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West Virginia to Eliminate Workers’ Compensation Defense Division

Aug 8 2018 // The West Virginia Attorney General’s Office is eliminating its Division of Employment Programs and Workers’ Compensation Defense, resulting in the loss of 10 jobs. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports the...

Nephila Gets In-Principle Approval From Lloyd’s to Form Managing Agency

Aug 7 2018 // Bermuda-based Nephila Capital announced that the Lloyd’s Board (previously called the Franchise Board) has given in principle approval to Nephila’s plan to form its own managing agency, subject to regulatory...

A Whole New Ballgame: Managing Risk for World Champion Houston Astros

Aug 6 2018 // Monica Rusch’s work was easier when the Houston Astros were losers.She was accustomed to worrying about fans being hit by balls, drunks getting too rowdy, players suffering injuries, thieves breaking into parked...

Q&A

Aug 6 2018 // Q: I’m the new vice president of talent acquisition for a large regional agency in California. Prior to my arrival, the organization had the ability to recruit, but it was largely by accident than intention. As I get...

‘A Pain Free Process’: Proactive Agency Recruiting

Aug 6 2018 // 1 Make Decisions Driven by DataTo know where you’re going, you have to know where you’ve been. Historically, how long has the agency taken to hire, from start to finish, service (account managers, analysts and...

Worker Suffers Severe Electrical Burns on the Job in Connecticut

Aug 3 2018 // Fire officials say a worker making repairs to a building in Connecticut has suffered severe electrical burns.Fire Chief Paul Januszewski tells the New Haven Register the man was upgrading the North Haven building’s...

Fewer Than 5,000 UK Financial Services Jobs Expected to Move by ‘Day One’ of Brexit

Jul 25 2018 // Fewer than 5,000 financial jobs might move out of Britain by “Day One” of Brexit and future relocations will depend on new trading terms with the European Union, Bank of England Deputy Governor Sam Woods said...

Lindeboom Retires as Co-Managing Director of THB Europe, Succeeded by Borges

Jul 18 2018 // THB, the London-based specialist insurance and reinsurance broker, announced new leadership at THB European Division, based in Amsterdam.Paul Lindeboom, co-managing director of the division, will retire as planned from his...

The Perfect Storm: As CAT Season Heats Up, Are You Prepared?

Jul 2 2018 // Anyone involved with disaster response knows to expect the unexpected, and that mantra has only intensified as 2018’s catastrophe (CAT) season heats up. Unexpected seems to be the theme.Oklahoma — which...

How Workers’ Compensation Outpatient Costs Compare Across States by Fee Regulation

Jun 29 2018 // Hospital outpatient payments were higher and growing faster in states with percent-of-charge-based fee regulations or no fee schedules, finds a study from the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) that compares 35...

Thousands of UK Jobs at Risk over Slow Brexit Negotiations, Business Groups Caution

Jun 25 2018 // Prime Minister Theresa May faces a new onslaught over her Brexit plans from corporate Britain, after the U.K.’s five main business lobbies urged her to make progress in the negotiations or risk losing jobs and...

Buffett’s Geico to Open Service Center in Lenexa, Kansas, Create 500 Jobs

Jun 20 2018 // Business icon Warren Buffett plans to open a new Geico Insurance service center that will bring 500 jobs to Lenexa, Kansas.The Kansas City Area Development Council said in a news release that the center will open in August...

Texas Attorney Charged with Workers’ Compensation Fraud

Jun 20 2018 // Workers’ compensation insurer, Texas Mutual Insurance Co. reported that a Travis County grand jury has indicted attorney Leslie Casaubon of Lewisville, Texas, on three counts of workers’ compensation...

Illinois’ Amsted Rail to Pay $4.4M for Discriminatory Hiring Practices

Jun 18 2018 // Amsted Rail Co. Inc., which manufactures steel castings for the rail industry, will pay $4.4 million and furnish other relief to settle a class disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment...

Texas Insurance Wholesalers Find Strength in Independence, Relationships

Jun 15 2018 // There’s no denying the robust mergers and acquisition trend among wholesale brokers in the property/casualty insurance industry nationwide, and Texas is no exception.But some Texas wholesale brokers and managing...

A Whole New Ballgame: Managing Risk for World Champion Houston Astros

Jun 15 2018 // Monica Rusch’s work was easier when the Houston Astros were losers.She was accustomed to worrying about fans being hit by balls, drunks getting too rowdy, players suffering injuries, thieves breaking into parked...

Brown Appointed Texas Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation

Jun 14 2018 // Gov. Greg Abbott has appointed Cassie Brown as Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation at the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI).She succeeds Ryan Brannan, who left the division on May 1. Brown’s term expires...

Insurance Council of Texas Hosting ‘Speed Interview’ Student Recruiting Event

Jun 14 2018 // The Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) in July will host what the association says is its largest student recruitment event ever held for insurance and risk management students.ITC’s 3rd Annual Speed Interview and...

Employers Waking Up to Costs of Employees Falling Asleep on the Job

Jun 14 2018 // An employer with 1,000 employees can expect to lose more than $1 million each year in missed workdays, lower productivity and increased healthcare due to employee fatigue, according to a new survey.About one-third of all...

Lloyd’s Lab Begins Global Search for Insurtech Talent

Jun 13 2018 // Lloyd’s Lab, the global insurance market’s new innovation sandbox, is launching a global search for tech talent to partner with the Lloyd’s market and develop solutions for its unique and rapidly changing...