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The Whole Package: Negotiating Beyond Salary
Feb 22 2016 // For many recent graduates and young professionals, salary is a key component of the job search. However, in their focus on a starting wage, Millennials often overlook the additional perks and benefits that make up a...
Agency Compensation: Unequal Pay For Women?
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N.Y. Compensation Insurance Rating Board Names Attie as Next President
Feb 9 2016 // Monte Almer The New York Compensation Insurance Rating Board (NYCIRB) announced that its Board of Governors has unanimously elected Jeremy Attie as NYCIRB’s next president after a recommendation from a Search...
Attracting, Developing Talent a Focus for Westfield Group
Feb 9 2016 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv It’s anticipated that by 2020 there will be hundreds of thousands of unfilled positions in the insurance industry and that some 25 percent of those currently working in the sector will...
CEO Greenberg Confident Most Top Talent, Agents Will Stay with New Chubb
Feb 8 2016 // Chubb Chairman and CEO Evan Greenberg believes opportunity and incentives will encourage most executives to stay with the insurer in the wake of its recently completed mega-merger. “I don’t kid myself....
Attracting, Developing Talent Has Long Been a Focus for Westfield Group
Feb 8 2016 // It’s anticipated that by 2020 there will be hundreds of thousands of unfilled positions in the insurance industry and that some 25 percent of those currently working in the sector will retire within the next three...
Automating Insurance Jobs
Feb 8 2016 // Automation could leave up to 25 percent of the insurance industry’s current full-time positions consolidated or replaced over the next decade, McKinsey & Co. said in a new report, “Automating the Insurance...
Atlas General Insurance Services, LLC, Announces New Workers’ Compensation GoPay Billing Platform
Feb 3 2016 // San Diego, CA, February 3, 2016 – Atlas General Insurance Services, LLC (“Atlas”) will launch its new GoPay workers’ compensation billing system for policies effective on and after March 1,...
How Automation Will Whack Up to 25% of Insurance Jobs: McKinsey
Feb 1 2016 // Automation could leave up to 25 percent of the insurance industry’s current full-time positions consolidated or replaced over the next decade, McKinsey & Co. said in a new report, Automating the Insurance...
5 Trends Driving Change in Insurance Distribution
Jan 25 2016 // The property and casualty (P/C) industry is in a great position for further growth in the upcoming year. Robust economic recovery along with the entry of new products and services have enhanced the industry’s...
Alabama Debates Banning Criminal History on Job Applications
Jan 21 2016 // As policies that limit when employers may ask applicants about their criminal histories gain popularity nationwide, advocates are pushing similar measures in Alabama, which has one of the highest incarceration rates in the...
Carpenter Appoints Miller-van der Schild as Managing Director of Benelux Unit
Jan 20 2016 // Guy Carpenter & Co. has appointed Susanne Miller-van der Schild as managing director, Guy Carpenter Benelux, effective 1 February. Miller-van der Schild will be responsible for further developing Guy Carpenter’s...
Cleary Named Managing Sales Director for ARAG in Midwest
Jan 15 2016 // Legal insurance provider, ARAG, named Patrick Cleary as managing director of Sales for the Midwest region of the United States. He is based in Chicago. Cleary will partner with insurance brokers, consultants, employers and...
Insurance Execs’ Midlife Crisis Cure: Four AIG, ACE Veterans Join Startup P2P Insurer Lemonade
Jan 12 2016 // An instech startup looking to disrupt the property/casualty insurance industry with a new business model has turned to four seasoned insurance executives from traditional carriers AIG and ACE Insurance to round out its...
Insurers & Banks Could Pull Jobs from U.K. in Event of ‘Brexit’: JPMorgan
Jan 6 2016 // JPMorgan Chase & Co. warned financial-services firms from banks to insurers could pull jobs out of the U.K. in the event of Britain voting to leave the European Union. Financial services would feel the “negative...
Florida Insurance Commissioner McCarty to Resign After 12 Years in Job
Jan 5 2016 // Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin M. McCarty announced today that he is resigning effective May 2, 2016 after 12 years in the post to pursue other job opportunities, according to the Florida Office of Insurance...
Wall Street May Create UK-Like Registry of Misbehaving Bankers, Traders
Dec 29 2015 // Bankers’ misdeeds would be cataloged, by name, on a private registry for hiring managers under a proposal that’s gaining traction as Wall Street firms struggle to restore reputations damaged by the financial...
Mass. Workers’ Compensation Rating & Inspection Bureau Proposes Rate Hike
Dec 28 2015 // The Workers’ Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau of Massachusetts (WCRIBMA) has submitted a rate filing to the Division of Insurance on behalf of its members. The Dec. 23 filing recommends a 6.4 percent...
IT Workers, Doctors, Dentists Less Likely to Lose Jobs to Robots
Dec 22 2015 // Computer scientists, doctors and dentists are the jobs least likely to be taken by robots as automation spreads through advanced economies, according to Bank of England Chief Economist Andy Haldane. Speaking in Parliament...
Wells Fargo Insurance Reports Hiring Spree
Dec 18 2015 // Wells Fargo Insurance said it has hired more than 100 professionals in recent months as it seeks to grow and improve customer service. “Continuing to invest in talent is critical to the success of our business and...
