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AM Best Upgrades Stonetrust Workers’ Compensation to “A” Rating
Aug 25 2025 // AM Best upgraded Baton Rouge based regional workers’ compensation insurer, Stonetrust Commercial Insurance Company’s Financial Strength and Credit Ratings from A – (Excellent) to A (Excellent). Stonetrust...
New Jersey Compensation Bureau Back Online After Cyber Incident
Aug 22 2025 // The New Jersey Compensation Rating & Inspection Bureau is mostly back online following a cybersecurity event that caused it to shut down its network more than two weeks ago. The workers’ compensation agency said...
Carrier Revenue Growth Expected to Outpace Hiring in Next Year
Aug 18 2025 // Approximately 81% of insurance companies expect to increase their revenue in the next 12 months, but only about 53% expect to increase their staff in that same period, according to a new insurance labor market outlook...
Son Cashed Mom’s Workers’ Compensation Checks After She Died
Aug 15 2025 // A Port Jervis, New York man recently entered a guilty plea to charges he collected more than $42,000 in workers’ compensation benefits issued to his deceased mother. New York State Inspector General Lucy Lang...
Philadelphia Police Officer Wins Delayed Workers’ Compensation Claim for PTSD
Aug 15 2025 // A Philadelphia police officer who was severely beaten by a robbery suspect in 2017 has won his right to add a psychological injury to his already settled workers’ compensation claim for physical injuries suffered in...
Mission, Purpose Not High on Wish Lists of Industry Newbies: Informal Talent Poll
Aug 14 2025 // A poll of workers recently hired into the property/casualty insurance industry conducted during a Travelers Institute webinar last month produced some unusual results, surprising one webinar panelist who leads a key...
Employers Miss Out on Talent When Remote Work Isn’t Allowed: Survey
Aug 13 2025 // New insights into workforce recruitment and retention challenges suggest employers who don’t allow a remote work option may be missing out on talent, according to global background screening services and workforce...
‘Data-Driven’ Workers’ Compensation Writer Pie Insurance Enters Connecticut
Aug 13 2025 // Pie Insurance announced it is now offering its “data-driven” workers’ compensation insurance in Connecticut, targeting the state’s more than 365,000 small businesses. “Connecticut’s...
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...
