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White Papers and Blueprints: Agents Chart Their Own Regulatory Future
Apr 21 2008 // Independent agents hold onto market share, prepare for post-November election politics Insurance Journal‘s Editor-in-Chief Andrea Wells interviewed Robert Rusbuldt, CEO and president of the Independent Insurance...
Louisiana Continued to Add Jobs in 3Q 2007, Report Says
Apr 15 2008 // The number of jobs in Louisiana rose during the third quarter of 2007 by 51,855 over the third quarter of 2006, according to the “Louisiana Employment and Wages – Third Quarter 2007” report released by...
California Workers’ Compensation Insurer in the Midst of Change
Apr 11 2008 // California State Compensation Insurance Fund has been facing many changes recently, but it has no intent to be the dominant player in the state workers’ compensation insurance market, according to Janet Frank,...
Zurich North America Cuts 400 Jobs
Apr 11 2008 // Zurich North America Commercial (NAC) said it will reduce approximately 400 positions or four percent of the staff that support its business division, primarily in non-market-facing roles. Mike Foley, CEO of NAC, said the...
Wells Fargo Names Stokes Managing Director in San Francisco
Apr 7 2008 // Wells Fargo Insurance Services Inc. has named Mark Stokes managing director for its San Francisco office. In addition to maintaining his current managing director responsibilities for Wells Fargo Insurance Services’...
Arizona Court: Off-Duty Officer Injury Qualifies for Workers’ Compensation
Apr 7 2008 // Arizona’s Court of Appeals has ruled that an administrative law judge erred in finding that an off-duty police officer’s gunshot injury in the course of protecting a friend was not due workers’...
Bridge Compensation Bill Would Shield University of Minnesota
Apr 3 2008 // Buried deep inside one version of a bill to compensate the victims of the Interstate 35W bridge collapse is language that would shield the University of Minnesota from any liability. University researchers authored a 2001...
Tennessee Gov. Appoints 2 to State Workers’ Compensation Council
Apr 2 2008 // In a flurry of statewide appointments to boards and commissions last month, Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen appointed two new members to the state Workers’ Compensation Advisory Council. Katherine D. Boyte, of Nashville...
Talks Begin over Compensation for Minnesota Bridge Collapse Victims
Mar 28 2008 // Negotiations over a compensation fund for victims of the Minnesota Interstate 35W bridge collapse have begun. A House-Senate conference committee conducted its first meeting without resolving any major differences between...
Security Capital to Cut 60 Jobs
Mar 27 2008 // Bermuda-based monoline insurer Security Capital Assurance Ltd. (SCA) announced that it will reduce its workforce by approximately 60 positions. “The reductions are focused largely on the insurance business...
West Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Workers Compensation Fraud
Mar 25 2008 // A Wyoming County, W. Va. man pleaded Monday guilty to one misdemeanor count of wrongfully seeking workers compensation benefits in an amount less than $1000, according to West Virginia Insurance Commissioner, Jane L....
British Insurers Call for Government Action on Personal Injury Compensation
Mar 25 2008 // The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has joined with the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), the UK’s leading employers’ organization, and Citizens Advice to call for the Government to introduce its...
Mass. Construction Worker Charged with Workers’ Compensation Fraud
Mar 25 2008 // A Brockton, Mass. man was arraigned on charges he collected over $9,000 in workers’ compensation benefits while he worked at two different jobs, according to the attorney general’s office. Officials said John...
How to Integrate Generations X, Y and Baby Boomer Employees
Mar 24 2008 // As the workforce ages, organizations are faced with challenges in assimilating new workers with older workers who are reaching retirement age. A study from the American Society of Training and Development shows that 76...
Wyoming To Study Workers’ Compensation
Mar 21 2008 // Wyoming’s Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Interim Committee is set to study Wyoming’s workers’ compensation program this year. According to the state legislature, the committee will conduct a...
Carpenter Sentenced for Workers’ Compensation Fraud in Texas
Mar 13 2008 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company reported that a Travis County court sentenced Donald Miller of Yoakum on workers’ compensation fraud-related charges. Miller received one year of probation and was ordered to pay $2,132...
Former N.D. Work Comp Exec, House Leader Want CEO Job
Mar 12 2008 // A former North Dakota workers’ compensation director and a one-time state House majority leader are among those interested in serving as a temporary chief executive at Workforce Safety and Insurance, agency directors...
How to Hire a New Producer
Mar 10 2008 // Hiring employees is a process crucial to the success of a business. Finding and keeping a good producer is even more crucial, since that person is responsible for growth in new sales. Therefore, the right selection and...
Who’s Worth What?
Mar 10 2008 // Agency Salary Survey: Survey reveals fewer pay raises in 2007 but most agencies’ salaries hold firm Fewer independent agencies gave salary increases to managers, sales producers and support personnel in 2007 compared...
Job Bias Claims Against Employers Up 9%– Biggest Rise in Years
Mar 6 2008 // The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) received a total of 82,792 private sector discrimination charge filings last fiscal year, the highest volume of incoming charges since 2002 and the largest annual...
