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Florida Workers’ Compensation Insurers Seek Bigger Rate Cut
Oct 2 2014 // Florida’s workers’ compensation insurers, already on record recommending an average 2.5 percent cut in rates, now say that a 3.3 percent cut is justified. The modification in the industry’s rate filing by...
N.Y. to Authorize Emergency Job Absence for Volunteer Firefighters
Sep 26 2014 // New York state has amended its labor law to authorize job absences by volunteer firefighters and ambulance personnel during declared states of emergency. “This law ensures that volunteer firefighters and EMTs who are...
Ex-Deutsche Bank South Africa Head Adds Investment Talent at RMI
Sep 23 2014 // Rand Merchant Insurance Holdings Ltd., which owns stakes in four insurers, hired Chris Meyer, head of RMB Morgan Stanley, as the holding company run by a former Deutsche Bank AG executive adds investment talent. Meyer will...
How Spouse’s Personality Influences Job Success
Sep 22 2014 // As people spend more and more time in the workplace, it’s natural for co-workers to develop close bonds — what’s often referred to as a “workplace spouse” or an “office wife.” But when...
Workers’ Compensation Premiums Increased By 5.1% in First Half of 2014
Sep 22 2014 // Demotech’s review of second quarter 2014 data, as recently reported by insurers to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, shows that workers’ compensation insurers reported a 5.1 percent increase...
E&O Insights: How Well Do You Know Your Workers’ Compensation Risk?
Sep 22 2014 // The workers’ compensation class of business results in upwards of 10 percent of all errors and omissions (E&O) claims every year. While this may not seem like a lot, it is a class agents must be sensitive to for...
Ryan to Head Research for Marsh’s Workers’ Compensation Center
Sep 19 2014 // Tom Ryan has been named market research leader at Marsh’s Workers’ Compensation Center of Excellence. Tom Ryan Ryan been with Marsh Risk Consulting for the past 20 years. Most recently, he was the Northeast...
CGSC’s Esser on Managing Wholesale Expansion and Growth
Sep 17 2014 // Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford’s CEO, Toby Esser, has had a busy year since we last spoke with him at the Reinsurance Rendezvous in Monte Carlo, but the company he heads (CSGC) is moving forward to realize cost...
AIG’s Expanded Operations Will Create 300 Jobs in Kansas
Sep 9 2014 // American International Group Inc. held a grand opening Tuesday to celebrate its expansion in Olathe, Kan., which will bring 300 new jobs to the state by the end of 2015. Gov. Sam Brownback and AIG President and CEI Peter...
4 Strategies for Restoring Workers’ Compensation Profitability
Sep 9 2014 // Selling workers’ compensation comes at a price. In 2013, underwriters generated a loss of one percent for every premium dollar written. As such, agents also face many financial constraints, making this line of...
KMRD Partners Appoints Boyer as Managing Partner in Pennsylvania
Sep 8 2014 // KMRD Partners, a property/casualty insurance brokerage and risk management consulting firm in Warrington, Pennsylvania, has hired Keith Boyer as managing partner. Boyer’s role as managing partner will include...
Engaging Tomorrow’s Workforce, Today
Sep 8 2014 // An organization’s biggest investment is in its human capital. Employees are the key to any successful business. Properly engaging staff can make a significant difference in a company’s productivity. Given the...
E&O Insights: Managing Disasters from an E&O Perspective
Sep 8 2014 // If your agency is looking to manage disasters and catastrophes from an errors and omissions (E&O) perspective, could performing account reviews for your clients be just the answer? Absolutely. As many agencies...
South Carolina: Kickball Injury Covered by Workers’ Compensation
Sep 8 2014 // The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled that an employee injured during a company kickball game is entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. The court found that Stephen Whigham’s kickball injury was covered...
New Hampshire Gov. Hassan Creates Workers’ Compensation Commission
Sep 5 2014 // New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan has issued an executive order creating a new commission to recommend ways to reduce the state’s workers’ compensation medical costs. The new commission, called the Commission to...
South Carolina Employee Scores Workers’ Compensation Win for Kickball Injury
Aug 29 2014 // The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled this week that an employee injured during a company kickball game is entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. The court found that Stephen Whigham’s kickball injury was...
Delaware Workers’ Compensation Oversight Panel Begins Work
Aug 26 2014 // A Delaware panel established to oversee efforts to keep the state’s workers compensation rates affordable is getting down to work. Delaware’s Workers Compensation Oversight Panel is charged with creating a new...
AIG’s Mills Joins IFG in Atlanta As Managing Director
Aug 19 2014 // IFG Cos. has hired Steven M. Mills as managing director in its Submit unit. Mills will be based in IFG’s Atlanta office. In this capacity, Mills will be a member of the IFG’s Submit leadership team that...
Bolton & Company in California Names Doherty Managing Director
Aug 18 2014 // Bolton & Co. named Greg Doherty an executive vice president and managing director of the dietary supplement practice group. Doherty has experience in the dietary supplement and nutraceutical industry, as well as...
Liberty International Appoints Montoya Sr. VP, Managing Director – Latin America
Aug 15 2014 // Liberty International Underwriters (LIU), part of the Global Specialty business unit of Liberty Mutual Insurance, announced the appointment of Alexander Montoya as Senior Vice President, Managing Director – LIU Latin...
