Latest Remote Work Headlines
All the headlines from our Remote Work Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Agency Salary Survey: Why Money Isn’t Everything to Agency Hires
Feb 21 2022 // Salaries and total compensation rose in 2021 for all levels of empoloyees reporting in the Insurance Journal Agency Salary Survey. But while insurance agency personnel on average made more money last year, their...
FERMA Launches Risk Management Tool for Remote Working
Jan 28 2022 // The Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA) has launched a simplified guide to risk mapping for remote working. The tool consists of a simple questionnaire that organizations of any size can use. Using...
Where Employers Stand on Vaccines, ‘New Normal’ Workplace, Remote Work, Travel
Dec 6 2021 // Although more than half (57%) of U.S. employers say they require or plan to require COVID-19 vaccinations of employees, much of that support depends on whether courts approve the Biden Administration’s emergency...
Where Employers Stand on Vaccines, ‘New Normal’ Workplace, Remote Work, Travel
Nov 30 2021 // Although more than half (57%) of U.S. employers say they require or plan to require COVID-19 vaccinations of employees, much of that support depends on whether courts approve the Biden Administration’s emergency...
Working From Home Could Hurt Women’s Careers: Bank of England’s Mann
Nov 16 2021 // Women who work mostly from home risk seeing their careers suffer now that significant numbers of workers are returning to the office after the COVID-19 pandemic, Bank of England policymaker Catherine Mann said on [Nov....
Airbnb Bets on Remote Work With New Tools Including Insurance
Nov 12 2021 // Airbnb Inc. is rolling out new features, including verified internet speeds at hosts’ homes and options to search for listings up to a year in advance, as the vacation-rental company bets that remote work and...
How Remote Work Changes Agency Culture
Oct 18 2021 // Remote work is now an accepted practice for both agencies and insurers whether by necessity due to the pandemic or a growing workforce preference for working at home. Even considering the advantages of remote work such as...
EEOC Sues Georgia Facility Over Denying Employee’s Request for Remote Work
Sep 16 2021 // The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit that ISS Facility Services, Inc., a workplace experience and facility management company, unlawfully denied its employee’s reasonable...
Employers Watching Cases of Colleges, Teachers with Disabilities Over Remote Work
Sep 8 2021 // A legal battle is brewing over remote work between administrators at U.S. colleges committed to in-person classes and some faculty with disabilities. Experts warn it is a precursor of what awaits employers that order staff...
Cyber Attacks Make Working From Home Costly for German Businesses: Report
Aug 24 2021 // Working from home during the pandemic cost German companies some 53 billion euros ($62 billion) worth of damages from cyber attacks, according to estimates by the Cologne Institute for Economic Research. Overall damages...
Cyber Criminals Target Remote Workers to Corner Stores
Aug 16 2021 // The share of policyholders who filed a cyberattack claim jumped by 50% from the first half of 2020 compared to the first half of 2021, according to a new report by cyber insurer Coalition. An increasing number of attacks...
Cyber Criminals Target Remote Workers and ‘Critical Infrastructure to Corner Stores’
Jul 30 2021 // The share of policyholders who filed a cyberattack claim jumped by 50% from the first half of 2020 compared to the first half of 2021, according to a new report by cyber insurer Coalition. An increasing number of attacks...
Remote Working Causes Cyber Attacks to Skyrocket, Says Financial Stability Board
Jul 13 2021 // Financial firms may need to bolster their defenses in the face of rocketing cyber attacks after employees began working from home, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) said on Tuesday. The FSB, which coordinates financial...
Central London Could Lose as Many as 835,000 Jobs to Remote Working: Report
Jun 29 2021 // Central London could lose as many as 835,000 jobs in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, with employees in service industries increasingly able to work remotely and flexibly, according to research by a consulting...
Systematic Workflows Key to Remote Work Model, VANTREO’s CEO Says
Apr 5 2021 // Mastering the ins-and-outs of a business remotely was a hurdle for many insurance agencies and brokerages at the beginning of the pandemic, but not all. One California firm, VANTREO Insurance Brokerage, had already put in...
Remote Work Can Make Insurance More Diverse and Inclusive
Apr 5 2021 // It’s no secret that the insurance industry is over-indexed toward individuals in the later stages of their career and isn’t on track to add enough talent to replace retiring workers. To remain competitive,...
Finding the Right Work-Life Balance When Working Remotely
Apr 5 2021 // Leading a sales team during a global pandemic hasn’t been easy. For Dave Zeornes, sales leader at Aon Programs, it has meant “bumping heads” and “stubbing toes” along the...
Remote Workers Heading to Wyoming Amid Pandemic
Feb 9 2021 // Ty Lunsford left Casper in 1998 – seeking, as he says, “bright lights, big city.” He was raised here, and moved out of his parents’ house to go chase the action in Denver. In November, after his job at...
Agents’ E&O Under Pressure
Nov 2 2020 // The agency errors and omissions liability market has enjoyed stable market conditions for years. But that could be changing as agents and their insureds attempt to balance emerging risks in a changing insurance market. The...
Remote Workforce to Double in 2021 Due to Improved Productivity: CIO Survey
Oct 26 2020 // The percentage of workers around the world that is permanently working from home is expected to double in 2021 as productivity has increased during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a survey from U.S.-based Enterprise...
