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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....

JetZero to Build $4.7B Next-Gen Plane Plant in NC With Up to 14,500 Jobs

Jun 13 2025 // JetZero Inc. announced plans Thursday to build its first manufacturing plant for a next-generation passenger jet in central North Carolina, a project that if successful would create more than 14,500 jobs there in a...

People Moves: Feller Joins Huntington Insurance as Employee Benefits Senior Managing Director

Jun 13 2025 // Zack Feller Huntington Insurance Inc., headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, named Zack Feller as employee benefits senior managing director. Feller joins Huntington from Keystone, where he most recently served as president of...

Alabama Sheriff Arrested for Hiring Uncertified Officers, One Accused of Violence

Jun 10 2025 // The sheriff of an Alabama county mired in allegations of abuse was arrested on Monday for hiring officers without state training or certification, according to an indictment. Walker County Sheriff Nick Smith, 41, was...

Funding Cuts Threaten Safety Training for Workers in America’s Most Dangerous Jobs

Jun 2 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 Exec Compensation Has Tongues Wagging

Jun 2 2025 // When Tampa-based Slide Insurance registered for an initial public stock offering last week, one page of the filing quickly had people talking in the Florida insurance industry. On page 132 of the filing with the U.S....

Viral Work Trends Q&A: A Fun Way for Your Agency to Discuss Recruiting

Jun 2 2025 // Recruitment doesn’t have to be a dull subject. Imagine discussing it in a more enjoyable way at your next management meeting. Viral work trends are an excellent starting point. TikTok alone has 115,000 videos tagged...