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Labor Dept.: Gerber Settles Hiring Case at Arkansas Plant
Aug 20 2009 // Gerber Products Co. in Fort Smith, Ark., will pay $900,000 to settle accusations of hiring practices that discriminated against women and minority-group applicants, the U.S. Department of Labor said. The agreement covers...
U.S. Pay Czar Weighs ‘Claw Backs’ over Executive Compensation
Aug 17 2009 // Kenneth Feinberg, the Obama administration’s pay czar, said on Sunday he has broad and “binding” authority over executive compensation, including the ability to “claw back” money already paid,...
Colorado Workers’ Compensation Insurer Pinnacol Defends Agent Perks
Aug 17 2009 // Colorado’s dominant workers compensation insurer last week defended its spending on travel and entertainment for its agents, telling Colorado lawmakers it’s good for morale and helps lower costs in the long...
Flocks, Pearson Named to California Workers’ Compensation Bureau
Aug 12 2009 // California Insurance Commissioner Poizner has appointed Sara Flocks, of San Francisco and Lee Pearson, of Rancho Murieta to the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau Governing Committee. Pearson, currently...
Colorado To Hold Workers’ Compensation Loss Cost Hearing
Aug 7 2009 // Colorado’s Division of Insurance announced it will be holding a public hearing on Sept. 17, 2009, to discuss the workers compensation loss cost filing submitted by the National Council on Compensation Insurance. NCCI...
West Virginia Approves Workers’ Compensation Rate Cut of 6%
Aug 6 2009 // West Virginia Insurance Commissioner Jane L. Cline has approved a loss cost filing by the state’s workers’ compensation insurance companies that will result in an overall six percent decrease. She said more...
Many UK Workers Would Trade Benefits for Higher Salary: Aon Survey
Aug 6 2009 // Nearly half of UK workers (47 percent) would welcome the opportunity to trade off benefits in order to increase their pay, according to a survey by Aon Consulting. Around 1,300 working adults across the UK were probed on...
Employees Taking Salary Cuts Look for Loyalty from the Boss
Aug 3 2009 // Many employees of small businesses are grateful to have a job, even as salaries are frozen or cut and they’re asked to take on more responsibility. Company owners shouldn’t take those good attitudes for granted...
Insights from Insurance Journal’s Top 100 Agency Leaders
Aug 3 2009 // Insurance Journal asked leaders of this year’s Top 100 Agencies about some of their best and worst management decisions ever made, sales ideas that worked, the biggest challenges facing their agencies today and how...
Health Insurance Mandate Will Kill Jobs
Aug 3 2009 // Congress is about to take up legislation that would have profound and long-lasting effects on 17 percent of our nation’s economy — our health care system. Most Americans agree that the system is broken and...
Louisiana Private Sector Sees Jobs Increases in June
Jul 29 2009 // The Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC) has reported that the number of private sector jobs in Louisiana grew by 700 from May to June, led by increases in most major industry sectors. The job gains were offset largely by...
Louisiana Unemployment Rate Rises; Jobs Increase in Some Sectors
Jul 21 2009 // Louisiana was among the 38 states that recorded higher unemployment rates in June, but the state has experienced job growth during the past year in certain industry sectors. The Louisiana rate of 6.8 percent remains...
New York Eases Compensation Disclosure Mandate for Producers
Jul 20 2009 // Agents Still Say Cumbersome Changes Will Create Problems The New York State Insurance Department this month released a new draft of a rule governing when and how insurance producers must disclose their compensation and...
For Award Winning CSR, Going ‘Above and Beyond’ is Part of the Job
Jul 20 2009 // What does it take to deliver outstanding customer service? Kimberly J. Muesse, a senior account manager with the Lockton Cos. in Houston, should know: She’s won a string of awards during her 25-plus years in the...
How to Hire the Next Generation of Leaders
Jul 20 2009 // Five Sure-Fire Ways to Get the Best Talent in Your Agency The insurance industry is transitioning into a new era. For years, Baby Boomers have led the way and now, as they approach retirement, must find a way to pass along...
Tennessee Medical Fee Schedule Cuts Workers’ Compensation Costs: Study
Jul 16 2009 // The implementation of a medical fee schedule in Tennessee after reforms passed in 2004 has helped save employers $1,300 per workers’ compensation case, according to a study by a research group. The study by he...
Milstein Named Managing Director of Aon/Albert G. Ruben
Jul 14 2009 // Los Angeles-based Aon/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services Inc. has appointed Fred Milstein to managing director, worldwide marketing and business development. In his new role, Milstein will work with Aon/Albert G. Ruben...
ICW Group Now Offers Workers’ Compensation Insurance in Illinois
Jul 10 2009 // San Diego, Calif.-based ICW Group Insurance Companies is now offering workers’ compensation insurance in Illinois. The ICW’s Illinois workers’ compensation office is led by Suzanne Lysak. Lysak has more...
New York Eases Compensation Disclosure Mandate for Producers
Jul 10 2009 // The New York State Insurance Department this week released a new draft of a rule governing when and how insurance producers must disclose their compensation and competing quotes to customers. The latest draft appears to be...
Wyoming Raises Workers’ Compensation Benefits
Jul 8 2009 // Wyoming’s workers’ compensation law is changing — raising some benefits for the first time in 20 years. The changes include higher benefits for the survivors of workers killed on the job and a...
