Latest Talent Headlines
All the headlines from our Talent Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Hiring Momentum May Be Slowing Overall But Not in Insurance
Jan 28 2020 // There is an even balance in the share of U.S. businesses reporting decreases and increases in employment for the first time in a decade, a survey showed on Monday, the latest suggestion that the labor market has likely...
Compensation Is Your Agency’s #1 Recruiting Tool
Jan 27 2020 // Employers find it difficult to hear that the entire kit and kaboodle of recruiting boils down to money. Insurance agencies would like to think there’s more to the story — work/life balance, career development...
Workers’ Compensation Is Doing Well. Is It Time to Worry?
Jan 24 2020 // Although workers’ compensation results remain strong—and the line continues to outperform all other commercial insurance lines—worries about continued soft pricing and loss reserve levels for workers’...
2020 Agency Salary Survey: Tell Us What You Think
Jan 24 2020 // Total compensation and salary adjustments on average fell slightly in agencies responding to the 2019 Agency Salary Survey – but that trend didn’t impact employee satisfaction. On average, employee satisfaction...
State of Insurance Agency E&O Insurance Market: Managing Rates and Risks
Jan 23 2020 // Agency errors and omissions (E&O) coverage is likely the most important insurance policy an agency purchases. As customer demands rise to an all-time high, having the right E&O coverage and ensuring best practices...
Dean Promoted to Managing Director at Burns & Wilcox in Indianapolis
Jan 22 2020 // Wholesale insurance broker and underwriting manager, Burns & Wilcox, has promoted Andrew Dean to managing director from associate managing director in the company’s Indianapolis, Indiana, office. As managing...
Saxe Doernberger & Vita Names Guertin Managing Partner of Northeast Office
Jan 16 2020 // Saxe Doernberger & Vita, P.C. (SDV) has named Theresa A. Guertin as managing partner of SDV’s Northeast office, effective January 1, 2020. Guertin has an active litigation practice, and she is co-chair of the...
Tax Break for Hiring Felons Included in Nebraska Bill
Jan 13 2020 // Nebraska businesses that hire felons could get a tax break under a measure that’s designed to make it easier for them to get jobs and reduce the likelihood they’ll re-offend. Supporters say the bill before...
What’s Happening in Agency Compensation? Take This Year’s Salary Survey
Jan 10 2020 // Insurance Journal would like to invite ALL retail agency owners, principals, producers, CSRs — the entire agency — to participate in Insurance Journal’s annual independent insurance agency salary survey for...
Willis Re Taps Buxton from Allianz as Managing Director, Int’l Customized Reinsurance
Jan 9 2020 // Willis Re, the reinsurance subsidiary of Willis Towers Watson, announced the appointment of Simon Buxton as managing director of its International Customised Reinsurance practice, which focuses on non-traditional...
Report: Salaries at California State Fund Being Questioned
Jan 6 2020 // Salaries at California’s State Compensation Fund are being called into question by some people in the state Capitol, it’s being reported. State Fund recruited a high-priced team of former executives from the...
12 New Year’s Resolutions for Insurance Agents
Dec 31 2019 // During the course of a year, Insurance Journal columnists, consultants and other writers dispense countless words of wisdom on how to be a better and more successful professional insurance agent. If you are a veteran...
Most Common Workers’ Compensation Medical Provider Fraud Schemes
Dec 31 2019 // While most insurance claims are legitimate, studies indicate that 10% or more of all property/casualty insurance claims are fraudulent. In the workers’ compensation industry, combatting fraud can seem like a game of...
Louisiana Adds More Jobs Year-Over-Year; Baton Rouge, Hammond MSAs Set Records
Dec 24 2019 // Preliminary data released by the Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS) shows that the Baton Rouge, Louisiana, metropolitan statistical area (MSA) set another nonfarm employment record at 415,200 jobs for November 2019,...
IICF Raises $1.14M at Annual Benefit Dinner Honoring Markel Corporation
Dec 24 2019 // The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping communities and enriching lives, raised $1.14 million at its 13th Annual Northeast Benefit Dinner held December 11 at...
West Virginia Labor Report Finds 500 Violations of State Jobs Act
Dec 18 2019 // A legislative report says West Virginia’s Division of Labor cited more than 500 violations of a jobs act intended to give local laborers the majority of roles on state-funded public works projects. The Charleston...
Burns & Wilcox Names Clark Managing Director in Colorado
Dec 16 2019 // Burns & Wilcox has named Michelle Clark a managing director in Denver, Colo. Clark oversees the day-to-day operations of the Denver team and leads the office’s growth strategy. She has more than 25 years of...
Building Corporate Citizenship Programs that Attract Top Talent
Dec 16 2019 // Corporate citizenship is no longer a “nice-to-have” for employers. It’s a crucial element of a company’s overall strategy, impacting employer brand, the satisfaction of current staff and even...
Build on Corporate Social Responsibility to Secure the Next Generation of Professionals
Dec 16 2019 // With unemployment at an all-time low, companies are implementing smarter strategies to gain an advantage in attracting and retaining talent. That effort involves finding ways to appeal to workers of different generational...
Fitch Sees Stronger Commercial Lines But Weaker Auto, Workers’ Compensation Results Coming
Dec 16 2019 // The U.S. property/casualty insurance sector should see small improvements in underwriting profits in 2019 and 2020, thanks largely to commercial lines price increases, Fitch Ratings predicts in a new report. But personal...
