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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...

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...

Wisconsin’s Integrity Insurance Appoints Krause AVP – Talent Management & Operations

Jun 12 2018 // Integrity Insurance in Appleton, Wisconsin, has named Sarah Krause as AVP – Talent Management & Operations.In her new role, Krause leads the design, implementation and management of all strategies and initiatives...

California State Fund Says It Reduced Opioid Prescriptions by 60%

Jun 11 2018 // California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund is reporting a significant reduction in the number of opioid prescriptions for injured workers through a program launched four years ago.State Fund’s...

West Virginia Coal Miner Killed on Job Site

Jun 11 2018 // West Virginia regulators say a 43-year-old coal miner has been killed on the job.The Office of Miners’ Health, Safety and Training says shuttle car operator Ronald R. Taylor of Belington died of head injuries when he...

Backers of Easing Texas Medical Marijuana Laws Target Rural Areas

Jun 8 2018 // With the sound off, images from a new advocacy video touting the merits of medical marijuana could blend seamlessly into a commercial for the latest model of pickup — a burly Texan, clad in a cowboy hat, strides past...

H.W. Kaufman Group Adds Tricoli as Human Resource Executive

Jun 7 2018 // H.W. Kaufman Group, headquartered in Farmington Hills, Michigan, has added Christine M. Tricoli to its executive team as vice president, Human Resources.Based in the company’s Michigan headquarters, Tricoli assumes...

EPIC Holdings Inc. Hires Walter as Chief Talent Officer in Connecticut

Jun 5 2018 // EPIC Holdings Inc., the parent company of EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants, has added human capital professional Janine Walter as chief talent officer and a member of the EPIC Executive Committee.EPIC is a retail...

Cornell University Risk Manager on Active Shooter Preparedness on Campus

Jun 4 2018 // How to manage active shooter risks on campuses is a top concern for risk managers.Craig McAllister, director of risk management, Cornell University, told attendees at the recent RIMS Annual Conference in San Antonio,...

Some Texas Insurance Wholesalers Find Strength in Independence

Jun 4 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...

More U.S. Firms Follow Europeans in Valuing Apprenticeships to Attract Talent

May 31 2018 // The rise of the apprentice: a European tradition comes to the U.S.The growing number of apprenticeships in the U.S. has more to do with European companies importing the practice into their American operations than with the...

New York Attorney General Leads Suit Against U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

May 31 2018 // New York Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood, joined by Attorneys General Xavier Becerra of California and Brian Frosh of Maryland, has led a lawsuit against the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for...

You Know Insurance. Why Aren’t You Teaching it?

May 30 2018 // Insurance is complicated. I think that we all agree about that. That’s why agents, underwriters, adjusters, and regulators spend so much time reading, studying and learning. That’s why I’ve spent my...

Glass Panel Falls, Kills Worker at Manhattan Skyscraper Site

May 29 2018 // New York City has issued a stop work order at the construction site of one of Manhattan’s tallest skyscrapers after a large glass panel fell, killing a security guard and injuring a construction worker.The...

Sexual Harassment Policy Changes Not High on Japan’s Corporate Agenda

May 25 2018 // Three-quarters of Japanese companies have made no changes to sexual harassment policies over the last year and don’t plan to do so, a Reuters poll found, though awareness of harassment is on the rise.The survey...

My Reflections on NetVU’s Accelerate Conference

May 23 2018 // Last week, I went to the Accelerate conference for users of Vertafore systems. Vertafore is a software provider for different links in the insurance distribution network. Insurance companies and agencies use different...

NBIS in Atlanta Adds Nelson as Transportation Program Manager

May 23 2018 // NationsBuilders Insurance Services, Inc. (NBIS), a provider of specialty program insurance, has added Chris Nelson as transportation program manager.Nelson will represent NBIS within the transportation industry,...

Few Employers Take New Actions to Curb Sexual Harassment

May 21 2018 // Despite the recent spotlight on workplace sexual harassment issues, few employers have taken action to prevent and/or address sexual harassment concerns in the workplace, according to a survey of employees by the American...

Insurance Journal Launches IJ Pro, A New Member Platform

May 16 2018 // May 16, 2018, San Diego, CA — Today Insurance Journal announces the launch of a new member platform, called “IJ Pro”.What is it? It’s an enhanced experience for Insurance Journal’s most loyal...

Top 10 Agribusiness Insurance Claims

May 16 2018 // Motor vehicle accidents are the most common agribusiness insurance claim, according to insurer Nationwide.The Ohio-based insurer, the nation’s largest insurer of farms, said that over the last three years, the top 10...