All the headlines from our Talent Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 14 2019 // Hamilton Insurance Group Ltd., the Bermuda-based holding company of re/insurance operations in Bermuda and at Lloyd’s, announced it has signed a definitive agreement with Liberty Mutual Group to acquire the Pembroke...
Mar 13 2019 // Zain Jaffer’s charmed, Silicon Valley life was about to collapse beneath him.It was October 2017 and Jaffer, founder of a promising mobile ad startup, was suddenly arrested and charged with a series of crimes,...
Mar 13 2019 // Norwegian Air said on Wednesday it will seek compensation from plane maker Boeing for costs and lost revenue after grounding its fleet of 737 MAX 8 aircraft in the wake of the Ethiopian Airlines crash.“We expect...
Mar 4 2019 // A new report shows the impact of the insurance industry in Texas and the contributions it makes to the state.In addition to providing financial security and helping manage risk for Texans in all walks of life, insurance...
Mar 4 2019 // Nationwide Insurance, based in Columbus, Ohio, has more than doubled the number of Des Moines, Iowa, job cuts it announced last fall.Nationwide said in November 2018 that about 80 workers in Des Moines would lose their...
Mar 4 2019 // Michigan’s Court of Appeals has ruled against a woman whose offer of conditional employment by a public entity was rescinded after she tested positive for marijuana even though she had a state-issued card allowing...
Feb 27 2019 // Young agents want change. They want more diversity in the agency sales ranks. They want better paths to grow in their careers. They want other agents to adhere to professional standards and ethics. They want faster and...
Feb 25 2019 // Michigan’s Court of Appeals has ruled against a woman whose offer of conditional employment by a public entity was rescinded after she tested positive for marijuana even though she had a state-issued card allowing...
Feb 25 2019 // Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont has announced his choices to lead the departments of public health and insurance.The Democrat is nominating Renee D. Coleman-Mitchell, a health care executive, to oversee the health...
Feb 22 2019 // Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is in advanced discussions to sell its Applied Underwriters workers compensation unit to a consortium of insurance firms, people familiar with the matter said on Friday.The...
Feb 22 2019 // Nationwide Insurance has more than doubled the number of Des Moines job cuts it announced last fall.Nationwide said in November that about 80 workers in Des Moines would lose their jobs as part of a company effort to...
Feb 20 2019 // Are employees injured at work more likely to file under workers’ compensation instead of group health insurance when their group health plan has a higher deductible?The Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI)...
Feb 19 2019 // Antares the Lloyd’s managing agency and member of the QIC Group announced the appointment of Jonathan (Joe) Battle, the current active underwriter, as chief executive officer (subject to necessary regulatory...
Feb 18 2019 // Owners Must Show Them the Money, Culture and Other PerksAs the insurance industry unemployment rate continues to hover at 1.7 percent, which is lower than the national average of 3.9 percent, insurance agencies face stiff...
Feb 18 2019 // Employee Satisfaction with Compensation on the RiseTotal compensation and salary adjustments on average fell slightly in independent insurance agencies responding to the 2019 Agency Salary Survey, but that trend has had...
Feb 18 2019 // Court Says Only Congress Can Extend the ADEA in Ruling Involving 58 Year Old Law Firm Job SeekerA divided U.S. appeals court has dealt a setback to older job applicants, saying they cannot invoke a federal law against age...
Feb 18 2019 // To Win the War for TalentIn today’s passive, candidate-driven market, employers do not have the upper hand in the recruitment process. Despite the rising rate of retirement among experienced professionals, which is...
Feb 15 2019 // The transportation industry is considered a barometer of the U.S. economy. If freight is trending up, so too is the U.S. economy. But capacity constraints for trucking – including a shortage of qualified drivers, low...
Feb 13 2019 // This is Insurance Careers Month. I really enjoy when this comes around every year. It’s a chance for me to remind some (and educate others) that the insurance industry is a great career to work in. It has been good...
Feb 13 2019 // The Global Insurance Accelerator (GIA), headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, has appointed Nicole Cook as the group’s managing director effective May 1. She joined the GIA full time on Feb. 11.During the GIA’s...