Latest Human Resources Headlines

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Stirling Cooke Names New London Managing Director

Apr 20 2001 // Bermuda-based international broker Stirling Cooke Brown Holdings Ltd. has named Anthony C. McCallum as the new head of its London reinsurance intermediary operations. McCallum joins Stirling Cooke two years after numerous...

Zurich North America Expands Availability of HR Care Program

Apr 5 2001 // Zurich North America plans to expand its HR Care service to mid-sized privately-held companies. The risk management tool will be available free of charge to mid-sized private companies that purchase Zurich Private...

Managing The Risk From Climate Change

Jan 22 2001 // Whether it is the dry desert heat of El Paso or the humid sauna of Houston, people who grew up in Texas know that its summers are naturally hot. For people in Dallas, last summer was no exception. After 44 days in the...

Bermuda Tax Proposals: ‘Closing a Loophole’ or ‘ Pork Barrel Polics”

Dec 11 2000 // The taxation of foreign insurers, reinsurers, captives banks and financial service providers, involves some very complex international issues, heavily charged with “political considerations.” HR 4192, or the...

HIH Sells Renewal Rights to Argonaut, Alaska National

Dec 11 2000 // In the latest action in the volatile workers’ compensation arena, Argonaut Insurance Company announced it will acquire the renewal rights and other tangible assets associated with the workers’ comp business of...

EmployeeMatters Offers HR Solution for Small- and Medium-Sized Business

Apr 26 2000 // Employeematters, based in Stamford, Conn., is offering a new employee administration service for small- and medium-sized businesses through its real-time platform. HR functions, including payroll, insurance, health...

PEOs Change Focus by Courting Agents as Partners, not Customers

Apr 10 2000 // As much as 10 years ago, independent insurance agents were being courted by professional employer organizations (PEOs), which viewed the small structure of agents’ offices as ripe for their human resources...