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Nuclear Workers in Pa. Become Eligible for Compensation
Jan 4 2008 // After a yearslong fight, tens of thousands of workers at a former nuclear fuel processing plant in Armstrong County, Pa. are now eligible for government aid for their illnesses. To qualify for the $150,000 in compensation,...
Arrowhead’s Merger is Complete For its Workers’ Compensation Program
Jan 3 2008 // San Diego, CA – ARROWHEAD General Insurance Agency, Inc. is pleased to announce that effective January 1, 2008, the company will have completed the integration of Cypress Point-Arrowhead General Insurance Agency,...
N.H. Fixes Workers’ Compensation Law for Contractors
Jan 3 2008 // As promised, New Hampshire lawmakers made changes to a controversial workers’ compensation measure affecting small contractors one of their first orders of business for 2008. Meeting in Concord on Jan. 2, the House...
West Va. Privatization of Workers’ Compensation Not all Smooth Sailing
Dec 23 2007 // Gov. Manchin at odds with lawmakers over system as it prepares for more private insurers The latest power struggle between W.Va. Gov. Joe Manchin’s administration and lawmakers spilled out into the open recently. Led...
Fault Lines in N.Y. Workers’ Compensation
Dec 23 2007 // The debate over payments to the Aggregate Trust Fund is one, although by no means the only, workers’ compensation insurance reform that New York carriers want to see changed. “We were generally very pleased...
Low Salaries Leave Mississippi Towns with Few Firefighters
Dec 21 2007 // Some fire departments in south Mississippi are struggling to fill vacancies as firefighters leave for better paying jobs. Officials in Petal, Miss., are trying to recruit qualified people to work in the physically...
Study Questions Use of Personality Tests in Hiring Employees
Dec 14 2007 // For the past 15 years personality tests have been thought to be valid predictors of job performance. So much so that and many employers are now using them when selecting workers or making promotion decisions. But a group...
N.H. Man Sentenced for Workers’ Compensation Theft
Dec 11 2007 // A 52-year-old New Hampshire man has pleaded guilty to theft in a workers’ compensation case. Attorney General Kelly Ayotte says Philip Rice of Derry was sentenced to serve six months in jail with the sentence...
N.H. Promises to Fix Workers’ Compensation Law for Contractors
Dec 7 2007 // New Hampshire state lawmakers from both parties said this week they hope to quickly fix a workers’ compensation law when they return to the Statehouse in the new year. Earlier this year the Legislature closed a...
Employer Organization Insolvent, Could Affect Up To 3,000 N.C. Jobs
Dec 5 2007 // North Carolina Insurance Department officials denied an ongoing licensure request of Castleton Group Inc., a professional employer organization based in Raleigh, “due to its hazardous financial condition.” The...
Workers’ Compensation Prescription Drug Study: Costs Stabilizing
Dec 3 2007 // There are some signs that the workers’ compensation prescription drug share of total medical costs is leveling off – at least temporarily, according to a National Council on Compensation Insurance study updated...
N.Y. Fire Department, Contractors Form Job Safety Council
Dec 2 2007 // New York City fire department officials and construction contractors have formed a joint advisory council to lay down stringent safety rules for job sites, aimed at forestalling such mishaps as the fire that killed two...
Communication is Key When Managing Program Contracts
Dec 2 2007 // The insurance industry survives on relationships built between agents and carriers. The two parties can strive for a harmonious partnership with few problems. Yet when communications break down and there are disagreements,...
Bermuda Insurance Association Says Companies Create U.S. Jobs
Nov 30 2007 // According to the Association of Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers (ABIR), International insurance and reinsurance companies based on the island employ over 9,000 Americans and indirectly generate an estimated 95,045 jobs in...
Aon Risk Services Names Johnson Resident Managing Director in Portland
Nov 21 2007 // Aon Risk Services, the retail brokerage and risk management arm of Aon Corp., appointed Peter Johnson resident managing director of the ARS office in Portland, Ore. upon the retirement of Douglas Stirling, effective Jan....
N.Y. City Fire Department, Contractors Form Joint Job Safety Council
Nov 21 2007 // New York City fire department officials and construction contractors have formed a joint advisory council to lay down stringent safety rules for job sites, aimed at forestalling such mishaps as the fire that killed two...
Insurance Isn’t Dull, Says Kiln’s Creasy
Nov 19 2007 // Kiln’s Chief Executive Edward Creasy in his speech to the Insurance Institute of London (IIL) this week, sent a strong, and much needed message. As reported on the Lloyd’s web site (www.lloyds.com) , he said...
Aon Cutting 2,700 Jobs in Overhaul Aimed at Saving $240 Million Annually
Nov 18 2007 // Insurance brokerage Aon Corp., faced by fierce competition and falling rates, said Wednesday it will cut 2,700 jobs as part of a restructuring plan that will eventually save it about $240 million a year. The elimination of...
Another N.D. Workers’ Comp Official Seeks Job Protection
Nov 8 2007 // Another North Dakota workers’ compensation official has asked for job protection. Kay Grinsteinner, internal audit manager for Workforce Safety and Insurance, e-mailed the agency’s executive director and its...
People
Nov 4 2007 // Austin, Texas-based Medicus Insurance appointed John Flanagan as its new Regional Market manager for the Midwest. Flanagan will be based in Chicago. Flanagan brings over five years of experience in the professional...
