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Louisiana Man Pleads Guilty in Deepwater Horizon Compensation Fund Fraud
Jan 22 2018 // An Empire, Louisiana, man has pleaded guilty to defrauding the BP Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion settlement compensation fund, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana announced. U.S....
‘Super Underwriter’ Hoopingarner Wins Insurance Journal’s ‘Coolest Part of Your Job’ Contest
Jan 22 2018 // Insurance underwriter Aubrie Hoopingarner said she wound up working in insurance the same way many people in the industry start their careers, she “kind of stumbled into it!” Now, nearly a decade into a...
Consolidation Continues: The Squeezing of Wholesale Brokers
Jan 22 2018 // Wholesale insurance brokers have been selling off their businesses and it’s not because they are all ready to retire. As in the retail agency segment, consolidation among wholesale brokerages is being driven by...
London’s Brexit-Related Job Losses Will Be Fewer Than 1st Feared: Policy Chief
Jan 19 2018 // Britain’s vast financial services industry will suffer far fewer job losses from Brexit than first feared, the City of London’s policy chief told Reuters, in remarks that will boost supporters of leaving the EU...
A.M. Best Removes Pacific Compensation Insurance in California from Review
Jan 17 2018 // A.M. Best has removed from under review with developing implications and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) of “a-” of Thousand...
Failure to Agree on Brexit Deal Could Jeopardize 500,000 UK Jobs: Study
Jan 11 2018 // What would happen if the U.K. leaves the European Union in March 2019 with no deal on the single market, customs union or transition arrangements? London Mayor Sadiq Khan commissioned a study and the answer was half a...
Compensation for Iran Tanker Accident Could Be Complicated by U.S. Sanctions
Jan 11 2018 // The reluctance of foreign banks to deal with Iran could complicate any compensation payments resulting from the collision last week of an Iranian oil tanker and a Chinese cargo ship, sources say. The tanker Sanchi,...
Collins Named Director of Talent at Swingle Collins & Associates
Jan 10 2018 // North Texas-based privately owned independent insurance agency and brokerage firm, Swingle Collins & Associates, has named LeAnn Collins as the company’s director of Talent. As a key member of the leadership...
‘Super Underwriter’ Hoopingarner Wins Insurance Journal’s ‘Coolest Part of Your Job’ Contest
Jan 10 2018 // Insurance underwriter Aubrie Hoopingarner says she wound up working in insurance the same way many people in the industry start their careers, she “kind of stumbled into it!” Now, nearly a decade into a...
London’s Brexit-Related Job Losses May Not Be as High as Initially Feared
Jan 8 2018 // British banking, insurance and asset management job losses to the European Union due to Brexit might not be as heavy as initially feared, the City of London financial district said on Monday. Jeremy Browne, the...
Chubb Enhances Work Injury Compensation Product in Singapore
Jan 8 2018 // Chubb announced it has enhanced to its Chubb Work Guard product, which is work injury compensation cover for Singapore businesses. The enhanced wording will apply to all risks bound from Jan. 1, 2018, unless separately...
How Takata Bankruptcy Could Affect Compensation for Car Owners
Jan 4 2018 // The judge overseeing the bankruptcy of Takata Corp.’s U.S. unit on Wednesday cleared the way for the company’s creditors to vote on its Chapter 11 plan, which critics say limits the legal rights of those...
Marquee Managed Care Solutions Receives Full URAC Accreditation in Workers’ Compensation Utilization Management
Jan 4 2018 // San Diego, CA, January 4, 2018 – Marquee Managed Care Solutions (Marquee MCS) has been awarded full accreditation in Workers’ Compensation Utilization Management from URAC, a Washington, DC-based health care...
Court Sides with Wisconsin Building Supply Store Founder in Compensation Lawsuit
Jan 2 2018 // The founder of the Menards building supply stores doesn’t owe his former fiancée compensation for professional work she said she performed for his multibillion-dollar company and other business ventures during their...
Ed Appoints Clarkson from Aon as Managing Director – Marine
Dec 27 2017 // Ed, the London-based reinsurance, wholesale and specialty broker, announced the appointment of Heather Clarkson as managing director – Marine. She takes up her role on Jan. 2, 2018 and will report to Andrew Draycott,...
Employers, Workers’ Compensation Carriers Eye Trend in Telehealth: Telerehab
Dec 21 2017 // Though employers and workers’ compensation insurers have been utilizing telemedicine for quite some time, there’s been a recent uptick in interest surrounding virtual physical therapy, also known as...
UK Employers Plan Hiring Despite Brexit Worries
Dec 19 2017 // British employers plan to hire more workers and raise pay more quickly in 2018, but they also fear that Brexit will make the country a less attractive place to do business, a survey showed on Tuesday. Fifty-one percent of...
What to Know About the Senior Care Market
Dec 13 2017 // The aging U.S. population will create unprecedented demand for the senior living industry for decades to come and that opens the door for agents and brokers to grow their business in this sector. But understanding the...
Supreme Court Won’t Hear Sexual Orientation Job Bias Case
Dec 12 2017 // The U.S. Supreme Court turned down a chance to decide whether the main federal job-bias law bars discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. The nation’s highest court on Monday rejected an appeal by Jameka...
Illinois Sees Growth in Medical Payments per Workers’ Compensation Claim
Dec 8 2017 // Medical payments per workers’ compensation claim in Illinois grew 3.1 percent per year on average from 2012 through 2015, according to a recent study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI). In all,...
