Latest Talent Headlines
All the headlines from our Talent Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Arkansas-Based Tyson Foods to Pay $1.6M to Settle Hiring Charges
Oct 6 2016 // Tyson Foods Inc., will pay $1.6 million to settle federal allegations of hiring discrimination at six plants in Arkansas, New Mexico and Texas. Tyson and the U.S. Labor Department announced the deal on Oct. 4. The agency...
British Financial Industry Tallies Lost Jobs, Revenue from ‘Hard Brexit’
Oct 5 2016 // Britain’s financial industry could lose up to 38 billion pounds ($48.34 billion) in revenue in a so-called ‘hard Brexit’ that would leave it with restricted access to the European Union’s single...
14 Ways to Sabotage Your Sales Career
Oct 3 2016 // Sales managers scratch their heads. “Right from the start, I was so sure Carl would be a top performer. I would have put money on it. But before I knew it, he crashed and burned.” It’s an old story, one...
Study Links Obesity to Higher Workers’ Compensation Costs
Sep 30 2016 // Obese and overweight workers are more likely to incur high costs related to workers’ compensation claims for major injuries, reports a study in the September Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine,...
Feds go after Silicon Valley Firm over Alleged Hiring Bias
Sep 29 2016 // The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit accusing a fast-growing Silicon Valley software company of systematically discriminating against Asian job applicants. Palantir Technologies was co-founded by prominent tech...
What’s Ahead in Health Care Workers’ Compensation?
Sep 27 2016 // For the 2017 accident year, health care systems will face a complex environment of emerging risks that will have a direct impact on workers’ compensation, according to analysts at Aon Global Risk Consulting. The risk...
Workers’ Compensation for PEOs and Their Employees
Sep 27 2016 // Professional employer organizations (PEOs) began their rise after the adoption of the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 cleared a path for the creation and expansion of such entities. Between 780 and 980...
ICW Group Now Writing Workers’ Compensation in Michigan, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Virginia
Sep 26 2016 // ICW Group Insurance Companies has begun writing workers’ compensation four additional states—Michigan, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Virginia. The San Diego-based company says the move bolsters its presence across the...
Aspen Re Names Hough as Managing Director for Asia Pacific
Sep 26 2016 // Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. announced that its reinsurance segment, Aspen Re, has appointed Philip Hough as managing director, Asia Pacific. Hough will be based in Singapore and will report to Aspen Re Chief Executive...
3rd Party Managing Agent Asta Invests in Specialist MGA OverArk
Sep 22 2016 // Asta, the London-based third party managing agent and specialist MGA investor, has concluded a transaction to finance the development of OverArk Ltd. Asta will take a minority equity stake in OverArk and will also support...
JLT Re Appoints Garnett as Managing Director, Malaysia
Sep 21 2016 // JLT Re, the London-based reinsurance broker and consultant, announced the appointment of Jonathan (Jo) Garnett as managing director, Malaysia, subject to regulatory approvals. Garnett will be based in JLT Re’s Kuala...
Closing Quote: Health and Optimism in Surplus Lines
Sep 19 2016 // The surplus lines industry continues to outperform the overall property/casualty market, but that doesn’t mean it’s not without its own challenges. The annual U.S. Surplus Lines – Segment Review, produced...
How to Create & Reward Exceptional Agency Leaders
Sep 19 2016 // It’s always difficult to admit not being good at something — especially when you are the agency owner and leader of an insurance agency. But knowing a person’s weaknesses is extremely important. Leaders...
Minding Your Business: Traditional Producer Hiring Process is Arcane & Should be Shot!
Sep 19 2016 // I want to think of myself as a great father. If I’m not, I would never know until some kind friend pointed it out. It’s at that point I would get to tell him he’s wrong or accept his critique. If I accept...
Ohio Insurance Industry Adding Jobs, More Expected, Trade Group Says
Sep 19 2016 // In terms of employment opportunities, the insurance industry in Ohio is growing at a robust pace, a state insurance industry trade group says. In the 2016 edition of its “Insurance in Ohio” report, the Ohio...
Future Workers’ Compensation Profitability Faces Obstacles
Sep 19 2016 // Workers’ compensation, the largest product segment in the U.S. commercial lines insurance sector, has experienced a recent profit renaissance, moving to a significant underwriting profit in 2015. However, long-term...
Workers’ Compensation Market Enters Soft Market: A.M. Best
Sep 14 2016 // The workers’ compensation market has likely entered a soft market phase based on a declining trend in price increases that began in 2013, according to a new report from A.M. Best. The report titled, “State...
Trade Group: Insurance Industry Adding Jobs in Ohio at a Rapid Pace
Sep 7 2016 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv In terms of employment opportunities, the insurance industry in Ohio is growing at a robust pace, a state insurance industry trade group says. In the 2016 edition of its “Insurance in...
AXA Weighs 650 Belgium Job Cuts in ‘Transformation’ to Strengthen Unit
Sep 6 2016 // AXA SA is considering cutting 650 jobs in Belgium over the next two years, as Europe’s second-largest insurer overhauls its range of products sold in the country. AXA Belgium has presented the plan to unions Monday,...
Why Agency Owners Employ Producers Who Cannot or Will Not Sell
Sep 6 2016 // I have analyzed more than 700 data points specifying what producers generate in commissions versus what they are paid as a percentage of their commissions. I must emphasize that this is verified data. I did not take the...
