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HCI Invested in Tampa Office Site, Now Leasing it to GEICO for 1,000-Job Expansion
Mar 31 2025 // Berkshire Hathaway’s GEICO insurance plans to open a new campus in Tampa late this summer, bringing more than 1,000 jobs to the area. The property and auto insurer also plans to open an office in the Dallas area by...
Department of Labor Award Continues Disaster-Relief Jobs for Maui Wildfires
Mar 31 2025 // The U.S. Department of Labor is awarding $2.5 million to Hawaii to continue employment and training services and support disaster-relief jobs for people in communities affected by the wildfires that swept across the island...
Family of Ironworker Who Died on Job Awarded $12 Million
Mar 28 2025 // A Pennsylvania cement company has agreed to pay $12 million to the family of an ironworker who fell to his death while attempting to set up a temporary catwalk at the company’s plant in Stockertown. In July 2021, the...
The Insurance Industry’s Talent Crunch: Attracting and Retaining Gen Z
Mar 24 2025 // The last three years have exposed a growing challenge for insurance carriers: attracting, hiring, and retaining young talent. Despite the passing of the so-called “Great Resignation,” the insurance industry...
‘Bleak’ Data: Insurance Carriers’ Entry Level Hiring Expectations Hit Low Point
Mar 19 2025 // Insurance carriers expecting to add staff in 2025 are largely looking for experienced professionals rather than filling entry level roles, according to the latest Insurance Labor Market Study from Jacobson Group and...
Employee Whiffs on Workers Compensation Claim for TopGolf Injury
Mar 19 2025 // An employee who claims he injured his knee while swinging a club during an employer-sponsored TopGolf event has failed to qualify for workers’ compensation benefits. The Virginia Workers’ Compensation...
People Moves: Alera Group Appoints Bashford as Managing Director of Midwest Region
Mar 11 2025 // Talicia Bashford Alera Group, headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois, appointed Talicia Bashford as managing director of the Midwest region. Bashford will lead the growth of Alera Group’s capabilities and market share...
People Moves: Miller Taps SCOR’s Foucart as Managing Director in Reinsurance Practice; Acrisure Re Corporate Advisory & Solutions Appoints 4 Senior Hires
Mar 7 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the brokers Miller and Acrisure Re. A summary of these new hires follows here. Miller Taps SCOR’s Foucart as Managing Director in Reinsurance...
Birth Injury Compensation Fund Executive Gets 9 Years for Embezzling $6.7 Million
Mar 6 2025 // A Providence Forge, Virginia man has been sentenced to nine years in prison for embezzling funds from his former employer, the Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program. According to court documents,...
Pathway to a Surety Career
Mar 5 2025 // This post is part of a series sponsored by IAT Insurance Group. Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding career in the financial industry? Surety might be the Answer. In episode 12 of What’s Brewing, we explore...
Viewpoint: Attracting and Retaining Gen Z to Quell the Insurance Talent Crunch
Feb 27 2025 // The last three years have exposed a growing challenge for insurance carriers: attracting, hiring and retaining young talent. Despite the passing of the so-called “Great Resignation,” the insurance industry...
People Moves: Allianz Commercial Appoints Contreras Portfolio Solutions Leader; Risk Strategies Names Simon Managing Director, Private Equity
Feb 25 2025 // Allianz Commercial Appoints Contreras North American Portfolio Solutions Leader Jenna Contreras Allianz Commercial, headquartered in New York City, appointed Jenna Contreras to the North American distribution team in the...
Building and Retaining Talent: Salary and Culture Matter but That’s Not Always Enough
Feb 24 2025 // Independent agency owners, producers, and support staff continue to report higher pay, according to Insurance Journal’s national online Agency Salary Survey results. But for the second year in a row, survey...
Agency Survey: Salaries, Total Income Jump in 2024 but Pay Satisfaction Declines
Feb 24 2025 // Insurance agency owners, producers, and support staff on average made more money in 2024, but for two years in a row, satisfaction with compensation declined, according to the latest Agency Salary Survey, published...
County Trash Collector’s Workers’ Compensation Claim Thrown Out
Feb 21 2025 // When the garbage truck stopped, the worker stepped down from the metal step on the back of the truck to run and retrieve a trash can. When his feet hit the ground, he heard a pop in his leg, felt pain in his knee, knelt...
People Moves: West Named Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division Administrator
Feb 20 2025 // The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services appointed Matt West as administrator of the Workers’ Compensation Division. West has more than 19 years of experience in the workers’ comp industry. He...
Trump’s Hiring Freeze Throws Wildfire Fighters Into Disarray
Feb 18 2025 // Federal firefighters have found their jobs on the chopping block as a result of US President Donald Trump’s executive orders, with a hiring freeze simultaneously blocking reinforcements in the aftermath of the Los...
People Moves: BMS Taps Howden Re’s Biddell as Managing Director and Head of London P/C; MGA DUAL UK Makes 3 Senior Appointments in Underwriting and Distribution
Feb 13 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the broker BMS and the managing general agent DUAL UK. A summary of these new hires follows here. BMS Taps Howden Re’s Biddell as Managing Director...
Michigan DIFS Advocates for Careers in the Insurance Industry as Part of Careers Month
Feb 11 2025 // The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) is highlighting in-demand jobs available to Michiganders in the insurance field as part of Insurance Careers Month. More than 73,000 Michiganders work in...
SEC Starts Shifting Agency’s Focus as Job Cut Threat Spooks Staff
Feb 10 2025 // A day after the Trump administration sent a missive to all federal employees inviting them to resign, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s acting boss, Mark Uyeda, addressed staff in a packed auditorium at...
