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Law Firms Are Recruiting More AI Experts as Clients Demand ‘More for Less’
Jul 5 2023 // Chatbots, data scientists, software engineers. As clients demand more for less, law firms are hiring growing numbers of staff who’ve studied technology not tort law to try and stand out from their rivals. Law firms...
The War for Service Talent
Jul 3 2023 // Customer service representatives and account managers are the heart of agencies. They retain valuable business year after year. They are the guardians and caretakers of the agency’s most valuable assets — its...
Is Insurance Recruiting Being Impacted by Artificial Intelligence?
Jul 3 2023 // The movie Terminator 2 is the first thing that comes to mind when I hear about artificial intelligence. A universe where machines take over our daily lives seems so distant from my reality. Then I’m reminded that I...
Safety Concerns Dominate Norfolk Southern CEO’s Job Since Derailment
Jun 30 2023 // Norfolk Southern’s CEO has spoken often of safety and better service since he took the job over a year ago, but it’s safety that has dominated discussions after one of his trains derailed and caught fire in...
Hackers Steal Information From Texas-Based Pilot Recruiting Company
Jun 29 2023 // DALLAS (AP) – Personal information for more than 8,000 applicants to become pilots at American Airlines and Southwest Airlines was stolen when hackers broke into a data base maintained by a recruiting company. The...
Setting Range for Emotional Damage Awards Is Not Its Job, Says Connecticut High Court
Jun 28 2023 // It is up to the Connecticut legislature, not courts, to set any minimum or maximum controls on damages for emotional stress claims, the Connecticut Supreme Court held in a ruling in which it refused to second-guess a...
IICF Looks to the Future of Talent and Leadership at Biennial Inclusion in Insurance Global Conference
Jun 26 2023 // IICF presents 2023 Inclusion Champion Award and raises funds for communities across the US and UK LOS ANGELES – June 20, 2023 – The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), a unique nonprofit organization...
People Moves: Alera Names Dennis Northwest Managing Director
Jun 14 2023 // Alera Group named Mark Dennis managing director for the Northwest region, which includes 16 locations across Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Utah and Wyoming. Dennis joined Propel Insurance, an Alera Group...
Man Sues Alaska Troopers, Says His Job Offer Yanked After HIV Status Revealed
Jun 12 2023 // A Salt Lake City man who says his job offer to become an Alaska State Trooper was rescinded after he disclosed he was HIV positive filed a lawsuit in state court Thursday to get his position on the statewide police force...
Massachusetts Agency Owner Accused of Stealing Workers’ Compensation Premiums
Jun 1 2023 // The owner of a Gloucester, Massachusetts insurance agency has been indicted and arraigned in connection with an alleged embezzlement scheme that left client companies uninsured. The scheme included the agent transferring...
Boeing 737 MAX Relatives May Pursue Pre-Impact Victim Compensation Claims
May 31 2023 // A U.S. judge ruled late on Tuesday that relatives of those killed in a 2019 Boeing 737 MAX Ethiopian Airlines crash may seek compensation for pain and suffering of passengers before the plane hit the ground. Boeing in 2021...
Report Alleges Workers’ Compensation Abuse in New York Correctional Unit
May 26 2023 // A report by the New York State Inspector General alleges “egregious” abuse of a workers’ compensation loss wage benefit provision by state corrections and institution safety officers. The report blames a...
Disney Cancels 2,000-job Expansion as Feud with Florida Governor Heats Up
May 22 2023 // The Walt Disney Co. announced Thursday that it was scrapping plans to build a new campus in central Florida and relocate 2,000 employees from Southern California to work in digital technology, finance and product...
A Dozen Ways You Can Be TOO Good at Your Job
May 22 2023 // Most agent errors and omissions (E&O) policies cover claims that arise from “professional services.” This term is usually defined in the E&O policy to be something like “activities as an insurance...
Workers’ Compensation Panel Reverses Claim Denial for Man With Two Names
May 19 2023 // A Virginia man who was denied workers’ compensation benefits for his workplace injury because he apparently used two different names is entitled to have his name on the record corrected and his claim reconsidered,...
U.S. Cites Another Poultry Producer in Compensation Sharing Conspiracy
May 18 2023 // The Department of Justice proposed an amended complaint and consent decree in the District of Maryland that would resolve claims that chicken producer George’s Inc. and George’s Foods conspired with other...
Accountant Charged With $10 Million in Construction Workers’ Compensation Fraud
May 9 2023 // Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, Jr. announced two indictments of a certified public accountant for defrauding the New York State Insurance Fund (NYSIF) of more than $10 million in workers’ compensation...
Lose Job, Gain Productivity
May 8 2023 // The traditional job as we know it is slowly being replaced by skills-based work models. Could the shift help you recapture productivity? When it rains, it pours. The labor market was already strained in some industries...
The Talent Crunch Part 2: Rethinking Your Approach to Recruiting
May 8 2023 // From time to time, my doctor prescribes a treadmill test to check out how strong my heart is. Perhaps you’ve experienced this test, but in case you haven’t, the idea is to make you run faster and faster up an...
A Great Pitch Recruits Insurance Producers in a Competitive Job Market
May 8 2023 // When The Great Recession’s impact was felt by insurance agencies in 2008, I was only 18 months into my recruiting career with Capstone. I remember agencies going from a high volume of claims, loss control and account...
