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More Students Showing Interest in Insurance Careers, Say N.J. Agents
Jul 7 2009 // More than ever before, recent graduates are expressing interest in the insurance industry, according to the Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey and New Jersey Young Insurance Professionals. The associations’...
How to Hire the Next Generation of Leaders
Jul 6 2009 // Five Sure-Fire Ways to Get the Best Talent in Your Agency The insurance industry is transitioning into a new era as Baby Boomers approach retirement. But who will fill their shoes? There is no line of new talent waiting in...
Head of New York Workers’ Compensation Board Stepping Down
Jul 6 2009 // No Replacement Named Zachary Weiss, chairman of the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board, will resign from his post later this month to become a federal administrative law judge. Weiss became chairman of the...
Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corp. Names Scholarship Recipient
Jul 2 2009 // Mary K. Stelly of Arnaudville, La., has been selected as the 2009 recipient of the Stephen W. Cavanaugh Scholarship, awarded annually by the Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation (LWCC) to an outstanding...
Connecticut Teacher Recognized for Inspiring Insurance Careers
Jul 1 2009 // A Connecticut High School teacher has been named Teacher of the Year by an insurance industry-backed group for his efforts to introduce students to careers in insurance. Gary Barcher, who has taught at Bloomfield High...
Supreme Court Firefighter Ruling Could Affect Other Hiring Programs
Jun 29 2009 // The U.S. Supreme Court overruled President Barack Obama’s high court nominee Sonia Sotomayor Monday in an important race discrimination case, but the White House remained confident she would be approved. The...
West Virginia Workers’ Compensation Insurer Approved in Kentucky
Jun 25 2009 // West Virginia’s BrickStreet Mutual Insurance Co. said it received word this week that it has been approved to write workers’ compensation insurance in Kentucky. The expansion into Kentucky begins a “new...
Montana Town Stops Asking Job Seekers for Internet Passwords
Jun 23 2009 // The City of Bozeman, Mont., decided to abruptly suspend its practice of asking job seekers for the user names and passwords to their Internet social networking and Web groups such as YouTube and Facebook. The city said the...
Ex-CEO Greenberg: No Fiduciary Duty to Fund AIG Compensation Plan
Jun 17 2009 // Maurice “Hank” Greenberg, former chief executive of insurer AIG, testified before a federal jury on Tuesday that he did not have a fiduciary duty to fund an AIG compensation plan. “I did not view myself...
Farmers Insurance Bringing 1,600 New Jobs to Michigan
Jun 16 2009 // Farmers Insurance Group of Companies will build two new buildings and add an estimated 1,600 new jobs at its location in Caledonia, Michigan. The company said that the development is attributable in part to an attractive...
How to Hire the Next Generation of Leaders
Jun 15 2009 // Five Sure-Fire Ways to Get the Best Talent in Your Agency The insurance industry is transitioning into a new era. For years, Baby Boomers have led the way and now, as they approach retirement, must find a way to pass along...
Take Advantage of Bad Times by Hiring a Marketing Major
Jun 15 2009 // Enhance Your Survival by Finding Light Within the Darkness The economic landscape is mired in darkness. Bankruptcies and foreclosures have risen to frightening levels, while the stock market languishes in despair. The high...
Managing an Agency in a Troubled Economy
Jun 15 2009 // InsurBanc’s Pettinicchi on Agency Financing Options Unlike many businesses, independent insurance agencies do not need to access credit on a daily basis. But when the time comes that an independent agency needs...
U.S. ‘Pay Czar’ to Have Power to Reject Compensation for Bailed Out Execs
Jun 10 2009 // The Obama administration on Wednesday will name a pay czar with the power to reject compensation plans for top employees at companies receiving “exceptional” government aid, an administration official said...
Nautilus Insurance Group Receives Awards from the American Association of Managing General Agents
Jun 9 2009 // Scottsdale, Ariz. – June 9, 2009 – Nautilus Insurance Group, comprised of Nautilus Insurance Company (“Nautilus”) and Great Divide Insurance Company (“Great Divide”), member companies of...
Workers’ Compensation Industry Worried About Obesity Claims
Jun 9 2009 // It’s time to face facts: the U.S. is a nation of obese workers. About a quarter of the nation is obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). While this presents serious health...
Families Fight Ohio Uranium Plant Workers’ Compensation Ruling
Jun 8 2009 // Relatives of workers who died of exposure to radiation or toxic materials at a Cold War-era uranium enrichment plant in Ohio are fighting a ruling by state officials that keeps them from receiving workers’...
Florida Workers’ Compensation Rates Cut to Reflect Lawyer Fee Cap Law
Jun 3 2009 // Florida’s insurance regulator has approved a rollback of workers’ compensation insurance rates from April 1 rates to the lower rates that were in effect on Jan. 1. The order by Florida Insurance Commissioner...
Former Gov. New CEO of Missouri Workers’ Compensation Insurer
Jun 3 2009 // Former Missouri Gov. Roger Wilson has taken over as acting president and CEO of Missouri Employers Mutual. Wilson began May 31 as the leader of the workers’ compensation firm that employs more than 200 people in...
Fiat Agrees to Assume Chrysler’s Workers’ Compensation in Michigan
Jun 1 2009 // Michigan is dropping objections to the sale of Chrysler LLC after the buyer agreed to assume Chrysler’s workers’ compensation liabilities. The settlement announced last Friday averts a court fight. The state...
