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Woods Named Executive Director of New York Workers’ Compensation Board

Mar 3 2016 // New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has announced the appointment of Mary Beth Woods as executive director of the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board, where she had been acting director.Woods succeeds Mark Wade who...

Missouri Insurance Director: State Sees Strong Growth in Industry Jobs

Feb 25 2016 // The total number of insurance producers operating in Missouri has grown nearly 25 percent since 2009, from 119,064 to 147,688 today, according to Missouri Department of Insurance Director John M. Huff.The state insurance...

‘Brexit’ Would Risk Economy & Jobs, Caution 200 Executives in Open Letter

Feb 23 2016 // The bosses of a third of Britain’s biggest companies warned on Tuesday that an exit from the European Union would put the economy at risk and threaten jobs.In a letter to the Times newspaper, bosses from big...

21st Century Insurance Cutting 50 Jobs in Delaware

Feb 22 2016 // Farmers Insurance Group said it recently notified some 50 21st Century Insurance employees in Wilmington, Delaware, that their positions would be eliminated.The move comes as Los Angeles-based Farmers Insurance continues...

Chubb’s Greenberg Confident Most Top Talent, Agents to Stay

Feb 22 2016 // Chubb Chairman and CEO Evan Greenberg believes opportunity and incentives will encourage most executives to stay with the insurer in the wake of its recently completed mega-merger.“I don’t kid myself....

The Whole Package: Negotiating Beyond Salary

Feb 22 2016 // For many recent graduates and young professionals, salary is a key component of the job search. However, in their focus on a starting wage, Millennials often overlook the additional perks and benefits that make up a...

Agency Compensation: Unequal Pay For Women?

Feb 22 2016 // Women who are top leaders or producers in property/casualty insurance agencies make materially less than men in the same positions.While females make up almost half of all agency employees (48.3 percent), across the board...

N.Y. Compensation Insurance Rating Board Names Attie as Next President

Feb 9 2016 // The New York Compensation Insurance Rating Board (NYCIRB) announced that its Board of Governors has unanimously elected Jeremy Attie as NYCIRB’s next president after a recommendation from a Search Committee made up...

Attracting, Developing Talent a Focus for Westfield Group

Feb 9 2016 // It’s anticipated that by 2020 there will be hundreds of thousands of unfilled positions in the insurance industry and that some 25 percent of those currently working in the sector will retire within the next three...

CEO Greenberg Confident Most Top Talent, Agents Will Stay with New Chubb

Feb 8 2016 // Chubb Chairman and CEO Evan Greenberg believes opportunity and incentives will encourage most executives to stay with the insurer in the wake of its recently completed mega-merger.“I don’t kid myself....

Attracting, Developing Talent Has Long Been a Focus for Westfield Group

Feb 8 2016 // It’s anticipated that by 2020 there will be hundreds of thousands of unfilled positions in the insurance industry and that some 25 percent of those currently working in the sector will retire within the next three...

Automating Insurance Jobs

Feb 8 2016 // Automation could leave up to 25 percent of the insurance industry’s current full-time positions consolidated or replaced over the next decade, McKinsey & Co. said in a new report, “Automating the Insurance...

Atlas General Insurance Services, LLC, Announces New Workers’ Compensation GoPay Billing Platform

Feb 3 2016 // San Diego, CA, February 3, 2016 – Atlas General Insurance Services, LLC (“Atlas”) will launch its new GoPay workers’ compensation billing system for policies effective on and after March 1,...

How Automation Will Whack Up to 25% of Insurance Jobs: McKinsey

Feb 1 2016 // Automation could leave up to 25 percent of the insurance industry’s current full-time positions consolidated or replaced over the next decade, McKinsey & Co. said in a new report, Automating the Insurance...

5 Trends Driving Change in Insurance Distribution

Jan 25 2016 // The property and casualty (P/C) industry is in a great position for further growth in the upcoming year. Robust economic recovery along with the entry of new products and services have enhanced the industry’s...

Alabama Debates Banning Criminal History on Job Applications

Jan 21 2016 // As policies that limit when employers may ask applicants about their criminal histories gain popularity nationwide, advocates are pushing similar measures in Alabama, which has one of the highest incarceration rates in the...

Carpenter Appoints Miller-van der Schild as Managing Director of Benelux Unit

Jan 20 2016 // Guy Carpenter & Co. has appointed Susanne Miller-van der Schild as managing director, Guy Carpenter Benelux, effective 1 February.Miller-van der Schild will be responsible for further developing Guy Carpenter’s...

Cleary Named Managing Sales Director for ARAG in Midwest

Jan 15 2016 // Legal insurance provider, ARAG, named Patrick Cleary as managing director of Sales for the Midwest region of the United States. He is based in Chicago. Cleary will partner with insurance brokers, consultants, employers and...

Insurance Execs’ Midlife Crisis Cure: Four AIG, ACE Veterans Join Startup P2P Insurer Lemonade

Jan 12 2016 // An instech startup looking to disrupt the property/casualty insurance industry with a new business model has turned to four seasoned insurance executives from traditional carriers AIG and ACE Insurance to round out its...

Insurers & Banks Could Pull Jobs from U.K. in Event of ‘Brexit’: JPMorgan

Jan 6 2016 // JPMorgan Chase & Co. warned financial-services firms from banks to insurers could pull jobs out of the U.K. in the event of Britain voting to leave the European Union.Financial services would feel the “negative...