All the headlines from our Talent Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 9 2020 // A pandemic is defined as, “an outbreak of a disease that occurs over a wide geographic area and affects an exceptionally high proportion of the population.” Although the media lives by the motto, “If it...
Mar 9 2020 // Atlantic Casualty Insurance Co., a national provider of commercial insurance products, will create 83 jobs and invest more than $11.8 million through an expansion of its Wayne County, N.C., headquarters, according to a...
Mar 6 2020 // Hamilton Insurance Group, the Bermuda-headquartered group of companies that underwrite specialty insurance and reinsurance, announced that Fergus Fergusson has been appointed to the position of division head, Excess...
Feb 27 2020 // QBE has appointed Stephen Postlewhite as managing director, QBE Re. He will start the new role from April 1, taking over from Jonathan Parry, who will retire in 2021.With more than 20 years’ experience in the...
Feb 26 2020 // NFP has named Michael Ongkiko managing director of its Utah Office.Ongkiko will lead the Utah office and be responsible for developing new business opportunities, expanding relationships and growing the NFP service...
Feb 25 2020 // Insurer Progressive said it intends to hire up to 8,000 new employees in 2020.With an increase in customers and total revenues topping $39 billion, the company said it needs more employees to support continued growth in...
Feb 24 2020 // San Francisco, CA, February 20, 2020 – In an effort to meet the younger generation where they are – on their computers and phones –Spark Online Events, a division of Direct Connection Advertising & Marketing,...
Feb 24 2020 // For most of the 20th century, the insurance industry considered wildfires to be little more than a nuisance. They were frequent but rarely resulted in more than a handful of claims, and underwriters priced for them in the...
Feb 24 2020 // How satisfied do you feel at your job? If you’re not ranking where you want to be with your insurance brokerage, the answer is likely “not very.” Job satisfaction is closely tied to opportunities for...
Feb 24 2020 // What makes employees happy at work? Is it pay? Is it benefits? Culture, leadership or employee development opportunities?In today’s competitive insurance job market, it’s all of those and more. Employee...
Feb 24 2020 // The most popular “Ask the Insurance Recruiter” article in 2019 was July’s Partner or Pariah? 5 Hacks to Improve Your Experience Working with Recruiters. This was inspired by the negative reports I hear...
Feb 24 2020 // It’s hard to find a needle in a haystack, unless you know what you are looking forThe very best agencies that are committed to hiring new producers, who have senior leaders dedicated to recruiting, a bevy of internal...
Feb 24 2020 // The industry is continuing to experience a candidate-driven market and attractive compensation packages are playing a crucial role. While it will always be significant, money is not the only factor driving...
Feb 20 2020 // Garnet Underwriting Managers (GUM), the managing general underwriter assigned to manage Garnet Casualty Insurance Corporation, has signed its first managing general agent, Conway E&S of Warrendale, Penn. This is a step...
Feb 19 2020 // This week’s Academy Journal entry comes to us from friend of the Academy, Chris Boggs. Click and check out what he’s been up to.A pandemic is defined as, “an outbreak of a disease that occurs over a wide...
Feb 19 2020 // Atlantic Casualty Insurance Co., a national provider of commercial insurance products, will create 83 jobs and invest more than $11.8 million through an expansion of its Wayne County, N.C., headquarters, according to a...
Feb 18 2020 // California Department of Insurance detectives arrested Jonathan Quezada, 28, on multiple felony counts of insurance fraud and workers’ compensation insurance fraud after he allegedly falsified an insurance claim to...
Feb 12 2020 // A federal judge has refused to exempt rideshare company Uber and on-demand meal delivery service Postmates from a broad new California labor law while she considers their lawsuit.U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee in Los...
Feb 10 2020 // Although workers’ compensation results remain strong — and the line continues to outperform all other commercial insurance lines — worries about continued soft pricing and loss reserve levels for...
Feb 10 2020 // There is an even balance in the share of U.S. businesses reporting decreases and increases in employment for the first time in a decade, a new survey showed, the latest suggestion that the labor market has likely peaked...