All the headlines from our Talent Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 4 2019 // Operating commercial vehicles, whether as a single driver or the owner of a fleet, carries with it significant liability. And, risks are only increasing. The commercial automobile insurance line has been a loss leader...
Oct 30 2019 // “The industry really does look to specialty writers to be at the forefront of innovation,” says Gail McGiffin.Specialty insurance carriers have a unique “toolset” that helps them grow through...
Oct 21 2019 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced it is entering the surety market in Australia and has named Jonathan Griffiths as head of Surety, Australia.BHSI will focus on providing contract surety solutions for...
Oct 21 2019 // What grade do you give your agency’s 2019 hiring? If you think there’s room for improvement, my advice is not to expect that using the same old tricks. 2020 ushers in a great opportunity to test new, creative...
Oct 18 2019 // Ensuring safety on the skywalk system in downtown Des Moines, Iowa, has become tougher in recent years, in part because funding for security officers has been cut, a security contractor said after a gang of young men...
Oct 15 2019 // The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California on Monday presented the actuarial basis for an average proposed Jan. 1, 2020 advisory pure premium rate of $1.58, which is 5.4 percent less than the...
Oct 15 2019 // Delaware is set to see a decrease in workers’ compensation insurance rates for the third year in a row, effective December 1, 2019.“I am delighted to approve a decrease in workers’ compensation rates in...
Oct 11 2019 // The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services announced an 8.4% average reduction in pure premium rates for employers in 2020.The department each year adopts by rule the workers’ comp premium assessment...
Oct 9 2019 // Texas Mutual Insurance Co. reported that a Travis County district court has sentenced Joe D. Lozano, Sr. of Midland, Texas, on workers’ compensation fraud-related charges.Lozano reported a job-related injury while...
Oct 9 2019 // Argo Group International Holdings Ltd. has been subpoenaed by U.S. securities regulators about perks for its executives and is conducting an internal review.The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is seeking documents...
Oct 8 2019 // Salus Workers’ Compensation LLC (Salus), a managing general agent (MGA) and third-party administrator (TPA), has completed its acquisition of Method LLC d/b/a Method Insurance Services (Method), a full-service...
Oct 7 2019 // The Idaho Department of Insurance has approved a proposal for a 6.2 percent overall rate decrease to Idaho workers’ compensation insurance effective Jan. 1, 2020. The proposed rate change was recommended by the...
Oct 7 2019 // In the aggregate, workers’ compensation insurers reported a modest increase in direct written premiums in the U.S. for the first six months of 2019 versus the same period 2018, up 2.2%. However, the 25 carriers with...
Oct 3 2019 // The head of an assistance program for Connecticut homeowners with crumbling foundations has delayed his departure from the organization.The Journal Inquirer reports that Michael Maglaras, superintendent of the Connecticut...
Oct 3 2019 // The terms and conditions of employment — including pay, hours, schedule flexibility and job security — influence employees’ overall health as well as their risk of being injured on the job, according to new...
Oct 2 2019 // Reinsurance broker Willis Re announced the appointment, with immediate effect, of Donald Harrell as managing director & chief operating officer of Willis Re Specialty. Harrell joins with more than 25 years’...
Oct 1 2019 // The cost of family health coverage in the U.S. now tops $20,000, an annual survey of employers found, a record high that has pushed an increasing number of American workers into plans that cover less or cost more, or force...
Sep 26 2019 // A federal judge is closing a lawsuit that Duke University is settling over claims that it and nearby University of North Carolina conspired to hold down salaries of thousands of medical workers by not hiring staff away...
Sep 25 2019 // C3 Risk & Insurance Services has named Mike Milligan managing director. Milligan was previously a principal at Barney & Barney. C3 is a California-based, privately-owned insurance brokerage.
Sep 25 2019 // Online insurance platform Policygenius plans to open a new technical and operations center in Durham County, North Carolina, according to a statement from Governor Roy Cooper.Policygenius’ new location plan calls for...