Latest Talent Headlines
All the headlines from our Talent Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Supreme Court to Weigh If U.S. Job Bias Law Protects Gay, Transgender Employees
Apr 22 2019 // The U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether federal law bars employers from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, accepting cases that could let the court’s new conservative majority...
New York Contractors Arrested in Workers’ Compensation Fraud Scheme
Apr 18 2019 // Two New York state contractors were arrested on charges they filed fraudulent applications for a roofing project in Amsterdam, N.Y., as part of a workers’ compensation fraud scheme. Jose A. Sanchez, owner of Sanchez...
New York City May Ban Pre-Hire Marijuana Tests for Many Job Applicants
Apr 15 2019 // Many job-seekers would no longer face tests for marijuana use under legislation that New York City is likely to enact, taking a novel step as lawmakers and employers around the U.S. grapple with workplace policies about...
London Continues to Lose Financial Sector Jobs Over Brexit
Apr 15 2019 // Job vacancies in London’s finance industry have halved in two years as uncertainty over Brexit knocks business confidence, a survey by recruiter Morgan McKinley has found. The number of jobs available in the...
5 Steps to Improving Producer Hiring Results
Apr 10 2019 // As an agency owner, the success of your business is directly tied to your hiring process. Each bad hire can easily cost $100,000 to $200,000. However, good producers can add $1 million of annual revenue (which nets most...
AIG CEO Duperreault Was Paid $20.9 Million in 2018, Half of 2017 Compensation
Apr 3 2019 // Insurer American International Group Inc. said on Tuesday it paid Chief Executive Officer Brian Duperreault $20.9 million in 2018 while also outlining a series of reforms to its pay practices in the face of shareholder...
Insurance Industry Facing Competitive Labor Market
Apr 1 2019 // Like other industries today, the property/casualty insurance industry is facing a highly competitive job market as it strives to fill positions needed to grow. The unemployment rate for the insurance industry is 1.7...
Agencies Looking for New Talent Have Their Work Cut Out for Them
Apr 1 2019 // Newsflash to insurance agency owners seeking to onboard new employees: Expect to have to pay more, offer more and train more. Those trying to hire probably know that already. “What we’re seeing in particular in...
In Their Own Words: Why Producers Change Jobs
Apr 1 2019 // Q: We have a zillion newbies and plenty 50-plus year old veteran producers. I’ve tried the out-of-industry route. Frankly, my agency isn’t good at training. I want experienced, ‘hit the ground...
California Workers’ Compensation Institute Elects 2019 Board
Mar 22 2019 // Rose Barrett of the Berkshire Hathaway Group was reelected as the chair of the California Workers’ Compensation Institute board of directors for 2019. Barrett, who has served on the CWCI board since 2014 and has been...
Thinking Past the Obvious: Former CEO of XL Group McGavick Looks Back
Mar 21 2019 // The former chief executive officer of XL Group, Mike McGavick, admits that frequently during his career he has taken on leadership roles that some of his contemporaries considered too hot to handle—such as the...
Facing Bias Claims, Facebook Will Revamp Its Platform for Housing, Jobs, Credit Ads
Mar 20 2019 // Facebook Inc has agreed to change its paid advertising platform as part of a wide-ranging settlement to prevent discriminatory and “harmful” practices, the company and U.S. civil rights groups said on...
Brexit Makes It Harder for Fintech, Financial Services Firms to Recruit Top Talent: Report
Mar 19 2019 // Leaving the European Union is making it harder for fintech firms in Britain to recruit top talent, a report said on Tuesday, threatening to slam the brakes on a 7 billion pound ($9 billion)growth sector just as EU states...
CBS Settles $1.25M Investor Lawsuit over ‘Improper’ Redstone Compensation
Mar 18 2019 // CBS Corp. directors agreed to settle for $1.25 million investors’ claims that network owner Sumner Redstone received millions of dollars in improper compensation after he became incapacitated in 2014. The money...
The 5-Step Evidence Based Hiring System
Mar 18 2019 // How to Improve Producer Hiring Results As an agency owner, the success of your business is directly tied to your hiring process. Each bad hire can easily cost $100,000 to $200,000. However, good producers can add $1...
Hamilton to Buy Pembroke Managing Agency, Ironshore Europe DAC from Liberty Mutual
Mar 14 2019 // Hamilton Insurance Group Ltd., the Bermuda-based holding company of re/insurance operations in Bermuda and at Lloyd’s, announced it has signed a definitive agreement with Liberty Mutual Group to acquire the Pembroke...
Startup CEO Exonerated from Crimes, Seeks Compensation for Firing
Mar 13 2019 // Zain Jaffer’s charmed, Silicon Valley life was about to collapse beneath him. It was October 2017 and Jaffer, founder of a promising mobile ad startup, was suddenly arrested and charged with a series of crimes,...
Norwegian Air to Seek Compensation from Boeing for Costs of MAX Groundings
Mar 13 2019 // Norwegian Air said on Wednesday it will seek compensation from plane maker Boeing for costs and lost revenue after grounding its fleet of 737 MAX 8 aircraft in the wake of the Ethiopian Airlines crash. “We expect...
Report: Insurers in Texas Provide Security, Investment and Jobs for Texans
Mar 4 2019 // A new report shows the impact of the insurance industry in Texas and the contributions it makes to the state. In addition to providing financial security and helping manage risk for Texans in all walks of life, insurance...
Nationwide Is Cutting Many More Jobs in Iowa than Originally Announced
Mar 4 2019 // Nationwide Insurance, based in Columbus, Ohio, has more than doubled the number of Des Moines, Iowa, job cuts it announced last fall. Nationwide said in November 2018 that about 80 workers in Des Moines would lose their...
