Latest Talent Headlines
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Managing Disasters
Apr 17 2006 // Totally ready or just terrorism ready? Is the nation’s terrorism-centric focus hurting its efforts to plan for other disasters? Dr. James L. Valverde Jr., director of economics and risk management for the Insurance...
•Doron M. Rotman, audit and RAS managing director for Information Risk Management; and
Apr 17 2006 // The participants included: •Scott B. Moritz, director of KPMG Forensic; •Hugh C. Kelly, principal of Financial Risk Management; •Joanna Taylor, senior associate for Financial Risk Management; •Linda...
Hawaii Workers’ Compensation Claims Often Involve Lost Time
Apr 14 2006 // The Workers’ Compensation Research Institute recently studied Hawaii’s workers’ comp system and found a strikingly high proportion of claims that involved lost time. However, the insititute also...
Study Claims N.Y. Employer Mandate Would Cost Jobs, $9.2 Billion
Apr 12 2006 // Up to 100,000 jobs would be lost in New York State and businesses stand to take a $9.2 billion dollar hit under a proposed healthcare mandate, according to research by University of Kentucky economist Dr. Aaron Yelowitz...
R.I.’s Beacon Mutual CEO Expects to Lose Job If Carcieri Wins Battle; Giuliani Report Out Today
Apr 12 2006 // The chief executive of Rhode Island’s largest workers compensation carrier, Beacon Mutual Insurance Co., figures he could be looking for a new job as early as June if Governor Donald Carcieri gets his way. CEO Joseph...
Study says Hanford Workers’ Compensation System Meets Standards
Apr 11 2006 // A study commissioned by the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) has concluded that the Hanford Site’s workers’ compensation system meets state standards for self-insurers but could be...
Former Oak Ridge Weapons Workers to Receive Federal Compensation
Apr 11 2006 // Agency recommends automatic comp for some Y-12 workers Received by Newsfinder from AP Apr 10, 2006 19:08 Eastern Time...
Ind. Supreme Court Addresses Attack on Compensation Rating Bureau
Apr 5 2006 // The Insurance Institute of Indiana and the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies applauded the decision by the Indiana Supreme Court to deny transfer on a case filed against the Indiana Compensation Rating...
Leverage agency resources by retaining your talent
Apr 3 2006 // (Editor’s note: This is the fifth in a series of articles offering “best practices” suggestions for the hiring process in the independent agency. More information is available at iiat.org under Agency...
Leverage agency resources by retaining your talent
Apr 3 2006 // (Editor’s note: This is the fifth in a series of articles offering “best practices” suggestions for the hiring process in the independent agency. More information is available at iiat.org under Agency...
HIRING, CONTEXT AND THE CANDIDATE
Apr 3 2006 // Good employees are key to your company’s success. The first step in hiring stellar employees is to attract them, similar to how you attract clients. You need to “sell” the potential hire on the benefits...
Zurich agents caught in compensation disclosure web
Apr 3 2006 // Independent agents representing Zurich Insurance in the U.S. will have to disclose their income before binding any commercial lines policies for Zurich and some Zurich agents may be denied contingency compensation under...
Producer Compensation: What Should You Pay?
Apr 3 2006 // Compensation for any agency is always the largest expense category. For the typical agency, total compensation (producer and employee compensation plus benefits and taxes) ranges from 50 percent to 75 percent of total...
Agency Advisor
Apr 3 2006 // By serving your employees with the same retention principles that you use with clients, you can enhance the value and durability of your employee relationships and ensure a long-term relationship. In previous articles,...
Agency Advisor
Apr 3 2006 // In previous articles, Paul Martin and I have shared key strategies for recruiting, hiring and training employees. While designed to be effective and efficient, the processes we outline, nevertheless, require significant...
Managing Disasters
Apr 3 2006 // Totally ready or just terrorism ready? Is the nation’s terrorism-centric focus hurting its efforts to plan for other disasters? Dr. James L. Valverde Jr., director of economics and risk management for the Insurance...
Producer compensation: What should you pay?
Apr 3 2006 // Compensation for an agency is always the largest expense category. For the typical agency, total compensation (producer and employee compensation plus benefits and taxes) ranges from 50 percent to 75 percent of total...
Closer Look: Workers’ Compensation
Apr 3 2006 // The savings varies by state and other factors but in 2005 the average risk in pilot states placed in the VCAP program saved $646 compared to what it would have been charged if placed in the residual market. Agent and...
Safeco Offers Monoline Workers Compensation Program
Mar 31 2006 // Safeco, based in Seattle, is offering its workers compensation product on a stand-alone — or monoline — basis in 25 states. The move is designed to give small businesses more flexibility in acquiring coverage...
Allstate’s Chief Executive’s Compensation Cut by 10 Percent
Mar 28 2006 // A proxy statement issued by Allstate Corp. has shown that Chief Executive Edward Liddy’s compensation was cut by 10 percent in 2005, to $11.1 million, the second straight decrease. The Proxy statement is filed with...
