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Massachusetts Man Sentenced to Prison for Workers’ Compensation Fraud Scheme
Jul 9 2021 // A Massachusetts man has been sentenced to prison for a fraud scheme to evade payroll taxes and workers’ compensation requirements in the construction industry. U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard has sentenced...
Five Ways to Position Workers’ Compensation in a COVID-19-impacted World
Jul 8 2021 // This post is part of a series sponsored by The Hanover Insurance Group. With prevailing economic pressures widely expected to persist, more and more businesses will consider different ways to adapt, including the...
MGA Rokstone Launches US$18M Marine Cargo Facility, Hiring Lloyd’s Veteran Birchard
Jul 6 2021 // Rokstone, the London-based speciality re/insurance managing general agent (MGA), has launched a US$18 million global facultative general marine cargo facility. Backed by A-rated global carriers, the facility includes US$5...
QBE Re Opens Office in Colombia, Hiring Hofmann from Howden
Jun 30 2021 // QBE Re announced the opening of a new Colombian office and a key regional hire to support local reinsurance in Latin America. The new office will be located in Bogotá, Colombia, and will write life reinsurance business....
Foodservice Distributor Settles Claims of Discriminatory Hiring at Illinois Facility
Jun 30 2021 // The U.S. Department of Labor said US Foods will pay $159,550 in back pay and interest to 114 female and Black job applicants as part of an to resolve alleged hiring discrimination found at its Bensenville, Ill.,...
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...
Lessons from the Pandemic for Workers’ Compensation
Jun 28 2021 // The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us tough lessons. We have learned the strengths and limitations of globalization, our public health systems, and our ability to respond during a crisis. In the U.S. workers’...
Egypt Expects to Finalize Ever Given Compensation Deal Next Week
Jun 24 2021 // Egypt expects to finalize an agreement next week for compensation over the giant ship that blocked the Suez Canal in March, according to the waterway’s top official. The Suez Canal Authority will sign a deal with the...
Assessing Options for Managing the Risks and Insuring Communicable Diseases
Jun 22 2021 // Within weeks, it had all changed. As a pandemic spread and took root in an unprepared world, many organizations were finding out that their insurance policies would not cover the one event that had brought global business...
Owners of Ship that Blocked Suez Make New Compensation Offer with Canal Authority
Jun 21 2021 // ISMAILIA, Egypt – The owners of a container ship that blocked the Suez Canal in March have made a new offer in a compensation dispute with the canal authority, and a court ruling on the case was postponed for two weeks...
Workers’ Compensation Profit Picture Looks Good in Short Term: Fitch
Jun 21 2021 // With favorable results driven by recent reductions in claims frequency and further recognition of material reserve redundancies, workers’ compensation underwriting performance is expected to remain strong in 2021,...
The Gig Economy Offers a Fresh Take on Talent Acquisition
Jun 21 2021 // The number one question I receive from all types of retail agencies, wholesale brokers, insurance companies and intermediaries of every shape and size is, “How do we source and hire experienced insurance...
U.S. Pet Insurer Trupanion Plans Overseas Growth, Hiring Agria’s Wheeler to Lead Expansion
Jun 17 2021 // Trupanion, the Seattle-based medical insurer for cats and dogs, announced it has hired Simon Wheeler as its executive vice president of International Business. A 30-year veteran of the animal health industry, Wheeler will...
PwC to Create 100,000 New Jobs to Help Clients Grappling with ESG Reporting
Jun 16 2021 // Accounting firm PwC said on Tuesday it would invest $12 billion over five years to create 100,000 new jobs aimed at helping its clients grapple with climate and diversity reporting and also in artificial intelligence, as...
Workers’ Compensation Profit Picture Looks Good in Short Term: Fitch
Jun 15 2021 // With favorable results driven by recent reductions in claims frequency and further recognition of material reserve redundancies, workers’ compensation underwriting performance is expected to remain strong in 2021,...
People Moves: Hiscox’s Barriol to Liberty Specialty; Howden MGA DUAL Offers Forestry, Hiring White Oak’s Steward
Jun 14 2021 // This wrap-up of international People Moves details recent appointments at Liberty Specialty Markets and underwriting agency DUAL, which is part of Howden Group Holdings. A summary of these new hires follows here. Liberty...
New Jersey USPS Mail Carrier Charged with Workers’ Compensation Fraud
Jun 10 2021 // A New Jersey U.S. Postal Service (USPS) mail carrier has been charged with making false statements to obtain federal workers’ compensation benefits. Aida Perez, of Roselle Park, New Jersey, has been charged by...
Tony the Tennessee Arson Detection Dog Loves His Job
Jun 10 2021 // Tony is an unusual dog. He never eats his food out of a bowl, always feeding from his human’s hand. He has a distinct physical appearance, having lost part of his tail as a puppy. And he’s an accelerant...
Lawsuit: Only Christians Could Apply for Maryland Jail Chaplain Job
Jun 1 2021 // Applicants for a chaplain’s job at a Maryland county jail had to sign a statement affirming that they are Christians, a Muslim man claims Thursday in a federal lawsuit accusing the county and a contractor of...
Judge Rules Florida Deputies Fired Over Parkland Massacre Should Get Jobs Back
May 17 2021 // A Florida judge ruled Thursday that two deputies who were fired for inaction during a high school mass shooting in 2018 should be reinstated with back pay. Broward Circuit Judge Keathan Frink concluded that arbitrators...
