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#1 New Jersey Raises Workers’ Compensation Attorney Fee Cap to 25%

Aug 26 2024 // New Jersey has raised the cap on fees for attorneys handling workers’ compensation cases from 20% to 25% of settlements. The primary sponsors of S2822/A3986 were Senator Joseph Lagana and Assemblymen Anthony Verrelli...

#2 VW Scraps Three-Decades-Old German Jobs Pledge to Cut Costs

Sep 10 2024 // Volkswagen AG is ending job protections for auto workers in Germany as part of its cost-cutting push, setting up a showdown with unions as the country’s most important industry fights for its future. The manufacturer...

#3 Managing Management Liability Risk in Today’s Market

Sep 2 2024 // The management liability insurance segment has attracted a lot of new capacity in the last few years, and the increased competition has pushed rates down significantly. But the segment faces growing risks from regulatory...

#4 New Hampshire Approves 5.6% Workers’ Compensation Loss Cost Decrease for 2025

Sep 6 2024 // The New Hampshire Insurance Department (NHID) reports that it has approved a workers’ compensation rate proposal that will reduce voluntary loss costs by 5.6% on average. The new lower rates will apply to voluntary...

#5 ‘No’ Is Not an Option for E&S Brokers Managing Through Busy Times – Young E&S Professionals Share Their Views on Surplus Lines

Sep 16 2024 // Wholesale insurance teams are up for a challenge, and they need to be. Rising rates, shrinking appetites, hurricanes, wildfires and increased demand mean those working in the excess and surplus (E&S) sector are facing...

#6 Michigan Court: Businesses Can’t Get State Compensation Over Pandemic Closures

Sep 3 2024 // DETROIT (AP) — The Michigan Supreme Court on Friday shut the door on businesses seeking to be paid by the state for restrictions that harmed sales during the COVID-19 pandemic. The court, in a pair of 5-2 orders, let...

#7 People Moves: Brit Names Guy Carpenter’s Stephenson to Lead Bermuda Expansion; HDI Global Taps Geis From Allianz as Managing Director for Germany

Sep 5 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Brit Ltd. in Bermuda and HDI Global in Germany. A summary of these new hires follows here. Brit Names Guy Carpenter’s Stephenson to Lead Bermuda...

#8 Thinking About Hiring an Internal Recruiter? Here’s Our Advice to Get You Started.

Sep 2 2024 // In 2015, my partners and I started the buy-out process at Capstone. In 2018, the purchase was complete, but the real work had just begun. We thought about how to grow the company, which included hiring additional...

#9 UK’s Aviva Conspired to Dodge India Compensation and Tax Rules, Agency Says

Aug 30 2024 // An Indian tax agency has found that British insurer Aviva breached local regulations capping commissions to sales agents with a system of fake invoices and clandestine cash payments, according to a notice seen by...