Archive for September 2015

September Summary By: Mike McDonough We’ve just entered into the busiest time of year for hiring. We’re seeing a large increase across the board with positions, especially in the executive space.   The broker and agency field has over two-dozen openings right now and many companies are searching for senior professionals to join their ranks.…

Preparing for the Hiring Push Are you ready for the biggest hiring push of the year? We’ve just entered the best time of the year for hiring. Budgets are being finalized for next year and managers are getting approval to hire for additional positions. Hiring managers will want to get new employees in the organization…

Surplus lines carrier Scottsdale Insurance Co. has named David Nelson as the leader of contract underwriting. Nelson has been with Scottsdale Insurance since 1991. His most recent position was CFO for the Scottsdale Insurance Group of Companies, Nationwide Agribusiness and … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

Leaders of two major health insurers planning multibillion dollar acquisitions made their case to Congress this week that bigger can mean better in their industry, but concerns are being raised in Washington about how these deals will affect consumers and … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

Kevin Eggleston has joined HUB California as managing director responsible for the hospitality practice. Eggleston will be based in the HUB California Sacramento office. Eggleston began his career in management positions with luxury hotels in Boston, Charlotte, San Francisco and … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

The tropical Pacific is sending a big dollop of rain into the U.S. Southwest. While it won’t help much in drought-ridden California, it’s another step in the right direction for Arizona and New Mexico. The annual monsoon can ease the … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries is proposing an average 2 percent rate workers’ compensation increase for 2016. Each fall L&I sets workers’ comp rates for the following year. L&I looks at expected workers’ comp payouts, the size … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

Brit Limited, a global specialty insurer and reinsurer based in London, announce that it has made a significant strategic investment in Ambridge Partners LLC, a New York-based managing general underwriter of transactional insurance products and a key trading partner of … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

President Barack Obama declared a major disaster Tuesday in a Northern California wildfire that has destroyed at least 1,200 homes and killed at least three people. The declaration issued for the fire that broke out in Lake County 90 miles … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal