All the headlines from our Talent Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 1 2018 // Technology companies have an obligation to address the unintended consequences of advances like artificial intelligence and innovations that enable damaging cyber-attacks, said Atti Riazi, chief information technology...
Apr 26 2018 // Wisconsin added the most manufacturing jobs of any state in the first quarter of 2018 and ranks fourth nationally in the number of private sector jobs added in March, the state Department of Workforce Development (DWD)...
Apr 19 2018 // Some dog owners are seeking compensation after 30 pets were killed during a spring break fire at a western Michigan kennel.Jennifer Nunez tells WOOD-TV that her family is heartbroken over the death of Harley, a...
Apr 16 2018 // Louisiana’s Medicaid expansion program has helped create or support nearly 19,200 jobs across the state and $178 million in state and local taxes, according to a new economic analysis.The three LSU professors hired...
Apr 16 2018 // 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...
Apr 16 2018 // As young professionals play an increasingly important role within the workplace, forward-thinking companies are turning their attention toward attracting and retaining this critical talent. While healthy snacks, happy...
Apr 11 2018 // Markel Corporation has named Brian Kenny managing director of strategic customer growth.Kenny is based in Markel’s headquarters in Richmond, Va., and reports to Markel Assurance President Bryan Sanders. In his new...
Apr 11 2018 // A U.S. appeals court on Monday ruled employers cannot use workers’ salary histories to justify gender-based pay disparities, saying that would perpetuate a wage gap that is “an embarrassing reality of our...
Apr 5 2018 // Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK), the provider of specialist and corporate insurance, announced the promotion of Alex Dugand to regional managing director, Asia.Dugand takes up the role with immediate effect and will report to...
Apr 5 2018 // The Navigators Group, Inc. and Protective Insurance have agreed to an underwriting partnership offering Protective’s workers’ compensation coverage to Navigators’ insureds.Navigators said the partnership...
Apr 3 2018 // About 15 percent of noise-exposed workers in the agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (AFFH) sector experience hearing loss, according to a new NIOSH hearing loss study published in the American Journal of Industrial...
Apr 3 2018 // Workers’ compensation insurer Stonetrust Commercial Insurance Co. has begun writing business in Missouri and Tennessee.Stonetrust, which is headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is also writing in Louisiana,...
Apr 2 2018 // When Brett Favre was inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame, he looked up at the sky and said: “Dad, I hope I made you proud.”Favre’s dad was a high school football coach. He was a hard man to please. He told...
Apr 2 2018 // The insurance industry stands amid an increasingly fast-paced, ever-changing business world. Insurance companies are now face-to-face with constantly evolving marketplace conditions — including climate concerns,...
Mar 28 2018 // The number of finance jobs to be shifted out of Britain or created overseas by March 2019 due to Brexit has dropped by half compared to six months ago to 5,000 roles, firms employing the bulk of UK-based workers in...
Mar 27 2018 // Arkansas businesses will see a decrease in workers’ compensation insurance costs beginning in July. Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Allen Kerr today has approved a decrease in workers’ compensation cost of 15.4...
Mar 26 2018 // At a time when the nation’s workers’ compensation system is facing an aging workforce and a pending widespread labor shortage, federal policies on immigration and health insurance promise to exacerbate these...
Mar 21 2018 // Pembroke Managing Agency Ltd., the London-based subsidiary of Ironshore, has been granted approval by Lloyd’s to establish and manage a syndicate for India’s GIC Re.GIC Syndicate 1947 has been granted...
Mar 21 2018 // Woodmere, OH, March 21, 2018 – Marsh, Berry & Company, Inc.’s (“MarshBerry”) Talent Acquisition division recently crossed the 400 producers placed in the insurance industry threshold.At...
Mar 20 2018 // Aon has announced the promotion of Lurline Craig-Burke to managing director in its Atlanta office. Craig-Burke previously served as a member of the firm’s leadership team responsible for engaging clients’...