It’s anticipated that by 2020 there will be hundreds of thousands of unfilled positions in the insurance industry and that some 25 percent of those currently working in the sector will retire within the next three years. The looming talent …
JLT Specialty USA has appointed Jeff Segall as SVP and Construction Risk leader in JLT’s U.S. Construction Practice. Segall will join JLT’s team working with large construction projects, including power stations, infrastructure projects, office blocks and sports stadia. He will …
Legislation to create a workers’ compensation alternative in Tennessee is already facing serious setbacks in the just started legislative session, despite being amended in 2015 and refiled in 2016. An emerging scandal involving one of the lawmakers sponsoring the bill …
Hub International Ltd. has named Sara Owens senior vice president of engagement. Owens will be responsible for engaging key constituents of Hub’s Los Angeles, Calif. operation, including community leaders, business owners, professional associations, strategic partners, clients and employees. She will …
California workers’ compensation claim severity continues to increase, while claims frequency declines, according a newly released report. The latest California hospital report benchmarking workers’ comp costs by Milliman and Keenan Healthcare uses data from 35 hospital systems and individual facilities …
It may take weeks to determine why a huge construction crane that was being lowered during strong winds came crashing down onto a street last Friday, Feb. 5, killing a pedestrian and crushing a row of parked cars, New York …
With one of the highest drug overdose death rates in the nation, New Mexico has been working for years to curb what has now been identified by the highest levels of government as a national epidemic. The state was the …
Dallas-based CoVerica has promoted John Sutter to branch development director. The company also announced it is opening a new CoVerica branch in Tyler, Texas. Sutter will identify and support future independent agencies for strategic alignment with CoVerica as free standing …
Brown & Brown Inc. announced that its subsidiary, The Advocator Group LLC, has acquired substantially all of the equity interests of Social Security Advocates for the Disabled LLC (SSAD) in Norwell, Massachusetts. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Since …
The power and frequency of earthquakes in Oklahoma have been increasing, but the Legislature has done little to try to curb the temblors that scientists have linked to the underground disposal of oil and gas drilling wastewater. That could change …
