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Swiss Re Confirms 2000 Job Cuts
Sep 25 2006 // From a financial standpoint Swiss Re’s integration of GE Insurance Solutions seems to be progressing well. However, it has inevitably led to job cuts, or as the British would put it, redundancies. Swiss Re announced...
GEICO Adds 800 Jobs in Virginia
Sep 21 2006 // GEICO insurance company announced it would add nearly 800 jobs at its regional headquarters in Stafford County. The facility, one of seven regional offices, employs about 3,000 people and already is one of the...
Agents Take Aim at Zurich Compensation, Disclosure Settlement
Sep 20 2006 // An association for independent insurance agents has urged a federal court to reject recent settlement provisions between Zurich Insurance and states that affect thousands of agents who were not involved in the original...
Fla. Nixes Citizens’ Plan; Bans Hiring of Lawyers for Rate Appeals
Sep 19 2006 // Florida Governor Jeb Bush and his Cabinet have rejected a proposed plan of operation for Citizens Property Insurance Corporation and instead ordered the state’s insurer of last resort to hold a series of public...
Marsh & McLennan Cutting 750 Jobs
Sep 18 2006 // Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc., the world’s biggest insurance brokerage, said last Friday it will cut 750 jobs, consolidate some locations and revamp its information technology structure to cut costs. Marsh &...
Nationwide Health Insurance to Cut 350 Jobs in Ohio, Calif.
Sep 14 2006 // Columbus, Ohio-based Nationwide Health Plans, an affiliate of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. that provides health insurance in Ohio and California, will begin cutting about 350 jobs next year, a spokesman for the larger...
Aviva Targets 4000 Jobs, $470 Million Cost Savings at Norwich Union
Sep 14 2006 // The U.K.’s Aviva plc announced that its British business Norwich Union has targeted some 4000 jobs for elimination in an initiative to “reduce duplication and improve efficiency to deliver annual cost savings...
Brandt Named Manager for Calif. State Compensation Insurance Fund
Sep 13 2006 // Vacaville, Calif. resident Cheri Brandt has been promoted to manager for State Compensation Insurance Fund’s Customer Service Center. Brandt started her State Fund career in 1990 when she was hired as a claims...
Western Agents Upset Brokers Working Against Compensation Agreements
Sep 12 2006 // Reacting to an investors’ conference last week at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods in New York, the Western Insurance Agents Assocation issued a release indicating it is upset that brokers and insurers who broke the law...
Ireland’s Quinn-direct to Create 1000 New Jobs
Sep 5 2006 // One Company that seems confident in the growth predictions of the Research & Markets report (See related article) is Ireland’s Quinn Group. It plans to hire as many as 1000 new workers for its insurance...
Towers Perrin Appoints Taylor-Gooby Managing Director, Tillinghast
Sep 5 2006 // Towers Perrin has named Steve Taylor-Gooby as managing director for its Tillinghast business. In his new role, Taylor-Gooby will assume responsibility for establishing overall strategic direction, key investment priorities...
Businesses file first in series of lawsuits against competitors
Sep 4 2006 // Frustrated businesses took their fight against illegal immigration to court in August, filing the first in a series of lawsuits accusing competitors of hiring illegal workers to achieve an unfair advantage. Anti-illegal...
Transportation activities accounted for most on-job fatalities in 2005
Sep 4 2006 // Texas, Arkansas and Oklahoma all experienced higher rates of workplace fatalities in 2005, as compared to 2004. However, the total number of workplace deaths dropped by 15 in Louisiana last year. Transportation-related...
News Currents
Sep 4 2006 // The lawsuits were an attempt to enforce immigration law by creating a deterrent against hiring illegal employees. Businesses file first in series of lawsuits against competitors Frustrated businesses took their fight...
An assault on compensation agreements
Sep 4 2006 // Both the Independent Insur-ance Agents of Oklahoma and the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas reported they have joined other agent groups in denouncing recent assaults on compensation agreements between independent...
Washington Proposes 2 Percent Cut in Workers’ Compensation Rates
Sep 1 2006 // Washington’s Department of Labor and Industries have proposed lowering workers’ compensation rates next year by an average of 2 percent, the first general rate reduction in six years. It is expected to save...
Ind. Economic Development, University Team Up to Boost Insurance Jobs
Aug 24 2006 // Indianapolis-based Ball State University has announced plans to transform a downtown office space into a high-tech, interactive education, research, information and outreach center that will offer educational opportunities...
Conn. Sets Up Job Web Site for Lincoln National Employees
Aug 23 2006 // Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell has unveiled a new web site designed to help laid off Lincoln National Corp. insurance employees find new employment more quickly. This specialized site provides the displaced workers with...
Businesses File First in Series of Lawsuits Against Competitors Hiring Undocumented Immigrants
Aug 23 2006 // Frustrated businesses took their fight against illegal immigration to a Los Angeles court Tuesday, filing the first in a series of lawsuits accusing competitors of hiring illegal workers to achieve an unfair...
Texas Workers’ Compensation Network Expansions Approved
Aug 22 2006 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company and Concentra announced that the Texas Department of Insurance has approved the expansion of Texas Mutual’s Texas Star Network and Concentra’s Health Care Network (HCN). Texas...