A new study makes the case that entrepreneurship isn’t just for the young, or for men. From Steve Jobs to Mark Zuckerberg, the stories of prosperous, young innovators drive the American economic narrative. However, the truth is that older business …
Online video conferencing has proven itself a useful technology tool in the midst of a worldwide quarantine thanks to COVID-19 but such rapid expansion in recent weeks is causing one of the largest firms a bit of privacy troubles. Zoom …
While most of the world is focused on preventing the spread of Covid-19, there’s another looming catastrophe almost certain to happen: cyberattacks. A new government report on cybersecurity, “A Warning from Tomorrow,” asserts the nation is seriously underprepared for cyberattacks …
U.S. homeowner insurers are doing a better job than ever making their customers happy when responding to claims, according to J.D. Power. Results of the firm’s Property Claims Satisfaction Study show that overall customer satisfaction with the property claims process …
Although obese employees incur higher direct and indirect costs, the extent of obesity-related costs tends to be lower in some industrial sectors than others– including healthcare, according to a recent study in the February Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. …
Top Workplace Discrimination Claims Retaliation is again the number one discrimination charge filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), followed by disability, race, sex and age. Each year the EEOC breaks down charges and last year the agency received …
Throughout the year readers can find countless words of wisdom on how to be a better and more successful professional insurance agent inside the pages of Insurance Journal magazine. Here are a few ideas from columnists in no special order …
Can ethics be taught? New research suggests yes, while offering the first large-sample study on how rules and ethics training affects behavior and employment decisions in the financial sector. “Skeptics often criticize the lack of empirical evidence that shows ethics …
Marijuana use among adolescents and adults increased after legalization of recreational marijuana and that maybe problematic, according to a new study from New York University’s Grossman School of Medicine and Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. Published online November …
The #MeToo movement has brought changes to America’s workplaces. According to a recent poll, roughly one-third of American workers say they’ve changed how they act at work in the past year as the recent spotlight on sexual misconduct and racial …
