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Pennsylvania Compensation Rating Bureau Seeks 0.9% Loss Cost Decrease
Dec 17 2015 // The Pennsylvania Compensation Rating Bureau (PCRB) has submitted a filing of Pennsylvania loss costs and related rating values with a proposed effective date of April 1, 2016. The filing proposes an overall average loss...
Medical Care, Compensation Increase for Texas Nuclear Plant Workers
Dec 15 2015 // The past few years have seen an increase in the number of workers at a nuclear weapons plant in the Texas Panhandle who have been compensated and given medical care for conditions caused by exposure to plant hazards. Those...
Zurich Insurance Increases Job Cuts, Relocations by 1,800
Dec 3 2015 // Zurich Insurance Group AG, Switzerland’s biggest insurer, is increasing job cuts and relocations to a total of at least 1,800 at the company reduces costs and overhauls its biggest unit. The company will move 300...
Ohio-Based Cintas Corp. to Pay $1.5M to Settle Sex Discrimination Suit
Dec 1 2015 // Cintas Corp., an Ohio-based uniform manufacturer and supplier, will pay $1,500,000 to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit according to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). According to a lawsuit filed...
Alliant Hires McCaffrey as Managing Director of Northeast Employee Benefits
Nov 19 2015 // Alliant Insurance Services, a specialty insurance brokerage based in Newport Beach, California, hired Daniel McCaffrey as managing director, Employee Benefits – Northeast. McCaffrey will oversee revenue growth and manage...
Ohio Working with Active Military, Veterans on Insurance Careers
Nov 18 2015 // Ohio Lieutenant Governor and Insurance Director Mary Taylor is urging Ohioans who are members of the military — both actively serving and veterans — to consider a career in insurance. The state is offering free...
Top 25 Workers’ Compensation Insurers: A.M. Best
Nov 16 2015 // The U.S. workers’ compensation market saw solid gains in 2014, thanks in part to premium increases and favorable claims frequency. This was the fourth consecutive year in which the industry reported improved results,...
Trying to Fit In at Work, Veterans Downplay Military Service, Injuries
Nov 11 2015 // Almost a third of U.S. veterans in civilian jobs hide their war injuries from employers and many downplay their military service to get along with co-workers, according to a new study by the Center for Talent...
Gender Gap in Risk Manager Compensation Closing: Survey
Nov 9 2015 // Male risk managers in higher education are paid more on average than their female counterparts but the gap is closing as women gain experience in the field, according to a survey on risk manager compensation. Male risk...
Zurich to Cut 440 Jobs at U.K. P&C Insurance Unit as Part of Cost-Cutting Program
Nov 9 2015 // Zurich Insurance Group AG plans to cut 440 jobs at its U.K. general insurance unit as part of a cost- cutting program. Zurich is also seeking to simplify its organizational structure, the company said in a statement to...
VW Engineers Admit Rigging CO2 Emissions over Job Fears: Report
Nov 9 2015 // Several Volkswagen engineers have admitted manipulating carbon dioxide emissions data because goals set by former Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn were difficult to achieve, reported Bild am Sonntag, the Berlin-based...
AIG CEO to Employees: Expect Fewer Lifetime Jobs
Nov 5 2015 // American International Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer Peter Hancock, who is shrinking the company while fighting off an activist investor, told staff that they can’t all count on lifetime employment with the...
MarketScout Hires McGee as Workers’ Compensation Broker in Philadelphia
Nov 4 2015 // MarketScout, a national electronic insurance exchange and specialty MGA based in Dallas, has hired John McGee as broker in the Workers’ Compensation Brokerage division. He is based in Philadelphia. In his new role,...
UK Chief Regulator Appeals to Insurers as She Fights to Keep Top Job
Nov 4 2015 // UK Financial Conduct Authority acting chief Tracey McDermott appealed to insurers to get behind the regulator, setting out her plans for the industry as she fights to keep the top job. “While our roles are different,...
New York’s Taxi Industry Says Uber Expansion Would Kill Existing Jobs
Nov 3 2015 // New York’s taxi industry says Uber’s proposal to expand outside of the New York City area threatens the jobs of dispatchers and others who work behind the scenes for cab companies around the state. The...
Top 25 Workers’ Compensation Insurers
Nov 2 2015 // The U.S. workers’ compensation market saw solid gains in 2014, thanks in part to premium increases and favorable claims frequency. This was the fourth consecutive year in which the industry reported improved results,...
As Activist Investors Circle, AIG Posts Q3 Loss; Plans to Cut 400 Jobs
Nov 2 2015 // American International Group Inc., the insurer facing pressure from activist shareholder Carl Icahn for a breakup, posted a third-quarter loss as investment results deteriorated. The company plans to cut as many as 400...
E&O Insights: How Well Are You Managing Your Agency’s Commercial Lines Accounts?
Oct 19 2015 // Ask errors and omissions (E&O) carriers about their results when dealing with commercial lines shops and most, if not all, would comment that heavy commercial lines agencies definitely generate their share of E&O...
Next Class of Veterans Begins Insurance Career Training at Florida-Based DVIC
Oct 18 2015 // Disabled Veterans Insurance Careers (DVIC) has launched its next class of disabled veteran trainees. The veterans will spend the next six months training and learning the many facets of the insurance industry in order to...
Kansas Pharmaceutical Plant to Pay $400K to Settle Discrimination Case
Oct 15 2015 // A central Kansas pharmaceutical plant accused of gender discrimination must pay about $400,000 in back wages and hire more women, according to a federal settlement. The U.S. Department of Labor said in a release that the...
