Latest Human Resources Headlines
All the headlines from our Human Resources Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Flood Insurance Program Gets Three-Month Extension
Dec 15 2003 // The major changes Congress has in mind for the National Flood Insurance Program are still on the table, as both the House and Senate voted to extend the program as is for only three months to allow time to hammer out an...
Guy Carpenter Unveils New Model for Studying Insurers’ Quota Share, Surplus/Trust Preferred Note Options
Nov 20 2003 // Guy Carpenter & Company, Inc. announced the development of a proprietary analytical tool in response to insurance companies’ growing use of quota shares and surplus/trust preferred notes to manage their capital...
Geospatial Tool Aids Fla. in Managing Wildland Fire Risk
Nov 13 2003 // Space Imaging announced the completion of the Florida Fire Risk Assessment project for the Florida Division of Forestry (DOF). The project involved compiling numerous statewide current and historical datasets, and working...
RewardsPlus Forms Marketing Partnership with Riggs, Counselman, Michaels and Downes
Nov 13 2003 // RewardsPlus, a provider of benefits management technology, has entered into a joint marketing partnership with Riggs, Counselman, Michaels and Downes (RCM&D), a broker of insurance, risk management and employee...
AAMGA Reflects on Prosperous Year, Plans for the Future
Nov 3 2003 // The American Association of Managing General Agents (AAMGA) will hold its mid-year meeting at the Phoenician Resort & Spa in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Nov. 13-15. At the heart of this year’s meeting will be several...
Gallagher Acquires HRadvantage
Oct 27 2003 // Itasca, Ill.-based brokerage giant Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of HRadvantage LLC of Waukegan, Ill. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1994, HRadvantage LLC is a human...
Returning to a Place Called Home
Oct 20 2003 // It’s been four years since I last worked for the Insurance Journal, and returning has been quite an eye opener. I have been astonished by the industry’s rapid growth and its ability to adapt to a new world....
Insurance Journal 80th Anniversary
Oct 20 2003 // One-on-One with Mark Wells, Publisher of the Insurance Journal By Charles E. Boyle Despite his still somewhat boyish appearance, Mark Wells has been the publisher of the Insurance Journal for 33 years, a long time in any...
Returning to a Place Called Home
Oct 20 2003 // It’s been four years since I last worked for the Insurance Journal, and returning has been quite an eye opener. I have been astonished by the industry’s rapid growth and its ability to adapt to a new world....
Returning to a Place Called Home
Oct 20 2003 // It’s been four years since I last worked for the Insurance Journal, and returning has been quite an eye opener. I have been astonished by the industry’s rapid growth and its ability to adapt to a new world....
Insurance Journal 80th Anniversary
Oct 20 2003 // One-on-One with Mark Wells, Publisher of the Insurance Journal By Charles E. Boyle Despite his still somewhat boyish appearance, Mark Wells has been the publisher of the Insurance Journal for 33 years, a long time in any...
RMS Expands Commitment to Lloyd’s Market
Oct 10 2003 // Newark, Calif.-based RMS, a provider of products and services for the management of catastrophe risk, has expanded its commitment to the Lloyd’s market with the addition of three Lloyd’s managing agents as new...
Graves Joins Wood & Company of Texas
Oct 8 2003 // Wood & Company of Texas Inc. announced that Jackie Graves has joined the firm as office manager in Dallas. She will be in charge of administration, human resources, systems and other non-production operations. Graves...
IJ Goes National
Oct 6 2003 // Here at Insurance Journal, we are always striving to present the latest news and information that interests you most. Whether it be the current legislation affecting the insurance marketplace, or tips on how to keep your...
National Publication/Regional Focus
Oct 6 2003 // Wells Publishing Inc., publisher of the Insurance Journal, recently announced a groundbreaking decision to take the magazine national and publish five “regional” editions encompassing the entire U.S., from the...
XL Announces Three Executive Appointments
Sep 30 2003 // Bermuda’s XL Capital has announced three appointments in its insurance operations. Don Baker, Hans Gmuender and Dennis Nishikawa have been named to new executive broker and client relations positions. “The new...
Yuspeh Joins Hartwig Moss Benefits Team
Sep 29 2003 // New Orleans-based Hartwig Moss Benefits announced that Jodi Yuspeh has joined the company as Client Relations Manager. Yuspeh is a native of New Orleans and bring with her nearly eight years of Human Resources and Business...
ERC Announces Appointments
Sep 26 2003 // Overland Park, Kan.-based GE’s Employers Reinsurance Corporation (ERC) announced several new appointments. David Bassi is the new global risk and underwriting leader for ERC’s P/C reinsurance unit; Cora...
Kingsway Appoints Two Executives
Sep 3 2003 // Toronto-based Kingsway Financial Services Inc., a leading non-standard auto insurer in the U.S. and Canada, announced the appointment of Stuart Kistruck as the new President & CEO of York Fire & Casualty...
Palmer & Cay Forms Reinsurance Operations
Aug 29 2003 // Palmer & Cay, Inc., a privately-held insurance brokerage and benefits consulting firm based in Savannah, Ga., announced its entry into the reinsurance market with the formation of two new entities, Palmer & Cay...
