Latest Talent Headlines
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Trendy Hiring Tactics For 2020
Nov 18 2019 // It could be 1920 or 2020 and the fact is when it comes to hiring some things never change. The issues insurance agencies face are consistent across the board: How do we source and attract top talent? How can we gain a...
Ohio’s Norman-Spencer Adds Cox as Managing Director, Transportation
Nov 12 2019 // Norman-Spencer, a Dayton, Ohio-based property/casualty program administrator and wholesale brokerage, has appointed Dave Cox as managing director of the Transportation Division. Cox brings over 30 years of experience...
Corporations Grow Nervous as Compensation for Directors Rises
Nov 12 2019 // It’s nice work if you can get it. The average annual compensation for non-executive directors at S&P 500 companies rose 2 percent to $304,856 last year, topping $300,000 for the first time and 43 percent higher...
Hamilton’s Pembroke Managing Agency Forms Cyber Team, Launches Cyber Product
Nov 6 2019 // Hamilton Insurance Group Ltd. announced the launch of a new team of underwriters at the recently acquired Pembroke Managing Agency Ltd. and the development of a new cyber product. Pembroke’s four-person cyber team is...
How a Culture of Change Helps Modernization Efforts
Nov 4 2019 // Technology and innovation have become competitive differentiators as the insurance industry evolves. Insurance companies are connecting with individuals in new ways and working toward providing personalized and innovative...
Managing Liability from Electronic Logging Devices on Commercial Vehicles
Nov 4 2019 // Operating commercial vehicles, whether as a single driver or the owner of a fleet, carries with it significant liability. And, risks are only increasing. The commercial automobile insurance line has been a loss leader...
How Specialty Carriers Approach Product Innovation: Research, Repeat and Reuse
Oct 30 2019 // “The industry really does look to specialty writers to be at the forefront of innovation,” says Gail McGiffin. Specialty insurance carriers have a unique “toolset” that helps them grow through...
BHSI Enters Australia Surety Market, Hiring Griffiths from Liberty Specialty to Lead Team
Oct 21 2019 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced it is entering the surety market in Australia and has named Jonathan Griffiths as head of Surety, Australia. BHSI will focus on providing contract surety solutions...
20 Ways to Reinvigorate Your 2020 Recruiting
Oct 21 2019 // What grade do you give your agency’s 2019 hiring? If you think there’s room for improvement, my advice is not to expect that using the same old tricks. 2020 ushers in a great opportunity to test new, creative...
Contractor: Ensuring Security of Des Moines, Iowa, Skywalk a Tough Job
Oct 18 2019 // Ensuring safety on the skywalk system in downtown Des Moines, Iowa, has become tougher in recent years, in part because funding for security officers has been cut, a security contractor said after a gang of young men...
California Workers’ Compensation Bureau Testifies on 2020 Advisory Rate Drop
Oct 15 2019 // The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California on Monday presented the actuarial basis for an average proposed Jan. 1, 2020 advisory pure premium rate of $1.58, which is 5.4 percent less than the...
Workers’ Compensation Rates in Delaware Decrease for Third Year in a Row
Oct 15 2019 // Delaware is set to see a decrease in workers’ compensation insurance rates for the third year in a row, effective December 1, 2019. “I am delighted to approve a decrease in workers’ compensation rates in...
Oregon 2020 Workers’ Compensation Premium Assessment Rates Dropping
Oct 11 2019 // The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services announced an 8.4% average reduction in pure premium rates for employers in 2020. The department each year adopts by rule the workers’ comp premium assessment...
Texas Man Convicted of $6K Workers’ Compensation Fraud
Oct 9 2019 // Texas Mutual Insurance Co. reported that a Travis County district court has sentenced Joe D. Lozano, Sr. of Midland, Texas, on workers’ compensation fraud-related charges. Lozano reported a job-related injury while...
Argo Group Under SEC Scrutiny Over Executives’ Compensation
Oct 9 2019 // Argo Group International Holdings Ltd. has been subpoenaed by U.S. securities regulators about perks for its executives and is conducting an internal review. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is seeking documents...
Salus Workers’ Compensation Acquires Omaha’s Method Insurance Services
Oct 8 2019 // Salus Workers’ Compensation LLC (Salus), a managing general agent (MGA) and third-party administrator (TPA), has completed its acquisition of Method LLC d/b/a Method Insurance Services (Method), a full-service...
Workers’ Compensation Rates to Decrease in Idaho for 2020
Oct 7 2019 // The Idaho Department of Insurance has approved a proposal for a 6.2 percent overall rate decrease to Idaho workers’ compensation insurance effective Jan. 1, 2020. The proposed rate change was recommended by the...
Workers’ Compensation Premiums Up 2.2% in First Half of 2019
Oct 7 2019 // In the aggregate, workers’ compensation insurers reported a modest increase in direct written premiums in the U.S. for the first six months of 2019 versus the same period 2018, up 2.2%. However, the 25 carriers with...
Head of Connecticut Crumbling Foundations Program to Stay on the Job
Oct 3 2019 // The head of an assistance program for Connecticut homeowners with crumbling foundations has delayed his departure from the organization. The Journal Inquirer reports that Michael Maglaras, superintendent of the Connecticut...
Workplace Quality, Not One Factor, Determines Worker Health, Job Safety: Study
Oct 3 2019 // The terms and conditions of employment — including pay, hours, schedule flexibility and job security — influence employees’ overall health as well as their risk of being injured on the job, according to new...
