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Benefits & Implications of State Workers’ Compensation Fund Modernization and Privatization
State workers' compensation funds currently face several challenges that result from the overall state of the workers' compensation insurance market and their standing as quasi-government entities. ...
How Women Can Rise to Executive Level in P/C Insurance Industry
Networking is the single biggest thing women can do to facilitate their rise up the corporate ladder in the property/casualty insurance industry, according to four women who have done just that. And ...
Ensuring Productivity of Aging Workers
New efforts to integrate health protection and health promotion programs in the workplace are needed soon if the nation's aging workforce is to remain competitive and productive, according to ...AIG Drops Securities Complaint Against Federal Reserve of New York
American International Group Inc. has agreed to end litigation against the Federal Reserve Bank of New York over whether the insurer retained the right after its 2008 taxpayer-funded bailout to sue ...
Software Solution Development Tools—Sounds Good, But…
Over the past decade, tooling has become an attractive option for both insurers and software vendors as a way to create customized solutions. However, like any overused buzzword, "tooling" has many ...
MetLife Cuts 2,500 Sales Advisers Who ‘Were Never Going to Make It’
MetLife Inc., the largest U.S. life insurer, cut its adviser force by a third, eliminating 2,500 jobs as the company scales back variable annuity sales and turns to other nations for growth. MetLife ...
European Companies’ Optimism for China Fading: Survey
European companies' optimism for business prospects in China is declining amid slowing growth, rising labor costs, regulatory obstacles and intensified competition, a survey showed. Optimism for ...
Obama Administration Issues Rules on Workplace Wellness Programs
Employees will be eligible for significantly lower premiums on the health insurance they buy through their employers if they participate in "workplace wellness programs," even if they don't improve ...