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P/C Insurance Industry Enlisting Veterans in Talent War
Jan 17 2012 // The property/casualty insurance industry is calling on the military for help in the talent war. Through special units, concerted outreach, mentoring programs, job fairs and partnerships with veterans organizations,...
Florida Workers’ Compensation Costs Per Claim Growing: WCRI Study
Jan 17 2012 // Workers’ compensation costs per claim in Florida, which dropped in the year following system reforms in 2003, showed signs of growth from 2005 to 2009, according to a new study. The WCRI study found that the average...
Bollinger to Head Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corp. Board
Jan 16 2012 // The board of directors of Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation (LWCC) has elected its officers for 2012. They are: Donald T. “Boysie” Bollinger, chairman; Murphy J. “Mike” Foster, Jr.,...
Florida Workers’ Compensation Rate Hike Irks Businesses
Jan 16 2012 // Florida small businesses seeing their second workers’ compensation rate increase in as many years are calling on the state to reduce the increase because they fear it will harm the economy. A small business group is...
Tennessee to Study Workers’ Compensation System
Jan 13 2012 // Tennessee state officials, business groups, labor leaders and legal experts are lining up to study the state’s workers’ compensation system, although it may be 2013 before any legislative deals are...
Supreme Court Rules Religious Ministers Not Covered by Job Bias Laws
Jan 12 2012 // Religious groups and churches may hire and fire their leaders without being subject to laws against discrimination in employment, the U.S. Supreme Court said this week in a unanimous landmark ruling. For the first time,...
Michigan Unlikely to Restore Lost Jobs for Decades
Jan 9 2012 // State budget director John Nixon likes getting together with fellow budget directors these days because it gives him a chance to brag about Michigan. After a decade of ongoing deficits, “we’re in a position now...
Allstate Revises Agent Compensation Plan
Jan 9 2012 // Allstate’s captive agents have been spared part of a planned cut in their commissions as the insurer has revised its compensation strategy. The Illinois-based insurer confirmed that it would cut its base commission...
Florida Workers’ Compensation Market Remains Healthy: State Report
Jan 6 2012 // The state’s annual report on workers’ compensation insurance says Florida’s market is “competitive,” and availability of coverage is not a significant problem. The Office of Insurance...
Aging Workforce May Not Be So Bad for Workers’ Compensation, Says NCCI
Jan 5 2012 // The aging workforce may not have the negative impact on loss costs that workers’ compensation insurers have feared. New research from the industry’s National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) also...
Hiring Executives: How to Move Beyond First Impressions
Jan 3 2012 // What are they really like? Little things can be revealing in an interview and a skilled interviewer can look beneath the surface to discover the real candidate. Selecting the right people to lead and build effective...
Jay-Z Sued by Workers Compensation Board of New York
Dec 30 2011 // Workers Compensation Board of New York filed a lawsuit against rapper Jay-Z for allegedly failing to make workers’ comp payments worth $18,000 for his domestic employees, according to a report. Entertainment news...
Indiana: 2% Fail Job Training Drug Tests
Dec 30 2011 // Indiana officials say a drug testing program that started in July for people seeking job training has led to about 2 percent of applicants failing. The state Department of Workforce Development says 13 people, or 1...
North Carolina Professor Appeals Ruling Over Job Tenure
Dec 28 2011 // A professor who says her remarks about a Palestinian film cost her a job at North Carolina State University wants the state Supreme Court to review her case. Lawyers for Terri Ginsberg filed an appeal this month of a...
Allstate Revises Agent Compensation Plan
Dec 27 2011 // Allstate’s captive agents have been spared part of a planned cut in their commissions as the insurer has revised its compensation strategy. The Illinois-based insurer confirmed that it would cut its base commission...
Who’s Worth What in the Agency System: Time to Evaluate Frozen Salaries
Dec 16 2011 // Agency Salary Survey Reveals Frozen Salaries; Experts Say Time Is Right to Evaluate Compensation Any business owner knows that a great employee is worth a lot. That holds true for independent insurance agencies when it...
Beecher Carlson Names Conlon as New Miami Managing Director
Dec 14 2011 // Beecher Carlson has expanded its national healthcare team by hiring Eileen Conlon as a managing director. Conlon has more than 20 years of experience and most recently served as managing director of Willis after it...
Michigan Senate Approves Workers’ Compensation Changes
Dec 8 2011 // Workers’ compensation reform legislation that supporters say will help reduce employer costs for helping injured workers has advanced in Michigan. The state Senate has passed a bill that was previously approved in...
Lloyd’s Study Finds U.S. Businesses Concerned with Talent, Skills Shortage
Dec 8 2011 // U.S. business leaders are as concerned as their European counterparts over a talent and skills shortage, despite record unemployment levels across much of the U.S. The talent risk was number two in a survey conducted by...
P/C Insurers Lost 900 Jobs in October, Labor Department Data Shows
Dec 7 2011 // Property/casualty insurers lost 900 jobs overall in October, according to latest government data. But insurers in other segments did better. Life insurer employment was up by 1,400. Employment at medical expense insurers...
