Latest Talent Headlines
All the headlines from our Talent Topic Page, ordered by recency.
How Employer Value Proposition and Employee Experience Can Boost Recruiting Success
Aug 4 2025 // In today’s hyper-competitive talent market, gaining a recruiting edge doesn’t require reinventing the wheel. To use a sports analogy, think about recruitment like the NFL. Every team is so talented that you see...
People Moves: LSM Hires Nelson, Ciraci and Prout to Boost Renewables Offering; BMS Promotes Wookey to Managing Director, Bermuda Product Line Development
Jul 30 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Liberty Specialty Markets and the broker BMS. A summary of these new hires follows here. Liberty Specialty Hires Nelson, Ciraci and Prout to Boost...
More Than $360M in CFPB Compensation ‘at Risk,’ Say Consumer Groups
Jul 30 2025 // Recent actions by the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau have reversed or jeopardized more than $360 million in compensation paid to consumers allegedly harmed by financial companies, an analysis by consumer groups...
Widow of Police Officer Who Committed Suicide Denied Workers’ Compensation
Jul 24 2025 // The widow of an East Hartford police officer who committed suicide on the job is not entitled to survivorship benefits under the state’s workers’ compensation law, a Connecticut appeals court has ruled. The...
Edison Sets Up Compensation Program for Eaton Fire Victims
Jul 24 2025 // Southern California Edison will set up a program to compensate victims of a deadly Los Angeles wildfire that it has acknowledged may be linked to the company’s electrical equipment. The utility, owned by Edison...
Russell Reappointed Head of Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission
Jul 21 2025 // Jordan Russell was sworn in recently for his third appointment as Commissioner of the Oklahoma Workers‘ Compensation Commission (OWCC) and as Chair of the Commission. Russell is the longest-serving Commissioner,...
Google to Offer Free AI Certification Courses to Virginia Job Seekers
Jul 18 2025 // Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced on Tuesday that Google will partner with his administration to provide free and low-cost artificial intelligence certification courses to Virginians as part of his office’s...
5Star Workers’ Compensation Rebrands to Starwind WC
Jul 18 2025 // Starwind Specialty Insurance Services, a division of CRC Group, announces today its official rebrand of its 5Star Workers’ Compensation unit to Starwind WC. The rebrand includes a new name, logo, and a refreshed...
AI Is Already Showing Signs of Slashing UK Job Openings
Jul 15 2025 // UK businesses are dialing back hiring for jobs that are likely to be affected by the rollout of artificial intelligence, a study found, suggesting the new technology is accentuating a slowdown in the nation’s labor...
UK Hiring Tumbles by Most in Nearly Two Years, KPMG Survey Shows
Jul 14 2025 // Hiring by UK businesses plunged at the fastest pace in nearly two years, according to a survey that suggested that the fallout from a hike in payroll taxes is showing little sign of letting up. Permanent staff appointments...
India’s Kerala State Seeks $1.1 Billion in Compensation From MSC Over Oil Spill
Jul 8 2025 // India’s southern state of Kerala has sued Swiss-based Mediterranean Shipping Company and sought $1.1 billion in compensation after one of its container vessels sank and leaked fuel into the Arabian Sea in May. The...
CRC Group Agrees to Acquire Lloyd’s Managing Agency Atrium Underwriting Group
Jul 7 2025 // CRC Group, the Charlotte, North Carolina-based wholesale specialty insurance distributor, has entered a definitive agreement to acquire Lloyd’s managing agency Atrium Underwriting Group Ltd. from investment funds...
Top Non-Salary Factors Motivating Insurance Professionals to Seek New Jobs in 2025
Jul 7 2025 // Changing careers ranks right up there with some of life’s biggest decisions–it’s not something people take lightly. Every year, my team connects with thousands of insurance professionals who are exploring...
Truckers Fear Job Loss as New English Language Rules Take Effect
Jul 1 2025 // At a trucking school in New Jersey, students are maneuvering 18-wheelers around traffic cones. Other future drivers look under hoods to perform safety checks, narrating as they examine steering hoses for cracks and...
Willful Misconduct Alone Not Enough to Deny Workers’ Compensation
Jun 27 2025 // A city of Danville employee is being given another opportunity to gain workers’ compensation benefits after a deputy commissioner denied his claim because of the employee’s willful misconduct in not following...
Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission Votes to Reduce MITF Assessment
Jun 20 2025 // The Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission announced that it voted this spring to reduce the Multiple Injury Trust Fund assessment on workers’ compensation coverage providers from 7% to 6.29%. This is the...
Former Connecticut Trooper Accused of Workers’ Compensation Fraud
Jun 20 2025 // A former Connecticut state police trooper has been arrested and charged with collecting workers’ compensation benefits totaling $8,341.00 during his employment with the Connecticut Department of Emergency Services...
Viewpoint: Certificates of Insurance…Or How I Got a Job in the Prison Laundry
Jun 16 2025 // As best as I can recall, the first article I wrote about certificates of insurance (COIs) was in 2002, over two decades ago. For the next four years, I wrote more on that subject than any other property/casualty issue,...
Funding Cuts Threaten Safety Training for Workers in America’s Most Dangerous Jobs
Jun 16 2025 // By the time Robbie Roberge spotted the fire consuming his boat’s galley last August, he knew he had just minutes to evacuate his beloved Three Girls fishing vessel, named for his daughters. As the flames spread up...
Size of Florida’s Slide Insurance Executive Compensation Has Tongues Wagging, Eyes Popping
Jun 16 2025 // When Tampa-based Slide Insurance registered for an initial public stock offering in May, one page of the filing quickly had people talking in the Florida insurance industry. On page 132 of the filing with the U.S....
