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Direction for NextGen Talent: The Best Way Forward Is Not Always Up
Dec 4 2023 // I believe you have to do what you love. My favorite subject in school was mathematics. To me, trigonometry and advanced calculus presented challenging but enjoyable and even exciting puzzles to solve. As I grew older, I...
Missouri Employers Will See Reduced Workers’ Compensation Rates in 2024
Nov 30 2023 // The Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance said that employers should see a reduction in workers’ compensation rates in 2024, the third straight year of declining rates. The NCCI recently proposed an overall...
New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Rates to Fall 3.9% for 2024
Nov 28 2023 // New Jersey’s insurance regulator has approved a 3.9% reduction in workers’ compensation and employer liability rates starting January 1, 2024. The approved statewide rate change is based on the latest financial...
No Change in California Workers’ Compensation Weekly TD Rates for 2024
Nov 27 2023 // The U.S. Department of Labor has issued new data showing California’s State Average Weekly Wage edged down 0.48 percent from $1,650 to $1,642 in the 12 months ending March 31, 2023. The California Workers’...
New Jersey Supreme Court: Workers’ Compensation Covers Commuting Employee’s Car Crash Injury
Nov 27 2023 // Typically, workers who are injured during their commute to work aren’t eligible for workers’ compensation benefits. The New Jersey Supreme Court highlighted an exception to that rule in a unanimous decision...
Corporate America Is Rethinking Diversity Hiring as Legal Challenges Rise
Nov 22 2023 // The same conservative activists who helped gut race-related college admissions at the US Supreme Court have now set their sights on corporate diversity programs, barraging airlines, tech giants and law firms with lawsuits...
Citigroup Managing Director Sues Over Sexual Harassment
Nov 21 2023 // Citigroup was sued on Monday by a managing director who said a former top equities banker subjected her to sexual harassment and abuse including death threats. Ardith Lindsey said the New York-based bank, her employer...
Florida Man Sentenced for Role In Workers’ Compensation Fraud Conspiracy
Nov 21 2023 // A federal judge has sentenced Ramon Paz of Lakeland, Florida to 33 months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud to avoid paying for workers’ compensation insurance. According to the U.S....
Making a Great Place to Work: E&S Brokers Share Their View on Talent Strategies
Nov 20 2023 // With a staggering 50% of the current insurance workforce set to retire in less than 10 years, potentially leaving more than 400,000 positions unfilled, nearly every insurance organization is struggling to recruit new...
In Pennsylvania, Workers’ Compensation Now Pays for CBD Oil Treatment
Nov 17 2023 // Eight months after it ruled that medical marijuana is covered under workers’ compensation, a Pennsylvania appeals court has concluded that an injured worker’s cost of CBD oil is also reimbursable. A...
Connecticut Approves 10% Rate Reductions for Workers’ Compensation for 2024
Nov 16 2023 // Businesses in Connecticut will receive a nearly 10% decrease in rates for workers’ compensation insurance beginning on January 1, 2024. The Connecticut Insurance Department has approved an annual workers’...
Before and After: Managing Through the Cycle of a Cyber Attack
Nov 8 2023 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv In such a fast-changing cyber risk landscape, experts say preparation is key, and one element that can help with that is cyber insurance. “Cyber insurance is such a critical tool when...
Georgia Law Officers Call for Full Salary Benefits Under Workers’ Comp
Nov 7 2023 // Georgia law enforcement leaders are urging state lawmakers to grant injured officers their full salaries while they recover, a move that could significantly alter the nature of workers’ compensation insurance. News...
Merging Producer Development and Compensation in Insurance Agencies to Cultivate Success
Nov 6 2023 // In the dynamic world of insurance, producers — commonly known as agents or brokers — stand at the intersection of client needs and the array of insurance products available. They not only drive sales but also...
Lawyers Argue Over Workers’ Compensation for Teacher Shot by 6-Year-Old
Oct 30 2023 // Lawyers sparred in a Virginia courtroom Friday over whether a teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student should get only workers` compensation for her serious injuries. Abby Zwerner is suing Newport News Public Schools...
Suit by Teacher Shot by 6-Year-Old Student Asks If Workers’ Compensation Is Enough
Oct 27 2023 // A heated debate has emerged about the once-unimaginable shooting of a teacher by her 6-year-old student: How should the school district take care of the teacher? Should she only get workers’ compensation for her...
Texas Women Want Careers as Truck Drivers Say They Can’t Get a Job Because of Their Gender
Oct 27 2023 // Ashli Streeter entered truck driving school with high hopes of the open road and a well-paying job. The 27-year-old from Killeen took out a $7,000 loan for school and received her commercial driver’s license in May....
People Moves: Lockton Re Names Aon’s Wilkinson in New Role as International Head of Analytics; DUAL Deutschland Hires Former Gothaer Exec Huy as Managing Director
Oct 26 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Lockton Re and DUAL Deutschland. A summary of these new hires follows here. Lockton Re Names Aon’s Wilkinson in New Role as International Head of...
New York Requires Kids’ Camps to Search National Sex Offender Database Before Hiring
Oct 24 2023 // New York Governor Kathy Hochul recently signed legislation to give families sending their kids to camps added peace of mind about the camps’ hiring practices. The legislation (S.6063/A.4117) directs the New York...
Pfizer to Pay $2M to Settle Alleged Gender Bias in Compensation at New York City Office
Oct 20 2023 // Pharmaceutical firm Pfizer Inc. has agreed to pay $2 million to resolve alleged compensation discrimination affecting female employees at the federal contractor’s New York City headquarters. The U.S. Department of...
