Latest Human Resources Headlines
All the headlines from our Human Resources Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Venture Capital Firm, Beat Capital, to Merge with Insurer Investment Vehicle Paraline UK
Aug 23 2018 // Venture capital firm Beat Capital Partners and insurance investment vehicle Paraline UK announced they plan to merge – in a move that is designed “to enhance and further build Beat’s platform to support...
How, Why and Where Insurance Agencies Should Use Data Analytics
Aug 22 2018 // As the data insurance agencies and brokerages continues to grow, agency managers are faced with having to answer how, why and where they can successfully analyze and use all of this data. The answer to the...
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Aug 20 2018 // Roger Walleck, vice president of Underwriting at Missouri Employers Mutual, has been elected to serve on the national underwriting committee for the workers’ compensation rate making organization, National Council on...
Burns & Wilcox Names O’Donnell Associate Managing Director in Minneapolis
Aug 14 2018 // Wholesale insurance broker and underwriting manager Burns & Wilcox has relocated and expanded its Minneapolis, Minnesota office, and appointed Tom O’Donnell as associate managing director. The office, which...
The Lowdown: Google My Business – Are You Actively Managing Your Listing?
Aug 13 2018 // In this edition of the Lowdown, I’m sharing insights about Google My Business and a new paper hosted on Research & Trends, Local Organic Marketing: How P&C Davids Can Beat Goliath. In his paper,...
Nephila Gets In-Principle Approval From Lloyd’s to Form Managing Agency
Aug 7 2018 // Bermuda-based Nephila Capital announced that the Lloyd’s Board (previously called the Franchise Board) has given in principle approval to Nephila’s plan to form its own managing agency, subject to regulatory...
A Whole New Ballgame: Managing Risk for World Champion Houston Astros
Aug 6 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...
MGAs Working with Insurtech Firms to Bolster Customer Centricity: Survey
Jul 18 2018 // Managing general agents (MGAs) are increasingly interested in working with insurtech firms to enable their businesses to become more customer-centric, according to a new survey of UK MGAs. More than 42 percent of survey...
Lindeboom Retires as Co-Managing Director of THB Europe, Succeeded by Borges
Jul 18 2018 // THB, the London-based specialist insurance and reinsurance broker, announced new leadership at THB European Division, based in Amsterdam. Paul Lindeboom, co-managing director of the division, will retire as planned from...
Analytics as an Answer to Strategic HR Management
Jul 16 2018 // It is hard to imagine modern human resources management without analytics. A growing emphasis on productivity and employee engagement has inspired organizations to collect and analyze workforce data. As young professionals...
Analytics Advice for Agencies How, Why and Where Agencies Should Use Data Analytics
Jul 16 2018 // The data insurance agencies and brokerages possess is ever-growing. Thus, agency managers need to be able to answer how, why, and where they can successfully analyze and use all of this data. The answer to the...
More Employers Adopting Continuous Background Checks on Employees
Jul 12 2018 // Jay Cradeur takes pride in his 4.9 driver rating on Uber Technologies Inc.’s five-star scale and the almost 19,000 rides he’s given in the capital of ride sharing, San Francisco. So he was puzzled — and...
MJ Insurance Adds 3 to Team in Indianapolis
Jul 9 2018 // MJ Insurance has appointed three new team members, Michael Janicki, Amy Sadler and Brittany Dockemeyer, to its Indianapolis office. Janicki joins MJ Insurance in a newly developed role for the Risk Management department as...
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Jul 2 2018 // Cassie Brown has been appointed Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation at the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation. She succeeds Ryan Brannan, who left the division on May 1....
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Jul 2 2018 // H.W. Kaufman Group, headquartered in Farmington Hills, Michigan, added Christine M. Tricoli to its executive team as vice president, Human Resources. Based in the company’s Michigan headquarters, Tricoli assumes...
Folgate Insurance Co. Gets UK License to Write Re/Insurance Business
Jun 27 2018 // Folgate Insurance Co. Ltd. has received approval from the UK’s Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) to start writing primary insurance, as well as reinsurance. All business written through Folgate will be...
Modernization, Underwriting Systems & Brexit Top COO Priorities: Lloyd’s Market Assn.
Jun 25 2018 // Market modernization, underwriting systems upgrades and Brexit preparations are the top three 2018 priorities of Lloyd’s market chief operating officers (COOs), a survey commissioned by the Lloyd’s Market...
Why Businesses Need to Plan for Aging Workforce
Jun 21 2018 // The demographic trend is no secret: the populations of the United States and other major industrial countries are getting older, and fast. That means workforces are aging too, but employers are doing surprisingly little to...
Connecticut’s Paragon Insurance Holdings Hires Fuller
Jun 21 2018 // Paragon Insurance Holdings LLC, a national, multi-line specialty managing general agency (MGA) based in Avon, Conn., has hired Tonya Fuller as vice president of its Winery and Brewery division. Additionally, Ashley...
Texas Insurance Wholesalers Find Strength in Independence, Relationships
Jun 15 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...
