Archive for September 2016

By Andrew G. Simpson The U.S. Supreme Court accepted a new case with implications for the Washington Redskins’ name controversy, agreeing to decide whether the federal government can withhold legal protections for trademarks it concludes are disparaging. The justices on Thursday said they’ll consider … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

By Don Jergler The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit accusing a fast-growing Silicon Valley software company of systematically discriminating against Asian job applicants. Palantir Technologies was co-founded by prominent tech financier Peter Thiel, with backing from an investment arm of … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

Two insurance groups praised California Gov. Jerry Brown over his signing on various insurance-related legislation. Brown recently approved legislation co-sponsored by the Association of California Insurance Companies to enable California insurance customers to conduct more activities electronically. Brown signed Assembly … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

By Elizabeth Blosfield A federal judge has ruled that an insurance company is obligated to defend the ex-wife of serial political candidate Richard Korn in a defamation lawsuit he filed against her. Liberty Mutual argued that a homeowner’s policy it issued to Magda … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

By Andrew G. Simpson Excess and surplus lines underwriters continued to outperform the U.S. property/casualty industry at large in terms of combined ratio in 2015, Fitch Ratings said in a new market review. The report also cautions that premium growth in the E&S sector … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

Six Ways to Prioritize When Everything is Top Priority By: Diana Schneidman, Omnia If you enjoy reality shows in which competitors are charged with completing demanding assignments against extremely tight deadlines, you may recognize that the most important mistakes are made right at the beginning. Because there is so little time, teams rush into the…

Turnovers Can be Lessened With Good Leadership By: Julie Shenkman, Beyond No company wants to eat the cost of employee turnover. Not only does it lose out on productivity, talent and the cost of training new employees, but losing employees left and right to another company can also be a real morale killer. Here are…

The Insurance Boom Hiring in the insurance field has continued to climb – are you capitalizing? By Mike McDonough 2016 is the year of insurance hiring. 66% of insurance executives plan on hiring additional staff by the end of the year and over 80% expect an increase in revenue that will require additional employees to…

The hiring boom is officially here. A record number of insurance companies are reporting hiring needs and many of these corporations plan to bring in additional employees by the end of the year. With all of these organizations looking for help, it’s actually the ideal time for both clients and candidates. Read our latest blog…