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Wyoming Hiring Workplace Fatality Epidemiologist
Apr 14 2010 // Wyoming, which has the worst fatality workplace in the nation, is hiring a full-time epidemiologist, a position that could replace a state task force that has been studying the issue, officials said. Gov. Dave Freudenthal...
Illinois Gov. Signs Bill Creating Tax Credit for Small Businesses
Apr 14 2010 // Illinois Governor Pat Quinn has signed a bill into law that that is expected to boost Illinois’ economy by creating up to 20,000 jobs over the next year at small businesses across the state. Senate Bill 1578 creates...
ACE UK Launches Environmental Risk for Small to Mid-Sized Firms
Apr 13 2010 // ACE UK has launched Environmental Protect, a policy offering coverage for both small to medium-sized companies and multinational operations. The new policy comes as submissions from regional and London market brokers...
Employers Promotes Giannini to VP
Apr 8 2010 // Reno, Nev.-based Employers has promoted Barbara Giannini to vice president of strategy and management reporting. With 17 years of financial management and strategic consulting experience, Giannini previously served as the...
Chartis Brokerage Launches Web Site for Brokers with Small and Mid-sized Risks
Apr 7 2010 // Risk Specialists Companies Insurance Agency, Inc. (RSCIA), a brokerage subsidiary of Chartis, has launched RiskSpecialistsCompanies.com, a new website providing web-based access to property, casualty and specialty lines...
IronPro, JLT Partner to Provide Liability for Small to Mid-Size Law Firms
Apr 6 2010 // IronPro, the professional liability division of Ironshore Inc., has entered into a joint relationship with Jardine Lloyd Thompson (JLT) Facilities, Inc. to offer lawyers professional liability (LPL) insurance....
Kentucky Employers Mutual Agrees to $30.8 Million Dividend
Mar 29 2010 // Kentucky’s major workers’ compensation insurance carrier has decided to return some of its surplus to policyholders. The decision comes after several weeks of political pressure. Earlier this month, Gov. Steve...
Montgomery Insurance Looks to Grow Florida Commercial Lines Business
Mar 23 2010 // Montgomery Insurance, a Liberty Mutual Group regional operation, says it is implementing a commercial lines growth plan in Florida with its independent insurance agents. The Charlotte, North Carolina-based unit with...
More Males Filing Sexual Harassment in Workplace Claims
Mar 22 2010 // John Pilkington’s boss wouldn’t take no for an answer. During more than two years as a food runner at an upscale steakhouse in Scottsdale, Arizona, Pilkington says his male supervisor groped, fondled and...
Employer Healthcare Costs Rose 7.3% in 2009
Mar 22 2010 // Average healthcare costs for U.S. employers rose by 7.3 percent in 2009, surpassing inflation and the growth rate in overall healthcare spending, Thomson Reuters reported Monday. Overall U.S. healthcare spending, including...
Commercial Insurance Prices Stayed Flat in 4th Quarter: Towers Watson
Mar 18 2010 // A competitive market landscape perpetuated flat commercial insurance prices during the fourth quarter of 2009, according to the latest market survey. After nearly five years of steady price decreases, findings from...
IRS, States Target Employer Abuse of Classification of Independent Contractors
Mar 8 2010 // The Internal Revenue Service and 37 states are cracking down on companies that try to trim payroll costs by illegally classifying workers as independent contractors, rather than as full employees, The Associated Press has...
IRS, States Target Employer Abuse of Classification of Independent Contractors
Mar 7 2010 // The Internal Revenue Service and 37 states are cracking down on companies that try to trim payroll costs by illegally classifying workers as independent contractors, rather than as full employees, the Associated Press has...
IRS, States Target Employers’ Use of Independent Contractors
Mar 7 2010 // The Internal Revenue Service and 37 states are cracking down on companies that try to trim payroll costs by illegally classifying workers as independent contractors, rather than as full employees, The Associated Press has...
IRS, States Target Employer Abuse of Classification of Independent Contractors
Mar 7 2010 // The Internal Revenue Service and 37 states are cracking down on companies that try to trim payroll costs by illegally classifying workers as independent contractors, rather than as full employees, The Associated Press has...
More Males Filing Sexual Harassment in Workplace Claims
Mar 5 2010 // John Pilkington’s boss wouldn’t take no for an answer. During more than two years as a food runner at an upscale steakhouse in Scottsdale, Arizona, Pilkington says his male supervisor groped, fondled and...
7 Indiana Firms Honored for Workplace Safety
Mar 5 2010 // Companies in Fort Wayne, Indianapolis and three other Indiana cities have been honored for their efforts to eliminate job-related accidents and illnesses. Indiana Commissioner of Labor Lori Torres presented...
Wyoming Senate Kills Workplace Safety Bill
Mar 5 2010 // A bill that would have increased employer penalties for workplace safety violations died in the Wyoming State Senate. House Bill 93 had come out of a worker safety task force Gov. Dave Freudenthal appointed last year to...
House Panel Approves Wyoming Workplace Safety Bill
Feb 26 2010 // A Wyoming bill boosting fines and civil penalties for workplace safety violations will be considered by the full House. The Wyoming Tribune Eagle reports that House Bill 93 passed the House Minerals, Business and Economic...
Arrowhead Announces Workers’ Compensation & Commercial Division Executive Appointments
Feb 26 2010 // San Diego, CA, 02/26/2010 – ARROWHEAD General Insurance Agency, Inc., a leading provider of top rated insurance programs, is pleased to announce executive management level promotions. These changes are effective...
