Archive for December 2016

Happy Holidays to You and Yours Reflecting on an outstanding year in the insurance recruiting industry By Mike McDonough Last month we took the time to say thank you to everyone who has helped General Search & Recruitment get to where we are today. This month we’d like to take a look back at the…

Changing Company Culture By Julie Shenkman, Beyond Company culture determines a lot about an organization, from employee morale and customer satisfaction to company goals and innovative thinking. If the company culture at your organization is sending the business in the wrong direction, find out how to change it with these nine tips. 1. Start With…

Re-engaging the Disengaged Employee by Crystal Spraggins All the surveys prove it—more than two thirds of Americans would rather be working somewhere else. Worldwide, the problem is even worse. A 2013 Gallup poll found that internationally only 13% of workers are engaged. What Causes Disengagement? Many articles have been written about the causes of disengagement,…

New Jersey lawmakers have given their OK to ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft. Lawmakers on Monday approved a measure to make the services legal. If approved by Republican Gov. Chris Christie, the measure would allow the state attorney general … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

Officials and residents in the New Hampshire town of Greenland are urging Portsmouth’s City Council to support running municipal water to homeowners whose wells are vulnerable to contamination from a Superfund cleanup site. The Coakley Landfill Group, which includes the … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

A federal prosecutor on Monday said the government won’t introduce at trial a lengthy statement from a man charged with setting off bombs in New York and New Jersey in order to keep to a scheduled trial date in March. … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

Newport Beach, Calif., headquartered insurance broker Alliant has hired Robert J. Bothwell as executive vice president based in Boston, Mass. In this role, Bothwell will provide targeted risk management and insurance solutions to a global client base, expanding the reach … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

By Andrew G. Simpson New data show many more coal miners across Appalachia suffering from the most serious form of black lung disease than federal regulators previously reported. National Public Radio reported Friday that its investigation shows cases 10 times more prevalent, with data … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

Officials say a Nigerian national has been charged in connection with a hack of Los Angeles County emails that might have exposed personal data from more than 750,000 people who had business with county departments. The district attorney’s office says … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal