The death toll from the coronavirus keeps rising. So too does the economic toll. The crisis has decimated huge sectors of the economy, leading to unprecedented unemployment and business closures. It has been a time of foreboding and tragedy for …
Online video conferencing has proven itself a useful technology tool in the midst of a worldwide quarantine thanks to COVID-19 but such rapid expansion in recent weeks is causing one of the largest firms a bit of privacy troubles. Zoom …
Insurance agency personnel on average made a little more money in 2019 but they were not as happy as they were in 2018. Nearly all personnel — owners, producers and support staff — enjoyed a slight uptick in average pay. …
Remote Work Not Much Help for Assembly Lines Property/casualty insurance professionals are trying to provide advice and empathy to their manufacturing clients coping with the effects of the spread of the coronavirus. But they are not able to offer much …
While most of the world is focused on preventing the spread of Covid-19, there’s another looming catastrophe almost certain to happen: cyberattacks. A new government report on cybersecurity, “A Warning from Tomorrow,” asserts the nation is seriously underprepared for cyberattacks …
U.S. homeowner insurers are doing a better job than ever making their customers happy when responding to claims, according to J.D. Power. Results of the firm’s Property Claims Satisfaction Study show that overall customer satisfaction with the property claims process …
Small business doesn’t mean small-in-size when it comes to the commercial insurance market. Direct written premiums ranged between $99 billion and $103 billion in 2013, up from $91 billion in 2011, according to McKinsey & Co. “Small business insurance accounts …
Insurance agency personnel on average made a little more money in 2019 but they were not as happy as they were in 2018. Nearly all personnel — owners, producers and support staff — enjoyed a slight uptick in average pay. …
What makes employees happy at work? Is it pay? Is it benefits? Culture, leadership or employee development opportunities? In today’s competitive insurance job market, it’s all of those and more. Employee satisfaction comes from finding the right balance in monetary …
Although obese employees incur higher direct and indirect costs, the extent of obesity-related costs tends to be lower in some industrial sectors than others– including healthcare, according to a recent study in the February Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. …
