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Citigroup Seeks Compensation from Nasdaq for Facebook IPO: Report
Apr 9 2013 // Citigroup has filed a claim with Nasdaq OMX Group to potentially receive compensation for losses associated with Facebook Inc.’s glitch-ridden market debut last May, according to two people with knowledge of the...
New Workers’ Compensation Formula Lowers Premiums for Most Employers
Apr 9 2013 // A reworking of a key piece of the workers’ compensation rating formula isn’t changing rates overall but is changing premiums for most insureds, according to experts. Tony DiDonato, director and senior actuary...
The Right Career Choice for the Next Generation
Apr 8 2013 // The road to becoming a successful independent insurance agent is not always easy. The economy and often volatile property/casualty insurance market cycle are just two of the potholes agents must maneuver. Young agents in...
The Next Generation
Apr 8 2013 // Workers 45 and over account for 48 percent of the insurance industry’s workforce, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics This means nearly half of the workforce will be retired or on the verge of retirement in...
Aon Risk Solutions Names Managing Director for Boston Office
Apr 3 2013 // Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon plc, announced the promotion of Richard DeVito as managing director and resident sales director in the Boston office.Richard DeVitoIn his new role, DeVito will...
Tennessee Senate Approves Governor’s Workers’ Compensation Claims Change
Apr 3 2013 // Legislation that seeks to change the way injured workers’ claims are considered passed the Senate despite opponents who say it would reduce benefits and remove impartiality from the judgment process. The measure,...
Torus Receives Approval for Lloyd’s Managing Agency
Apr 2 2013 // Global specialty insurer Torus announced it has received approval from the UK Financial Services Authority and Lloyd’s to launch its own Lloyd’s managing agency, Torus Underwriting Management Limited –...
Home Work
Mar 25 2013 // Insurance Journal‘s own Don Jergler recently tackled the controversy triggered when Yahoo ended its liberal work-at-home policy. The tech firm decided that employees who work in offices with others have more...
Florida Insurers, Employers Scrambling After Court Ruling on Workers’ Compensation Benefit
Mar 25 2013 // A Florida district court judge’s ruling that declared unconstitutional a 104-week limitation on injured workers’ temporary benefits left insurers and employers scrambling to come up with a legislative...
North Carolina Wins MetLife Jobs
Mar 25 2013 // MetLife Inc. announced it will move 2,600 jobs from offices in four Northeast states and California to lower-cost locations in two North Carolina cities, while also getting tax breaks and other incentives that could reach...
Insurer Strategies for Managing Extreme Weather Risk
Mar 25 2013 // Common strategies for risk management include catastrophe modeling, reinsurance, higher deductibles or broader exclusions in risk-prone areas, particularly coastal zones, and a tight control of aggregate exposure,...
Transitioning Jobs at MetLife
Mar 25 2013 // Insurance giant MetLife Inc. recently announced a plan to move some 2,600 positions into newly created facilities in North Carolina by the end of 2015. And this means a lot of folks in the Northeast could be facing some...
Geico Expands in Indiana, Plans 1,200 Jobs in Carmel
Mar 21 2013 // Geico is announcing plans to bring 1,200 jobs to Indiana and pump millions of dollars into developing a campus just north of Indianapolis. The Washington, D.C.-based insurance company plans to equip a 109,000 square-foot...
Agency Compensation: Who’s Worth What in Your Independent Agency?
Mar 20 2013 // From top level managers to office and support staff — every person in an agency has a role to play in helping the agency win in the sales game. When one person fails, the whole agency suffers. And when an agency suffers,...
Tennessee Aims to Change How Workers’ Compensation Disputes Are Settled
Mar 20 2013 // Tennessee lawmakers have advanced a workers’ compensation reform bill that could change how injured workers’ claims disputes are handled. Governor Bill Haslam has been looking to reform the state’s...
Buffett’s Salary Unchanged After 25 Years
Mar 18 2013 // Warren Buffett’s total compensation declined 14 percent last year to $423,923 as Berkshire Hathaway spent less on his security, but his salary remained unchanged at $100,000. Buffett’s salary for leading...
Wells Fargo Names Haskell Managing Director for Pacific Northwest
Mar 18 2013 // Wells Fargo Insurance named John Haskell managing director for the Pacific Northwest. Haskell will lead business development, client service and sales, and cross-sell strategy for the company’s insurance operations...
Insurance Weighs in on Working from Home
Mar 13 2013 // Working from home has become a hot topic following Yahoo Inc. CEO Marissa Mayer’s announced plans in late February to bring telecommuters back into the office, and the issue is being taken up by some insurance firms,...
Britain’s Barclays, RBS Hit Over High Compensation Scheme
Mar 11 2013 // Britain’s Barclays and RBS paid more than 500 staff over 1 million pounds ($1.5 million) in 2012, a year when both were embroiled in rate rigging and mis-selling scandals. Both Barclays and RBS are paying out...
MetLife Moving 2,600 Jobs to North Carolina from Northeast, California
Mar 11 2013 // Insurance giant MetLife Inc. said last week that it will move 2,600 jobs from offices in four Northeast states and California to lower-cost locations in two North Carolina cities, while also getting tax breaks and other...
