Talent Management
Some Employers Find Excuses to Fire Pregnant Employees
The Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 makes it illegal for a woman to be fired just because she is pregnant. But that doesn't stop it from happening, according to new research by Reginald Byron, ...
CEO Viewpoint: Winning the War for Talent to Harness the Full Power of Predictive Analytics
The reputation of the insurance industry has long been that it follows behind other industries in the use and implementation of technology. Across numerous other industries, big data and analytics ...
What It Takes to Be a P/C Insurer COO: Executive Recruiter Views
The leaders of operations of property/casualty companies carry various titles and have a wide range of responsibilities—so different, in fact, that even industry executive placement experts have a ...
AIG Trimming U.S. P/C Staff By 3%; Commercial Combined Ratio Improves to 107.7
Insurer American International Group on Thursday raised its dividend and announced more share buybacks as its fourth-quarter earnings beat expectations, swinging to a profit compared with a ...
The Institutes, Univ. of Wisconsin Team Up on Insurance Manager Program
The Institutes have partnered with the Wisconsin School of Business at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to offer a Leadership Development program designed for property/casualty insurance managers ...
Excess & Surplus Lines Is The Stable Place to Be: Scottsdale’s Miller
The excess and surplus (E&S) lines insurance industry was in a good place last year, characterized by a stable market and moderate growth, according to one executive who is bullish on the sector. ...
Infantino Named Education Director for IJ’s Academy of Insurance
Laurie Infantino, AFIS, CIC, CISC, CISR, ACSR, CRIS, has been named Education Director of Insurance Journal's Academy of Insurance. The insurance education professional will focus on the quality of ...
Kemper Realigns P/C Operations
Kemper Corp. is realigning its business to create one property/casualty segment for financial reporting purposes, beginning with the first quarter 2014. The company said its new Kemper property & ...