Is a person hired to perform seasonal, part-time tasks for a company owner, based on a referral from an employee of the company, an employee or a temporary worker? It depends, according to Missouri’s high court justices, and if there’s …
At its midpoint, the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season has seen 14 tropical storms, with seven strengthening to hurricane status. According to catastrophe modeling firm Risk Management Solutions (RMS), the current hurricane season has been active. Hurricane Michael intensified into a …
Conference attendees will vote on a recommended name change for the group IBA West is debuting InsurFEST next month in San Diego, Calif., a conference that focuses on leadership. The conference also affords IBA West members the opportunity to vote …
If you’re in a hiring or management position, you already know skilled talent is in short supply and competition is high. Whether you’re looking for a seasoned professional or a recent grad, the best and brightest can be difficult to …
We have a news item in this Sept. 24 issue, on page 8, that marks a milestone for one of the most talked about U.S. corporations in recent times. For the first time since its $182 billion bailout by the …
Good Reputation by Doing the Right Thing St. Augustine, FloridaHerbie Wiles Insurance Many independent agencies give back to their community, but Herbie Wiles Insurance (HWI) in St. Augustine, Fla., has taken that to a new level by donating its whole …
Marsh & McLennan Cos. appointed J. Michael Bischoff as chief financial officer. Bischoff has been serving as interim CFO since March 2012 when then-CFO Vanessa Wittman resigned to join Google as its Motorola Mobility Holdings unit CFO. Before serving as …
The votes have been tallied and the results are in for the “2012 Best Independent Insurance Agency to Work For” survey by Insurance Journal. The owners of the “Best Agencies to Work For in 2012” highlight different programs or benefits …
The U.S. government is no longer the majority owner of American International Group Inc. The bailed-out insurance company said on Sept. 14 that the Treasury Department had completed a planned sale of AIG stock, which netted the government roughly $20.7 …
CRC|Crump, Preferred Brokerage CRC|Crump has signed an agreement with Preferred Concepts in New York to acquire select assets of the company’s Preferred Brokerage business unit. Terms were not disclosed. J.C. Sparling, who led Preferred Brokerage, will be joining CRC|Crump as …
