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Lloyd’s Launches Culture Dashboard, Sets Gender Target for Market
Jul 31 2020 // The Lloyd’s re/insurance market has launched a Culture Dashboard and has set a gender target for the market supported by a commitment to achieve parity between men and women over the next decade. These measures mark...
What to Expect in Pandemic Insurance. Munich Re Expert Looks Back and Ahead.
Jul 28 2020 // Summary: Dr. Gunther Kraut, head of Epidemic Risk Solutions at Munich Re, discusses the current state of the pandemic insurance market and what can be expected for the future. He says one of the challenges of developing...
Asbestos Trial to Start With Social Distancing in Conference Center, Not Courthouse
Jul 23 2020 // A West Virginia judge urged parties in dozens of asbestos lawsuits to reach a settlement and avoid the “dreadful experience” of a live trial next week while the coronavirus pandemic rages on. Judge Ronald...
King Appointed Chief Colleague Officer of Florida-Based BRP Group
Jul 23 2020 // BRP Group, Inc., an independent insurance distribution firm, has appointed Erin King as chief colleague officer. As a key member of BRP Group’s executive leadership team, King will continue to build and foster a...
Florida Teachers Sue to Block Reopening of Public Schools
Jul 22 2020 // Florida teachers sued Monday to block what they call the “reckless and unsafe reopening” of public school campuses for face-to-face instruction. The Florida Education Association lawsuit argues that reopening...
People Analytics in the Age of COVID-19
Jul 20 2020 // Insurance organizations have recently been navigating a number of talent shifts in a short amount of time. Organizations that did not previously have remote work strategies in place have had to quickly implement programs...
Are You Really Interested in Learning to Do Your Job Better?
Jul 20 2020 // One of my favorite books and movies is The Milagro Beanfield War. It takes place in the ’70s in a small, poverty stricken, dirt street northern New Mexico village. It’s close to a third world village, and into...
Big InsurTech Connect Conference Moves From Vegas to Virtual
Jul 17 2020 // A surge in COVID-19 cases is forcing InsureTech Connect – one of the world’s largest insurance technology conferences – to go fully digital for its annual fall gathering. ITC has scheduled ITC World Tour, a...
Insurance Agency and Brokerage M&A Trends to Watch Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
Jul 16 2020 // The COVID-19 pandemic has created challenges for many businesses across the globe, including the insurance industry. But so far, the insurance broker merger and acquisition (M&A) market has remained active even as the...
Louisiana’s Small Business Covid-19 Recovery Program Site Now Operational
Jul 13 2020 // The website for Louisiana’s program to help small businesses that have suffered losses as a result of the coronavirus epidemic is now operational, the state’s treasury office reported. State Treasurer John M....
13 Hawaiian Airlines Employees Test Positive for COVID-19
Jul 9 2020 // Hawaiian Airlines Inc. says 13 of its employees have tested positive for the coronavirus following an annual training course. The employees who tested positive for COVID-19 took part in flight attendant training at the...
Worker Injured at Construction Site Can Sue Under Massachusetts’ Statute of Limitations
Jul 8 2020 // A worker injured at a Massachusetts construction site can sue under the state’s three-year statute of limitations despite being a resident of Connecticut, a Massachusetts Appeals Court has ruled. The decision...
Louisiana Workforce Agency to Get $3.45M to Boost Apprenticeships, Job Growth
Jul 7 2020 // The Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC) will receive $3.45 million from U.S. Department of Labor to support the expansion of its registered apprenticeship programs. The funding received, is part of the USDOL’s...
Textron Aviation Cited for 2019 Explosion at Kansas Site
Jul 1 2020 // Federal regulators have cited aircraft maker Textron Aviation for a December 2019 explosion that injured 15 workers at its Wichita, Kansas, manufacturing plant. U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and...
Bullying and Harassment Increase for Some Workers in Pandemic Lockdown: Opinion
Jun 23 2020 // Working from home should have liberated employees from toxic workplace behavior such as bullying and harassment. Amid the lockdowns, gone are undesired office encounters, business trips, round-the-clock conferences and...
Beazley Launches Contingency Policy Covering Virtual Event Organizers
Jun 22 2020 // Specialist insurer Beazley has launched a contingency policy designed to cover event organizers if a transmission failure disrupts or cancels a live virtual event. The insurer acknowledged that streaming live events is not...
What It Takes for a New Insurance Agent to Succeed
Jun 19 2020 // Developing young talent to become successful young agents is not easy. Chris Burand, president of Burand & Associates, an insurance agency consulting firm, estimates that the new producer failure rate is as high as 70%...
California Appoints Curriculum and Insurance Guarantee Board Members
Jun 18 2020 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced the newest members of the California Department of Insurance’s Curriculum Board and the California Insurance Guarantee Association’s Board of...
It Takes a Crisis to Make You Change Your Game
Jun 15 2020 // Jon got the mail as he pulled up into the drive. There was a thick envelope from the credit card company. Jon opened it, and the balance was much bigger than he’d expected. Jon and his wife had a bad habit. They used...
Producer Recruiting and Retention Is the Same Issue for Agencies
Jun 15 2020 // Why? This is the entire question for agencies when it comes to producer recruiting. Well, maybe not. Here are the elongated versions of questions I field on this issue. Why is it so hard to find sales candidates? Why...
