Latest Talent Headlines
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DISCLOSING COMPENSATION
Feb 11 2007 // Does voluntary disclosure work? CATASTROPHE LOSSES Lessons learned from ’05 & ’06 UNACCEPTABLE LEVEES West leads in systems that need fixing
Fla. Questioning Use of Education, Job Criteria in Rating Auto Policies
Feb 9 2007 // In Florida, it literally pays to have a high school diploma and a post secondary education – to the disapproval of Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty. The use of occupation and education as underwriting factors by...
National Insurance Partners Forms Executive Compensation Firm
Jan 29 2007 // Texas-based National Insurance Partners Inc. (NIP) announced that in partnership with veteran executive compensation expert, Steven Cross, it is building a new company, Cogent Compensation Partners (Cogent), that will...
TDI Offers Resources on Insurance Careers
Jan 29 2007 // The Texas Department of Insurance announced it has a new interactive resource on the agency’s Web site, http://www.tdi.state.tx.us/commish/careers.html, describing careers available in the insurance industry: from...
Contractors’ Workers’ Compensation
Jan 28 2007 // When helping contractors and subcontractors reduce their workers’ compensation costs, focus on four key elements: accurately determine the cause of the high costs, improve communications with employees, bring...
The Hartford’s Data Outsouring Reported to Affect 400 Conn. Jobs
Jan 25 2007 // Nearly 400 Connecticut jobs are being affected as The Hartford Financial Services Group outsources data services. The Hartford has signed a five-year contract with IBM, which will support and maintain systems and data...
R.I. High Court Throws Out Lawsuit Based on Bad Job Reference
Jan 24 2007 // Rhode Island’s highest court this week dismissed a lawsuit filed by a licensed nurse who sued her former boss over a bad job reference. Paula Kevorkian said Judith Glass, her former supervisor at the Pawtuxet Village...
Aon to Cut 500 Jobs in N.Y., Texas, Maryland
Jan 22 2007 // Insurance brokerage firm Aon Corp. said last week it would lay off 550 workers at its facilities in New York, Texas and Maryland. Aon spokesman Rahsaan Johnson said the Chicago-based company was consolidating its...
Corporations Urged to Bring Jobs to New Orleans
Jan 22 2007 // The federal government hopes to talk to 100 of America’s top firms into bringing 100 jobs each to New Orleans to help the city recover from Hurricane Katrina, the head of the federal recovery operation said. The...
Higginbotham & Associates Names Two Managing Directors
Jan 18 2007 // Fort Worth-based independent insurance agency Higginbotham & Associates named brokers Tami Rodgers and Scott Shapard to its managing director team for 2007. Higginbotham appoints its brokers to managing directors who...
‘Apprentice’ Reject Accuses Trump of Age Bias in Hiring
Jan 10 2007 // Richard J. Hewett never heard “You’re fired!” — but he’s suing Donald Trump anyway. The rejected applicant for NBC’s “The Apprentice” is suing the real estate mogul claiming...
Report: Calif. Health Insurers Deny Policies over Jobs, Medications
Jan 9 2007 // Some Californians are refused individual health insurance policies even if they are in good health and can afford coverage because of their jobs and use of certain medications, according to a published report. Such...
Thabault Promoted to Top Job at Vermont Regulatory Agency
Jan 5 2007 // Vermont Governor Jim Douglas has appointed Paulette Thabault as the Commissioner of the Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities and Health Care Administration (BISHCA). Thabault steps into the position upon the...
Competitive Fla. Workers’ Compensation Market Has a Few Gaps
Jan 3 2007 // The Florida workers’ compensation market is in good shape, although some small firms may be having difficulty obtaining coverage. An analysis by Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty’s office shows the...
Rule Restricting R.I. Crime Victim Compensation Challenged
Jan 2 2007 // An association of drug treatment programs is challenging a Rhode Island state policy that allows financial compensation to be denied to crime victims who have been convicted of driving drunk or dealing drugs. The Drug and...
Outgoing Md. AG Curran Interested in Workers’ Comp Fund Job
Jan 2 2007 // Outgoing Attorney General Joseph Curran said he would be interested in temporarily heading the Injured Workers’ Insurance Fund while the agency’s board looks for a permanent president. Former state Sen. Thomas...
La. Reports Stable Unemployment Rate; Strong Nonfarm Job Growth
Jan 2 2007 // Louisiana gained 1,400 nonfarm jobs in November 2006 and 59,900 jobs over the year, according to the Louisiana Department of Labor. The November 2006 nonfarm job gains were repeated in every Metropolitan Statistical Area...
Infinity to Consolidate Units in Alabama; 500 New Jobs Possible
Dec 29 2006 // Birmingham headquartered Infinity Property and Casualty Corp. announced the latest phase of its growth plan, which promises to benefit Alabama’s economy and create new jobs. Assisted by incentive packages from the...
National Council on Compensation Insurance proposes increase for workers’ comp loss cost rates
Dec 25 2006 // The National Council on Compensation Insurance has submitted a filing for an average increase of 3.4 percent for workers’ compensation voluntary insurance loss costs in Nevada, according to state Insurance...
Commissioners, compensation rules, earthquakes made for shaky ground
Dec 25 2006 // In the era when cowboys and gold panners roamed, the West was characterized as a wild yet adventurous place to live. Judging by 2006’s insurance industry headlines, those sentiments don’t seem to have...
