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White House Disputes CBO Claim That Obamacare to Cost 2 Million Jobs in 2017
Feb 4 2014 // The Congressional Budget Office said on Tuesday in a report that President Barack Obama’s healthcare law will reduce American workforce participation by the equivalent of 2 million full-time jobs in 2017, a finding...
Barney & Barney Bay Area Names Williams Managing Director
Jan 27 2014 // Barney & Barney LLC named Chris Williams managing director of its Bay Area offices in Northern California. Williams will lead the firm’s Bay Area team of professionals. Williams is also responsible for developing...
Former Basketball Star Bringing Insurance Jobs to Illinois
Jan 16 2014 // Earvin “Magic” Johnson will be a controlling shareholder of an insurance company that’s opening new offices in Illinois and creating about 200 jobs. Gov. Pat Quinn and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced...
The Importance Of Sales Meetings
Jan 15 2014 // Your Sales iQ Nothing, not one thing happens in this economy until a sale is made. No raw materials are ordered, not one engine starts, and no services are performed until an order has been placed. Strong sales are the...
N.J. Police Officer Loses Job, Sentenced to 3 Years Probation for Insurance Fraud
Jan 15 2014 // A Newark, New Jersey, police officer who had his sport utility vehicle set on fire and then filed a false insurance claim has been spared a prison term. Essex County prosecutors in New Jersey say 41-year-old Johnathan...
Workers’ Compensation Called Bar to Ex-Felons Getting Jobs in Mississippi
Jan 10 2014 // Mississippi lawmakers say they want to reduce the number of former inmates who return to prison after serving time. However, one state representative said ex-felons could have trouble finding jobs because of workers’...
Daves Appointed Managing Partner at Willis of Illinois
Jan 8 2014 // Paty Daves has been appointed managing partner at Willis of Illinois, retail insurance broker, Willis North America (WNA), announced. In this role, Daves will oversee business operations in Willis’ Chicago,...
Baloise Germany Agrees to Eliminate 400 Jobs Over Four Years
Jan 8 2014 // Basler Versicherungen, the German unit of Swiss insurer Baloise Holding AG, reached an agreement to cut 400 jobs by the end of 2017 to reduce costs. The company, based in Bad Homburg, has “a framework agreement with...
Florida CFO Atwater Seeks University Job
Jan 6 2014 // Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater is seeking the presidency of Florida Atlantic University. Atwater’s decision to seek the job likely opens a statewide Cabinet post for the 2014 elections. Atwater had been...
Missouri Regulator Shaves Workers’ Compensation Loss Costs Hike to 10.1%
Dec 24 2013 // The Missouri Department of Insurance is recommending a 10.1 percent increase in workers’ compensation loss costs for next year, a lower increase than that suggested by the National Council on Compensation...
New York Issues $370M in Bonds to Resolve Workers’ Compensation Claims
Dec 23 2013 // New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced last Friday the state issued $370 million in bonds to assist businesses in failed group self-insured trusts fulfill their obligations to their injured workers. The bonding is made...
New Jersey Roofer Indicted for Alleged Workers’ Compensation Fraud
Dec 22 2013 // Authorities have charged the head of a central New Jersey roofing company with stealing more than $265,000 through alleged insurance fraud. The state attorney general’s office says Charles Kelcy Pegler Sr., was...
Constitutionality of Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Law Upheld
Dec 17 2013 // A constitutional challenge to Oklahoma’s workers’ compensation law has been rejected by the state’s highest court. In a ruling on Dec. 16, the Oklahoma Supreme Court said Senate Bill 1062, which was...
Indiana Judge Dismisses Unions from Burned Man’s Compensation Suit
Dec 16 2013 // An eastern Indiana judge has dismissed two unions from a lawsuit against a transportation company, an insurance agency and several insurers filed by a man badly burned when he fell into a tank of chemicals heated to about...
The Case for Volunteerism: Encouraging a Charitable
Dec 16 2013 // Company Culture Corporate volunteer programs are not just “feel good” activities. They’re a “win-win-win” because not only does the charity benefit, but so do the employer and the employees....
AIG to Open $5.5M Tech Center, Bring 230 New Jobs to Charlotte, N.C.
Dec 11 2013 // North Carolina officials announced American International Group will invest more than $5.5 million to establish a technology center in Charlotte, N.C. With the new technology center, AIG plans to bring 230 new jobs to the...
Job Development, Worker Recruitment Initiative in South Dakota Falls Short
Dec 11 2013 // An initiative by South Dakota Republican Gov. Dennis Daugaard that was intended to draw 1,000 workers to the state has come up far short. Daugaard announced the New South Dakotans initiative in January 2012 and predicted...
Florida Arrests 9 Contractors on Workers’ Compensation Charges
Dec 9 2013 // Florida CFO Jeff Atwater announced the arrests of nine men as a result of a two-day undercover operation in Manatee County focusing on unlicensed contractors that failed to provide workers’ compensation...
Group Health Plans Pay for ‘Zero-Cost’ Workers’ Compensation Claims: Study
Dec 9 2013 // Workers’ compensation claims that result in no payment lead to millions of dollars in increased costs for employee group insurance plans, new research shows. Nationwide, so-called “zero-cost”...
ANV, Ryan Specialty Complete Managing Agency Combination
Dec 9 2013 // ANV Holdings BV, the Dutch-headquartered specialty insurance business founded by CEO R. Matthew Fairfield, and Ryan Specialty Group, LLC (RSG) confirmed the successful completion of the previously announced transaction to...
