U.S. Appeals Court Sides with Kansas Drivers in FedEx Employee Status Case August 3, 2015 By Stephanie K. Jones In early July, FedEx lost a round in employment practices litigation over whether or not its drivers are employees of...
Progressive CEO Renwick’s 5 Macro Trends of Note August 3, 2015 By Stephanie K. Jones By his own admission Progressive Insurance CEO Glenn Renwick (and his company) may not be right about the impact certain...
U.S. Court Sides with Kansas Drivers in FedEx Employee Status Case July 17, 2015 By Stephanie K. Jones FedEx has lost a round in employment practices litigation over whether or not its drivers are employees of the company...
Illinois’ Harper College, Zurich Team Up for Insurance Apprenticeship Program July 6, 2015 By Stephanie K. Jones A Chicago-area community college and a global insurance company are creating what they believe is the first-of-its-kind insurance apprenticeship program...
Texas Court Denies Insurer’s Reinsurance Tax Break Argument June 29, 2015 By Stephanie K. Jones A Texas appeals court has ruled that an insurer can’t recoup premium taxes reluctantly paid on reinsurance agreements with two...
Study: Social Posts Provide Clues to Millennials’ Attitudes June 26, 2015 By Stephanie K. Jones A study of social media posts of millennials — those aged 20 to 35 — found that when this group...
Illinois’ Harper College to Host Zurich’s Apprenticeship Program June 18, 2015 By Stephanie K. Jones A global insurance company is teaming up with a Chicago-area community college to create what they believe is the first-of-its-kind...
Study: Agencies That Use Technology Experience More Growth June 16, 2015 By Stephanie K. Jones A new study shows that insurance agencies that use technology in sales and marketing, managing customer relationships and other sales...
Windstorm Insurance Bill Stirs Lively Debate in Texas House June 15, 2015 By Stephanie K. Jones Differences of opinion on the never-ending problem of what to do about property insurance along the coast had lawmakers from...
Failure of Texas Hail Claim Litigation Bill a Disappointment to Insurers June 15, 2015 By Stephanie K. Jones In the last days of the Texas legislative session an insurance industry-backed measure that proponents said would help rein in...