Safety Inspections Don’t Hurt Businesses; Do Lower Workers’ Comp Costs: Study May 17, 2012 By Scott Malone Random inspections of U.S. industrial workplaces lower the risk of workers being injured on the job and have no measurable...
MGIC Sues Freddie Mac in Insurance Coverage Dispute May 17, 2012 Mortgage insurer MGIC Investment Corp. has sued mortgage financier Freddie Mac and the Federal Housing Finance Administration to settle a...
AIG Shares Fall Below Government Breakeven Price May 17, 2012 Shares in bailed-out insurer American International Group dipped below the government’s breakeven price on its 61 percent stake in the...
The Industry’s Role in Cutting Down Crooked Contractors May 17, 2012 By Robert Passmore Approximately one year ago, on Sunday, May 22 at about 5:30 p.m., Joplin, Mo. was devastated by a massive EF...
Allstate Loses $280 Million on Disasters in April May 17, 2012 Home and auto insurer Allstate Corp. said on Thursday it lost $280 million in April on natural disasters, more than...
How Young Insurance Agents Are Changing the Industry May 17, 2012 By Andrea Wells There’s a change happening — a big change. And some say young independent insurance agents are the catalyst for that...
EEOC Updates Best Practices for Using Criminal Records in Hiring May 17, 2012 By Andrew G. Simpson Recognizing that technology has changed hiring procedures and also that more people are coming in contact with the criminal justice...
Investor Paulson to Scale Back His Activist Role in Hartford’s Shares May 16, 2012 By Young Ha John Paulson, the hedge fund manager who has been pressuring The Harford to break itself apart to maximize shareholder value,...
The Language of Sales May 16, 2012 By Catherine Oak and Bill Schoeffler Much of life is a sales process. At some point in every relationship we are, in effect, negotiating, selling and...
Home Insurance Rates Rose 19% Nationwide in 2011: Report May 16, 2012 Homeowners insurance premiums went up 19 percent on average nationwide, according to a report from an online insurance provider. Homeinsurance.com...