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Proactive Strategies for Managing Multifamily Housing Risks

Oct 15 2025 // Date: Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025 Venue: Zoom Time: 10:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. ET CHESHIRE, CONNECTICUT – HAI Group is pleased to announce its seventh annual Virtual Risk Management Conference, a free event tailored to housing and...

Fintech and AI Drive London Finance Job Vacancy Growth in Q3, Recruiter Says

Oct 14 2025 // A boom at financial technology firms and growing demand to get to grips with artificial intelligence lifted financial sector job vacancy numbers in London in the third-quarter, Morgan McKinley’s London Employment...

DOL Awards $890K to Texas for Disaster Recovery Jobs After July Storms

Oct 8 2025 // The U.S. Department of Labor announced the award of $890,000 in grant funding to Texas to support disaster-relief jobs and employment training services for residents suffering from the aftermath of severe storms. On July...

Workers’ Compensation Continues to Lead P/C Industry With Strong Profits

Oct 8 2025 // Although economic uncertainty could affect insurers in the near to midterm, the workers’ compensation line continues to be a key driver of the profitability of the entire property/casualty insurance industry even as...

Higginbotham’s Extraordinary Growth Fueled by Recognizing Talent at Every Level

Oct 6 2025 // It’s not by accident that Higginbotham continually finds itself on the shortlist of best independent insurance agencies to work for. The Fort Worth, Texas-based firm is intentional about every aspect of its business,...

How We’re Harnessing AI for Proactive Risk Management in Workers’ Compensation

Oct 6 2025 // Over the past decade, the insurance industry has undergone an increasingly rapid transformation, driven by advancements in machine learning, artificial intelligence, and now generative AI technologies. These advancements...

Edison to Open LA Fire Compensation Applications by Thanksgiving

Sep 24 2025 // Edison International expects to begin accepting applications “well before” Thanksgiving to compensate victims of the deadly Eaton Fire that destroyed swaths of the Los Angeles area in January, according to CEO...

New Visa Fees Spur Offshoring Talks, Hiring Turmoil

Sep 24 2025 // The Trump administration’s hefty new visa fees for H-1B workers have prompted high-level talks inside companies in Silicon Valley and beyond on the possibility of moving more jobs overseas—precisely the outcome the...

British Motorists to Get £200 Million Compensation From Insurers

Sep 19 2025 // British insurance companies are paying £200 million ($270 million) to compensate motorists whose claims were underpaid, the Financial Conduct Authority said on Friday. Insurers including Direct Line Insurance Group Plc...

Carrier Revenue Growth Expected to Outpace Hiring in Next Year

Sep 8 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...

Publisher Gannett Wins Dismissal of Nearly All of Journalists’ Job Bias Lawsuit

Sep 5 2025 // Gannett, the largest U.S. newspaper publisher, won the dismissal of most of a lawsuit, including all class action claims, alleging its diversity policies led to widespread discrimination against white journalists. U.S....

NY Fed Finds Modest Impact of AI on Jobs Even as Usage Increases

Sep 5 2025 // Use of artificial intelligence among businesses jumped in the last year and is expected to continue to grow, yet few firms have cut jobs as a result so far, according to a new Federal Reserve Bank of New York study. Around...

Redefining Retirement and Hiring; The Future of Insurance Talent

Sep 3 2025 // What happens when a lifetime of insurance expertise is on the verge of walking out the door? At WAHVE (which stands for Work At Home Vintage Experts), we’ve built our business on ensuring that the industry...

Neptune Insurance Files for IPO. Executive Compensation Not Remarkable This Time

Sep 3 2025 // St. Petersburg, Florida-based Neptune Insurance Holdings filed for a U.S. initial public offering on Wednesday, the latest Florida-based insurer to go public this year. Founded in 2018, Neptune provides flood insurance to...

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...