All the headlines from our Talent Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 14 2025 // A poll of workers recently hired into the property/casualty insurance industry conducted during a Travelers Institute webinar last month produced some unusual results, surprising one webinar panelist who leads a key...
Aug 13 2025 // New insights into workforce recruitment and retention challenges suggest employers who don’t allow a remote work option may be missing out on talent, according to global background screening services and workforce...
Aug 13 2025 // Pie Insurance announced it is now offering its “data-driven” workers’ compensation insurance in Connecticut, targeting the state’s more than 365,000 small businesses.“Connecticut’s...
Aug 4 2025 // In today’s hyper-competitive talent market, gaining a recruiting edge doesn’t require reinventing the wheel. To use a sports analogy, think about recruitment like the NFL. Every team is so talented that you see...
Jul 30 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Liberty Specialty Markets and the broker BMS.A summary of these new hires follows here. Liberty Specialty Hires Nelson, Ciraci and Prout to Boost...
Jul 30 2025 // Recent actions by the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau have reversed or jeopardized more than $360 million in compensation paid to consumers allegedly harmed by financial companies, an analysis by consumer groups...
Jul 24 2025 // The widow of an East Hartford police officer who committed suicide on the job is not entitled to survivorship benefits under the state’s workers’ compensation law, a Connecticut appeals court has ruled.The case...
Jul 24 2025 // Southern California Edison will set up a program to compensate victims of a deadly Los Angeles wildfire that it has acknowledged may be linked to the company’s electrical equipment. The utility, owned by Edison...
Jul 21 2025 // Jordan Russell was sworn in recently for his third appointment as Commissioner of the Oklahoma Workers‘ Compensation Commission (OWCC) and as Chair of the Commission.Russell is the longest-serving Commissioner, being...
Jul 18 2025 // Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced on Tuesday that Google will partner with his administration to provide free and low-cost artificial intelligence certification courses to Virginians as part of his office’s...
Jul 18 2025 // Starwind Specialty Insurance Services, a division of CRC Group, announces today its official rebrand of its 5Star Workers’ Compensation unit to Starwind WC. The rebrand includes a new name, logo, and a refreshed...
Jul 15 2025 // UK businesses are dialing back hiring for jobs that are likely to be affected by the rollout of artificial intelligence, a study found, suggesting the new technology is accentuating a slowdown in the nation’s labor...
Jul 14 2025 // Hiring by UK businesses plunged at the fastest pace in nearly two years, according to a survey that suggested that the fallout from a hike in payroll taxes is showing little sign of letting up.Permanent staff appointments...
Jul 8 2025 // India’s southern state of Kerala has sued Swiss-based Mediterranean Shipping Company and sought $1.1 billion in compensation after one of its container vessels sank and leaked fuel into the Arabian Sea in May.The...
Jul 7 2025 // CRC Group, the Charlotte, North Carolina-based wholesale specialty insurance distributor, has entered a definitive agreement to acquire Lloyd’s managing agency Atrium Underwriting Group Ltd. from investment funds...
Jul 7 2025 // Changing careers ranks right up there with some of life’s biggest decisions–it’s not something people take lightly. Every year, my team connects with thousands of insurance professionals who are exploring...
Jul 1 2025 // At a trucking school in New Jersey, students are maneuvering 18-wheelers around traffic cones. Other future drivers look under hoods to perform safety checks, narrating as they examine steering hoses for cracks and...
Jun 27 2025 // A city of Danville employee is being given another opportunity to gain workers’ compensation benefits after a deputy commissioner denied his claim because of the employee’s willful misconduct in not following...
Jun 20 2025 // The Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission announced that it voted this spring to reduce the Multiple Injury Trust Fund assessment on workers’ compensation coverage providers from 7% to 6.29%.This is the...
Jun 20 2025 // A former Connecticut state police trooper has been arrested and charged with collecting workers’ compensation benefits totaling $8,341.00 during his employment with the Connecticut Department of Emergency Services...