; Howden MGA DUAL Offers Forestry, Hiring White Oak’s Steward

Jun 14 2021 // This wrap-up of international People Moves details recent appointments at Liberty Specialty Markets and underwriting agency DUAL, which is part of Howden Group Holdings.A summary of these new hires follows here. Liberty...

New Jersey USPS Mail Carrier Charged with Workers’ Compensation Fraud

Jun 10 2021 // A New Jersey U.S. Postal Service (USPS) mail carrier has been charged with making false statements to obtain federal workers’ compensation benefits.Aida Perez, of Roselle Park, New Jersey, has been charged by...

Tony the Tennessee Arson Detection Dog Loves His Job

Jun 10 2021 // Tony is an unusual dog.He never eats his food out of a bowl, always feeding from his human’s hand. He has a distinct physical appearance, having lost part of his tail as a puppy. And he’s an accelerant...

Lawsuit: Only Christians Could Apply for Maryland Jail Chaplain Job

Jun 1 2021 // Applicants for a chaplain’s job at a Maryland county jail had to sign a statement affirming that they are Christians, a Muslim man claims Thursday in a federal lawsuit accusing the county and a contractor of...

Judge Rules Florida Deputies Fired Over Parkland Massacre Should Get Jobs Back

May 17 2021 // A Florida judge ruled Thursday that two deputies who were fired for inaction during a high school mass shooting in 2018 should be reinstated with back pay.Broward Circuit Judge Keathan Frink concluded that arbitrators last...

How Insurance Agencies Find Sales Talent in Small Markets

May 17 2021 // Dear Mary, we are one of the largest insurance agencies in our state. Our plan is to remain independent and grow organically in every office location. Some of our markets are easier to find talent in than others. Our most...

Workers’ Compensation Numbers Indicate Strong Performance During 2020 Pandemic

May 12 2021 // Because of job losses and shrinking payrolls during the pandemic recession, the workers’ compensation industry’s net written premium dropped 10% to $42 billion in 2020.However, private insurers posted a...

Workers Refusing Covid Vaccine Could Lose Their Jobs

May 5 2021 // Texas nurse Jennifer Bridges plans to go to work on June 7, like it’s any other day. The only difference is, when she gets there she expects to be fired.That day is the deadline her employer, Houston Methodist...

No Delays Found in Medical Care for Workers’ Compensation Claimants During COVID

May 3 2021 // Despite potential obstacles posed by the coronavirus pandemic, injured workers experienced no meaningful delays in access to medical treatment under their employers’ workers’ compensation programs during the...

MarshMcLennan Fills Its Talent Pool in the Wake of Aon-Willis Merger

Apr 29 2021 // It has not happened yet but the proposed merger of large global insurance brokers Aon and Willis Towers Watson is already being felt at competitor MarshMcLennan.MarshMcLennan is capitalizing on the marketplace disruption...

No Delays Found in Medical Care for Workers’ Compensation Claimants During COVID

Apr 26 2021 // Despite potential obstacles posed by the coronavirus pandemic, injured workers experienced no meaningful delays in access to medical treatment under their employers’ workers’ compensation programs during the...

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...