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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...
West Virginia Touts Switch to Private Workers’ Compensation System
Jul 7 2009 // West Virginia Insurance Commissioner Jane L. Cline says her state’s one-year old privatized workers’ compensation system is offering better claims administration, lower costs for employers and better treatment...
More Students Showing Interest in Insurance Careers, Say N.J. Agents
Jul 7 2009 // More than ever before, recent graduates are expressing interest in the insurance industry, according to the Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey and New Jersey Young Insurance Professionals. The associations’...
How to Hire the Next Generation of Leaders
Jul 6 2009 // Five Sure-Fire Ways to Get the Best Talent in Your Agency The insurance industry is transitioning into a new era as Baby Boomers approach retirement. But who will fill their shoes? There is no line of new talent waiting in...
Head of New York Workers’ Compensation Board Stepping Down
Jul 6 2009 // No Replacement Named Zachary Weiss, chairman of the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board, will resign from his post later this month to become a federal administrative law judge. Weiss became chairman of the...
Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corp. Names Scholarship Recipient
Jul 2 2009 // Mary K. Stelly of Arnaudville, La., has been selected as the 2009 recipient of the Stephen W. Cavanaugh Scholarship, awarded annually by the Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation (LWCC) to an outstanding...
Connecticut Teacher Recognized for Inspiring Insurance Careers
Jul 1 2009 // A Connecticut High School teacher has been named Teacher of the Year by an insurance industry-backed group for his efforts to introduce students to careers in insurance. Gary Barcher, who has taught at Bloomfield High...
Supreme Court Firefighter Ruling Could Affect Other Hiring Programs
Jun 29 2009 // The U.S. Supreme Court overruled President Barack Obama’s high court nominee Sonia Sotomayor Monday in an important race discrimination case, but the White House remained confident she would be approved. The...
West Virginia Workers’ Compensation Insurer Approved in Kentucky
Jun 25 2009 // West Virginia’s BrickStreet Mutual Insurance Co. said it received word this week that it has been approved to write workers’ compensation insurance in Kentucky. The expansion into Kentucky begins a “new...
Montana Town Stops Asking Job Seekers for Internet Passwords
Jun 23 2009 // The City of Bozeman, Mont., decided to abruptly suspend its practice of asking job seekers for the user names and passwords to their Internet social networking and Web groups such as YouTube and Facebook. The city said the...
Ex-CEO Greenberg: No Fiduciary Duty to Fund AIG Compensation Plan
Jun 17 2009 // Maurice “Hank” Greenberg, former chief executive of insurer AIG, testified before a federal jury on Tuesday that he did not have a fiduciary duty to fund an AIG compensation plan. “I did not view myself...
Farmers Insurance Bringing 1,600 New Jobs to Michigan
Jun 16 2009 // Farmers Insurance Group of Companies will build two new buildings and add an estimated 1,600 new jobs at its location in Caledonia, Michigan. The company said that the development is attributable in part to an attractive...
