Archive for April 2017

By Don Jergler More than 3,000 petroleum wells are being shut down in Colorado as a precaution after a house explosion killed two people, an oil and gas company said. Anadarko Energy said it operated a well about 200 feet (60 meters) from … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

Building a Championship Team Team-building tips from the World Series Champs By: Mike McDonough Baseball season is back in full swing, and as a Chicagoan I know a lot of Cubs fans are still celebrating winning their first World Series Championship since 1908. It took a long time to build the team that won it…

Baseball season is back in full swing, and while the boys of summer are back in town, it’s also prime season for hiring. Just this week we’ve had nearly 50 jobs submitted to our board and we currently are looking for candidates to fill over 600 open positions. We’re recruiting for a wide range of…

Write Better Job Descriptions to Attract Millennials By: www.InsNerds.com As Baby Boomers start transitioning into retirement, insurers and agencies are struggling to attract Millennials to replace them. One of the causes of the problem is the industry’s reputation of being boring. Looking at a description from the perspective of a young college graduate with no…

Client Needs, Demands Drive Change In Recruiting Sector   For boutique search firms, these are auspicious days. Double digit growth and expansion is the order of the day for many of the more specialized recruiters. As a group, industry statistics show, the boutiques are far outpacing their Big Five competition. Without question, these upstarts are doing something right. Many are…

By Andrew G. Simpson Private equity firm Warburg Pincus said Dominic Casserley has joined the firm as a senior advisor in its Financial Services Group. Casserley formerly CEO of Willis Group Holdings, will help evaluate new investment opportunities in the financial services sector, including … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

By Don Jergler California lawmakers are considering an audacious proposal that would substantially remake the state’s health care system by eliminating insurance companies and guaranteeing coverage for everyone. The idea known as single-payer healthcare has long been popular on the left. It’s gaining … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

By Don Jergler Regulators say they have fined Pacific Gas and Electric Co. $8.3 million for failing to maintain a power line that sparked a massive blaze in Northern California that destroyed 549 homes and killed two people. The California Public Utilities Commission … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

By Don Jergler A company in California’s Bay Area that sells home oxygen equipment has agreed to pay more than $11 million to settle allegations that it profited from filing false reimbursement claims with the government. The San Francisco Chronicle reported the Justice … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal