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Brown Appointed Texas Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation
Jun 14 2018 // Gov. Greg Abbott has appointed Cassie Brown as Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation at the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI). She succeeds Ryan Brannan, who left the division on May 1. Brown’s term expires...
Insurance Council of Texas Hosting ‘Speed Interview’ Student Recruiting Event
Jun 14 2018 // The Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) in July will host what the association says is its largest student recruitment event ever held for insurance and risk management students. ITC’s 3rd Annual Speed Interview and...
Employers Waking Up to Costs of Employees Falling Asleep on the Job
Jun 14 2018 // An employer with 1,000 employees can expect to lose more than $1 million each year in missed workdays, lower productivity and increased healthcare due to employee fatigue, according to a new survey. About one-third of all...
Lloyd’s Lab Begins Global Search for Insurtech Talent
Jun 13 2018 // Lloyd’s Lab, the global insurance market’s new innovation sandbox, is launching a global search for tech talent to partner with the Lloyd’s market and develop solutions for its unique and rapidly changing...
Wisconsin’s Integrity Insurance Appoints Krause AVP – Talent Management & Operations
Jun 12 2018 // Integrity Insurance in Appleton, Wisconsin, has named Sarah Krause as AVP – Talent Management & Operations. In her new role, Krause leads the design, implementation and management of all strategies and...
West Virginia Coal Miner Killed on Job Site
Jun 11 2018 // West Virginia regulators say a 43-year-old coal miner has been killed on the job. The Office of Miners’ Health, Safety and Training says shuttle car operator Ronald R. Taylor of Belington died of head injuries when...
New York State Workers’ Compensation Board Proposes New Medical Fee Schedule
Jun 8 2018 // The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board has released a proposed increase in medical reimbursement to providers who treat workers’ compensation patients. The proposed medical fee schedule includes an...
EPIC Holdings Inc. Hires Walter as Chief Talent Officer in Connecticut
Jun 5 2018 // EPIC Holdings Inc., the parent company of EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants, has added human capital professional Janine Walter as chief talent officer and a member of the EPIC Executive Committee. EPIC is a retail...
Workers’ Compensation Professionals Form Kids’ Chance of New Hampshire
Jun 4 2018 // Workers’ compensation professionals have created Kids’ Chance of New Hampshire, a 501c3 organization that provides scholarships for children of workers who are seriously injured or killed on the job. Sebastian...
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 —...
