Articles by Jahna Jacobson

Jahna Jacobson is an Assistant Editor for Insurance Journal Magazine.

Bulow Group’s Happy Employee Philosophy – Don’t Forget to Ask

How does an agency keep employees happy? Step one: Ask employees what will make them happy. That’s the advice from The Bulow Group, Insurance Journal’s Midwest Best Agencies to Work For Silver award winner. Based in Tinley Park, Illinois, the …

Community is Key to Employee Happiness

It might seem impossible to build a sense of community and culture across more than 35 offices, nine states and about 700 employees, but the team at INSURICA makes it happen. Community culture was a top rave given to the …

BevCap Employees Feel Heard, Appreciated

At BevCap Management LLC, leadership listens. And they don’t only listen, they implement the ideas that come from the employees working on the frontlines with clients every day. The result? Efficiency, teamwork, and better service. Employees feel heard. And happy. …

Workers’ Comp Insurance Industry Backs CompScience Technology in $6M Seed Round

CompScience has found a way to reduce workers compensation risk and cost using artificial intelligence. Not just by the numbers, but by analyzing authentic, onsite video taken at clients’ facilities. The company provides video analytics and data-driven recommendations using existing …

Hot Spots for Hot Cars: Colorado Leads U.S. in Vehicle Theft Rate, California in Overall Thefts

Texas, California, Florida, Illinois, and Colorado are all places where your car is most likely to be gone in 60 seconds. Vehicle thefts have skyrocketed in many areas of the U.S., according to the recently released National Insurance Crime Bureau’s …

Behavioral Health Linked to Workers’ Comp Recovery: Study

Psychosocial factors are strong predictors of delayed recovery and other adverse outcomes in patients with work-related injuries. A recent white paper from the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) examines the correlations between a worker’s mental health and the time it …