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Allstate Moving 400 Tech Jobs to Chicago
Mar 3 2016 // Insurance company Allstate has announced plans to open an innovation hub with 400 employees at Chicago’s Merchandise Mart. The Northbrook-based company announced that the 45,000-square-foot office space will house...
Woods Named Executive Director of New York Workers’ Compensation Board
Mar 3 2016 // New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has announced the appointment of Mary Beth Woods as executive director of the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board, where she had been acting director. Woods succeeds Mark Wade who...
Missouri Insurance Director: State Sees Strong Growth in Industry Jobs
Feb 25 2016 // The total number of insurance producers operating in Missouri has grown nearly 25 percent since 2009, from 119,064 to 147,688 today, according to Missouri Department of Insurance Director John M. Huff. The state insurance...
‘Brexit’ Would Risk Economy & Jobs, Caution 200 Executives in Open Letter
Feb 23 2016 // The bosses of a third of Britain’s biggest companies warned on Tuesday that an exit from the European Union would put the economy at risk and threaten jobs. In a letter to the Times newspaper, bosses from big...
21st Century Insurance Cutting 50 Jobs in Delaware
Feb 22 2016 // Farmers Insurance Group said it recently notified some 50 21st Century Insurance employees in Wilmington, Delaware, that their positions would be eliminated. The move comes as Los Angeles-based Farmers Insurance continues...
Chubb’s Greenberg Confident Most Top Talent, Agents to Stay
Feb 22 2016 // Chubb Chairman and CEO Evan Greenberg believes opportunity and incentives will encourage most executives to stay with the insurer in the wake of its recently completed mega-merger. “I don’t kid myself....
The Whole Package: Negotiating Beyond Salary
Feb 22 2016 // For many recent graduates and young professionals, salary is a key component of the job search. However, in their focus on a starting wage, Millennials often overlook the additional perks and benefits that make up a...
Agency Compensation: Unequal Pay For Women?
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N.Y. Compensation Insurance Rating Board Names Attie as Next President
Feb 9 2016 // Monte Almer The New York Compensation Insurance Rating Board (NYCIRB) announced that its Board of Governors has unanimously elected Jeremy Attie as NYCIRB’s next president after a recommendation from a Search...
Attracting, Developing Talent a Focus for Westfield Group
Feb 9 2016 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv It’s anticipated that by 2020 there will be hundreds of thousands of unfilled positions in the insurance industry and that some 25 percent of those currently working in the sector will...
CEO Greenberg Confident Most Top Talent, Agents Will Stay with New Chubb
Feb 8 2016 // Chubb Chairman and CEO Evan Greenberg believes opportunity and incentives will encourage most executives to stay with the insurer in the wake of its recently completed mega-merger. “I don’t kid myself....
Attracting, Developing Talent Has Long Been a Focus for Westfield Group
Feb 8 2016 // It’s anticipated that by 2020 there will be hundreds of thousands of unfilled positions in the insurance industry and that some 25 percent of those currently working in the sector will retire within the next three...
Automating Insurance Jobs
Feb 8 2016 // Automation could leave up to 25 percent of the insurance industry’s current full-time positions consolidated or replaced over the next decade, McKinsey & Co. said in a new report, “Automating the Insurance...
Atlas General Insurance Services, LLC, Announces New Workers’ Compensation GoPay Billing Platform
Feb 3 2016 // San Diego, CA, February 3, 2016 – Atlas General Insurance Services, LLC (“Atlas”) will launch its new GoPay workers’ compensation billing system for policies effective on and after March 1,...
How Automation Will Whack Up to 25% of Insurance Jobs: McKinsey
Feb 1 2016 // Automation could leave up to 25 percent of the insurance industry’s current full-time positions consolidated or replaced over the next decade, McKinsey & Co. said in a new report, Automating the Insurance...
5 Trends Driving Change in Insurance Distribution
Jan 25 2016 // The property and casualty (P/C) industry is in a great position for further growth in the upcoming year. Robust economic recovery along with the entry of new products and services have enhanced the industry’s...
Alabama Debates Banning Criminal History on Job Applications
Jan 21 2016 // As policies that limit when employers may ask applicants about their criminal histories gain popularity nationwide, advocates are pushing similar measures in Alabama, which has one of the highest incarceration rates in the...
Carpenter Appoints Miller-van der Schild as Managing Director of Benelux Unit
Jan 20 2016 // Guy Carpenter & Co. has appointed Susanne Miller-van der Schild as managing director, Guy Carpenter Benelux, effective 1 February. Miller-van der Schild will be responsible for further developing Guy Carpenter’s...
Cleary Named Managing Sales Director for ARAG in Midwest
Jan 15 2016 // Legal insurance provider, ARAG, named Patrick Cleary as managing director of Sales for the Midwest region of the United States. He is based in Chicago. Cleary will partner with insurance brokers, consultants, employers and...
Insurance Execs’ Midlife Crisis Cure: Four AIG, ACE Veterans Join Startup P2P Insurer Lemonade
Jan 12 2016 // An instech startup looking to disrupt the property/casualty insurance industry with a new business model has turned to four seasoned insurance executives from traditional carriers AIG and ACE Insurance to round out its...
