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Insider Views on Workers’ Compensation
Jun 4 2018 // There is a lot to like about how the workers’ compensation market is doing. A robust economy is generally favorable for workers’ comp, as growing payroll and investments in workplace safety are helping, says...
Some Texas Insurance Wholesalers Find Strength in Independence
Jun 4 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...
More U.S. Firms Follow Europeans in Valuing Apprenticeships to Attract Talent
May 31 2018 // The rise of the apprentice: a European tradition comes to the U.S. The growing number of apprenticeships in the U.S. has more to do with European companies importing the practice into their American operations than with...
Class Action Alleges Facebook’s Ad Tools Discriminate Against Older Job Seekers
May 29 2018 // A proposed class action lawsuit alleging Facebook’s ad placement tools facilitate discrimination against older job-seekers has been expanded to identify additional companies, further widening the latest front in...
FEMA Reorganizing, Top Jobs Unfilled as Hurricane Season Gets Underway
May 29 2018 // With the hurricane season beginning, top jobs at the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency remain vacant and critics say that will make it harder for the government to respond to disasters. FEMA lacks a...
Aon’s Carver Joins Guy Carpenter’s UK Non-Marine Team as Managing Director
May 23 2018 // Reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter & Co. announced the appointment of Richard Carver as managing director and senior broker in the firm’s UK non-marine division. Carver has 30 years of experience in the reinsurance...
Wisconsin Adds Most Manufacturing Jobs of Any State in Q1 2018
May 21 2018 // Wisconsin added the most manufacturing jobs of any state in the first quarter of 2018 and ranks fourth nationally in the number of private sector jobs added in March, the state Department of Workforce Development (DWD)...
Pennsylvania Governor Wolf Vetoes Workers’ Compensation Drug Formulary Bill
May 21 2018 // Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has vetoed Senate Bill 936, which sought to amend the state’s Workers’ Compensation Act by establishing a formulary, or a list of prescription medications that could be prescribed...
Workers’ Compensation Professionals Form Kids’ Chance of New Hampshire
May 17 2018 // Workers’ compensation professionals have created Kids’ Chance of New Hampshire, a 501c3 organization that provides scholarships for the children of workers who are seriously injured or killed on the...
Worldwide Facilities Creates National Workers’ Compensation Unit
May 16 2018 // National wholesale insurance brokerage and managing general agent Worldwide Facilities has created a new workers’ compensation division. Davis Moore, CEO of Worldwide Facilities, noted that while his firm has a...
Top 25 Workers’ Compensation Insurers
May 14 2018 // The top 10 workers’ compensation insurers capture 46 percent of the market across the country, according to the latest figures from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). The top three —...
How Insurer Execs, Workers View Artificial Intelligence and Future Work
May 11 2018 // Insurers can seize major growth opportunities by redesigning work, bringing in new talent, and pivoting their existing workforces to work with artificial intelligence (AI), according to a new repot by Accenture. The...
Malloy Says He’ll Sign Connecticut Bill Forbidding Salary Questions
May 10 2018 // Gov. Dannel P. Malloy says he will sign legislation into law that prohibits employers from asking applicants about their salary history. The Democrat says the bill, which cleared the Senate on a 35-1 vote Friday night,...
AIG Shareholders Approve $43 Million Compensation for CEO Duperreault
May 9 2018 // American International Group Inc said shareholders approved a $43.1 million pay package for 2017 for Chief Executive Officer Brian Duperreault during the company’s annual meeting on Wednesday. A nonbinding resolution...
Pennsylvania Governor Wolf Vetoes Workers’ Compensation Drug Formulary Bill
May 1 2018 // Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has vetoed Senate Bill 936, which sought to amend the state’s Workers’ Compensation Act by establishing a formulary, or a list of prescription medications that could be prescribed...
UN Official: Tech Industry Must Address Cybersecurity, Job Effects from Its Innovations
May 1 2018 // Technology companies have an obligation to address the unintended consequences of advances like artificial intelligence and innovations that enable damaging cyber-attacks, said Atti Riazi, chief information technology...
Wisconsin, Leading in Manufacturing Jobs Added, Touts Private Sector Gains
Apr 26 2018 // Wisconsin added the most manufacturing jobs of any state in the first quarter of 2018 and ranks fourth nationally in the number of private sector jobs added in March, the state Department of Workforce Development (DWD)...
Families Seek Compensation After 30 Dogs Die in Michigan Kennel Fire
Apr 19 2018 // Some dog owners are seeking compensation after 30 pets were killed during a spring break fire at a western Michigan kennel. Jennifer Nunez tells WOOD-TV that her family is heartbroken over the death of Harley, a...
Study: Louisiana Medicaid Expansion Brought Jobs, $3.5B Impact
Apr 16 2018 // Louisiana’s Medicaid expansion program has helped create or support nearly 19,200 jobs across the state and $178 million in state and local taxes, according to a new economic analysis. The three LSU professors hired...
2018 Young Agents Survey: Straight Talk From Young Agents
Apr 16 2018 // Young agents want change. They want more diversity in the agency sales ranks. They want better paths to grow in their careers. They want other agents to adhere to professional standards and ethics. They want faster and...
