Latest Human Resources Headlines
All the headlines from our Human Resources Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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Jan 23 2017 // Property and casualty veteran Mark LaBour has joined Alliant’s growing Florida practice. As vice president within the company’s Alliant Americas division, LaBour will deploy targeted risk management and...
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Jan 23 2017 // Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Ted Nickel has been elected as president of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). Created in 1871, the NAIC establishes standards and conducts peer reviews for...
Soft Market Is Main Factor Limiting Growth of UK MGAs: Survey
Jan 20 2017 // Soft market conditions have replaced regulation and compliance as the main factor affecting growth for UK managing general agents (MGA) in 2017, said a survey of members of the London-based Managing General Agents’...
Today’s Insurance Agency E&O Costs, Coverage and Claims
Jan 10 2017 // Independent agency owners spend their entire careers worrying about the risks and exposures of others. Managing the risks of their own agencies can take a backseat to helping their clients. While agents appreciate the...
Sedgwick Elects Blancett as Office Managing Partner in New York
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...
Sedgwick LLP Names Holmes Managing Partner in Los Angeles
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...
Crystal & Co. Names Weiss Managing Director in Southern California
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...
Higginbotham Expands with Insurance Associates of the Southwest Merger
Dec 20 2016 // Fort Worth-based independent insurance broker, Higginbotham, and Insurance Associates of the Southwest (IAS) have merged their operations in Houston. IAS is an independent broker with 38 commercial, personal, life, health...
Amerisure Promotes Buddie, Maciejewski to Director Positions
Dec 15 2016 // Farmington Hills, Mich.-based Amerisure Mutual Insurance Company has appointed Erin Buddie as director of Human Resource operations and Keith Maciejewski as director of Underwriting Consultative Services Buddie will lead...
State Marijuana Laws Are Changing But Employer Attitudes, Federal Law Aren’t
Dec 14 2016 // Changing marijuana laws aren’t necessarily making weed more welcome in the workplace. For now, many employers appear to be sticking with their drug testing and personal conduct policies, even in states where...
Maine-Based MEMIC Group Promotes Sabatino
Dec 13 2016 // Workers’ compensation specialist The MEMIC Group, headquartered in Portland, Maine, has promoted Deb Sabatino to the position of director of human resources. In this role, she is responsible for planning and managing...
TPA Gallagher Bassett Names McNamara as Managing Director, Australia
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...
What Executives Need to Know About Managing D&O Liabilities: Allianz Report
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...
Washington Commissioner Deems Zenefits’ Free Software Offer Illegal
Dec 1 2016 // This story has been updated with comment from Zenefits. Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler ordered Zenefits to cease free distribution of its employee benefits software, saying the tactic violates state...
H.W. Kaufman/Burns & Wilcox Promotes Paulin, Bates, Manuelidis, Shipley, 14 Others
Dec 1 2016 // Michael S. Paulin has been named chief information offer and vice president of H.W. Kaufman Financial Group and Burns & Wilcox. Paulin joined Michigan-based Kaufman in 2014. He Joined Burns & Wilcox from...
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Nov 21 2016 // Western Growers Insurance Services Inc. has named Ken Cooper director of risk strategy. Western Growers also named Matt Luis as a sales executive. Cooper will spearhead the development of solutions for Western...
Talbot Underwriting Australia Taps Former Catlin Exec Case as Managing Director
Nov 11 2016 // Talbot Underwriting Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Validus Holdings Ltd., has appointed Andrew Case as managing director of Talbot Underwriting Australia. During his 30 years of experience in the insurance industry,...
Lloyd’s Innovation Awards Go to Aon, Beazley, Cromar, Hiscox, Tokio Marine Kiln
Nov 3 2016 // Lloyd’s of London recently announced the winners of its 2016 Innovation Awards. Beazley, Cromar, Hiscox and Tokio Marine Kiln each picked up awards for innovative products or new ways of working. Aon won most...
Texas Fines Zenefits $550K for Using Unlicensed Brokers
Oct 24 2016 // Texas insurance regulators have fined human resources software startup, Zenefits, $550,000 for its past use of unlicensed health insurance brokers. The Texas Department of Insurance said YourPeople Inc., known as Zenefits,...
Insurance Groups AAMGA, NAPSLO in Merger Talks
Oct 21 2016 // The American Association of Managing General Agents (AAMGA) and the National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices (NAPSLO) are considering combining both organizations into one association and have formed a...
