All the headlines from our Talent Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 18 2017 // Dirk V. Block is the newest judge to serve on the bench of the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court. He was sworn in on Jan. 13.Gov. Pete Ricketts appointed Judge Block on Dec. 8, 2016. Block fills a vacancy left by...
Jan 11 2017 // Top cyber threats during 2017 are expected to include nation state cyber espionage, a rise in data integrity attacks and an increase in attacks harnessing Internet of Things (IoT) devices, according to a report published...
Jan 10 2017 // Florida-based workers’ compensation carrier Normandy Insurance Co. has expanded its coverage into Georgia, bringing the total number of states it offers coverage to two. The company also writes coverage in...
Jan 5 2017 // Sedgwick LLP, has elected John W. Blancett as an office managing partner (OMP) in New York, effective January 1.Blancett represents leading U.S., London and European insurers in litigation, investigations and counseling...
Jan 4 2017 // Sedgwick LLP has named James Holmes an office managing partner in Los Angeles.Holmes is an experienced trial attorney and litigator, representing major media and entertainment entities, as well as major insurance carriers...
Jan 4 2017 // Fort Wayne, IN, January 4, 2017 – American Specialty, a recognized leader in Sports, Recreation, and Entertainment insurance, is proud to announce its new Workers Compensation program through Arch Insurance Company (A+...
Dec 30 2016 // On a first quarter results call W.R. Berkley Corp. President and CEO Robert Berkley cited a growing and alarming level of tension between carriers and distributors, driven by what he called a fight to grow margins in the...
Dec 29 2016 // It’s no secret that the insurance industry is facing a huge talent gap. Almost half of all insurance professionals are over age 45, with 25 percent of the industry expected to retire by 2018. That’s a...
Dec 29 2016 // Crystal & Co. has named Scott Weiss a managing director in its commercial property/casualty department and a team leader for Northern California.Weiss’ responsibilities include the development, administration and...
Dec 28 2016 // The federal court case brought by 38 former National Football League players seeking to force the NFL to recognize chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) as a covered disease under workers’ compensation has been...
Dec 22 2016 // Up to 10 percent of jobs in London’s financial district may be lost if Britain fails to secure adequate access to European Union markets after Brexit, a City of London official said on Wednesday.Bankers first called...
Dec 21 2016 // New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday issued a regulation making it easier for businesses to hire former convicts by prohibiting insurance companies from refusing coverage for crime-related losses caused by...
Dec 19 2016 // In the midst of today’s growing war for talent and increasingly competitive labor market, corporate citizenship programs should no longer be viewed simply as a “feel good” activity. Rather, this...
Dec 19 2016 // Many property/casualty insurance carriers have focused their charitable efforts on veterans, and they’ve done so for a number of good reasons.One important reason for adopting veterans causes was explained by Glenn...
Dec 15 2016 // San Diego, CA, December 15, 2016 – Atlas General Insurance Services, LLC (‘Atlas’), a national multi-line program administrator, announced the addition of four more states eligible for workers’...
Dec 7 2016 // Third party administrator Gallagher Bassett (GB)* has appointed John McNamara to the position of managing director – Australia, effective Jan. 1, 2017.McNamara succeeds Jon Winsbury who is moving into the role of...
Dec 5 2016 // Talbot Underwriting Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Validus Holdings Ltd., has appointed a dedicated team of cyber underwriters. Phil Mayes joins the team as senior class underwriter, and Gillian Anderson joins the team...
Dec 5 2016 // When I began my career, many agency owners I met had founded their agencies in the Great Depression. To this day, I am amazed that anyone in the middle of a truly horrible economic depression would open a property/casualty...
Dec 5 2016 // Designing a good and motivating producer compensation model does not need to be a mystery. The bottom line is to pay what can you afford to pay, for what you are providing the producers, and be in line with the important...
Dec 2 2016 // Company directors and senior managers across the globe are increasingly likely to face costly regulatory investigations, criminal prosecutions or civil litigation, which not only put their company’s assets, and their...