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Noguchi Appointed Managing Director – Willis Re Japan KK
Nov 18 2014 // Willis Re, the reinsurance division of Willis Group Holdings, plc, announced the appointment of Tsuyoshi Noguchi as Managing Director for Willis Re Japan KK, effective December 1, 2014. He is based in Willis Re’s...
Workers’ Compensation and the Affordable Care Act
Nov 17 2014 // The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has been the law of the land for less than a year and the buzz is far from beginning to quiet. The overall impact of the ACA on those citizens who did not have healthcare seems to be obvious:...
Florida Approves 5.2% Rate Cut for Workers’ Compensation in 2015
Nov 13 2014 // The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation said it has approved an overall decrease of 5.2 percent in workers’ compensation insurance rates in Florida, the first decrease in four years. As expected, The National...
Collins Named Managing Partner at Willis of Georgia
Nov 13 2014 // Insurance broker Willis North America has appointed Paul Collins as managing partner with Willis Insurance Services of Georgia Inc., effective Jan. 1, 2015. Collins has more than 17 years of experience in the insurance...
Settlement Approved in Austin Firefighter Hiring Discrimination Case
Nov 10 2014 // A federal judge has approved a settlement between the city of Austin and the U.S. Department of Justice over allegations the Austin Fire Department’s hiring practices were discriminatory. The order signed by U.S....
MyPath Portal: Can It Lure Millennials to Insurance Careers?
Nov 3 2014 // With the insurance industry employee base rapidly aging and retiring, a number of companies and organizations in the field have come up with something that they hope will draw more young adults into the sector. Their...
MyPath Portal Aims to Attract Millennials to Insurance Careers
Oct 23 2014 // With the insurance industry employee base rapidly aging and retiring, a number of companies and organizations in the field have come up with something that they hope will draw more young adults into the sector. Their...
Mississippi Regulator Reviewing 3.2% Workers’ Compensation Rate Cut
Oct 20 2014 // Employers in Mississippi could be paying less for workers’ compensation insurance as early as next March, pending approval of a rate filing at the Mississippi Insurance Department. The National Council on...
Atlas General Insurance Services, LLC, Announces New Workers’ Compensation Program With Torus
Oct 20 2014 // San Diego, CA, October 20, 2014– Atlas General Insurance Services, LLC, a national multi-line program manager, today announced it has entered into a partnership with the global specialty insurer, Torus, to offer a new...
Is Ebola Compensable Under Workers’ Compensation?
Oct 20 2014 // Two tests must be satisfied before an illness or disease can be considered occupational and thus compensable under workers’ compensation. First, the illness or disease must be “occupational,” meaning that...
EPIC Hires Cosgrove as Managing Principal in New York
Oct 13 2014 // Retail insurance broker EPIC (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center) has hired William P. (Bill) Cosgrove as managing principal and Financial Institutions Practice leader. Cosgrove will be based in New York and will report to...
Report: Kansas Job Growth Lagging but There’s Hope for Next Year
Oct 10 2014 // A new report shows Kansas job growth is lagging well behind the nation but predicts the employment outlook will be better next year. Wichita State University’s Center for Economic Development and Business Research on...
Is Ebola Compensable Under Workers’ Compensation?
Oct 10 2014 // Two tests must be satisfied before an illness or disease can be considered occupational and thus compensable under workers’ compensation. First, the illness or disease must be “occupational,” meaning that...
How States Rank, High to Low, in Workers’ Compensation Premiums
Oct 9 2014 // A list of state rankings for workers’ compensation premiums shows a slight drop in premiums in the last two years, and that a number of states are close in terms of how much employers are paying. The list put out by...
New National Search Firm Specializing in P/C Insurance Opens in Kansas
Oct 7 2014 // A new executive search and recruiting firm exclusively dedicated to the property/casualty insurance industry has opened its doors in Prairie Village, Kan. Cohn Search Group provides a full-service recruiting experience to...
Willis Management (Guernsey) Gets New Managing Director
Oct 6 2014 // Willis Group Holdings, the global risk adviser, insurance and reinsurance broker, has appointed Martin Best as the managing director of Willis Management (Guernsey) Ltd. In his new role, Best will report to Paul Owens,...
AmTrust Buys Workers’ Compensation Unit from Florida Blue Cross
Oct 6 2014 // AmTrust Financial Services has closed its purchase of a workers’ compensation insurer—a subsidiary of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Florida (Florida Blue)—right according to plan. AmTrust isn’t disclosing...
Competing for Talent in Today’s Market
Oct 6 2014 // The “war for talent” within the insurance industry is heating up. Insurance organizations are facing a mass exodus of tenured, skilled professionals and are struggling to keep up. The past 10 years have seen...
Marijuana and Workers’ Compensation on Industry’s Watch List
Oct 3 2014 // Editor’s Note: This is the third in a series of articles on the the marijuana insurance industry. Upcoming stories will include reports on potential changes to federal laws, and regional reports on how medical...
Florida Workers’ Compensation Insurers Seek Bigger Rate Cut
Oct 2 2014 // Florida’s workers’ compensation insurers, already on record recommending an average 2.5 percent cut in rates, now say that a 3.3 percent cut is justified. The modification in the industry’s rate filing by...
