Personal Lines
Insurance Jobs Increase Even as Overall Hiring Momentum Starts Slowing
There is an even balance in the share of U.S. businesses reporting decreases and increases in employment for the first time in a decade, a survey showed on Monday, the latest suggestion that the ...
Australian Insurers Strong Enough to Handle Recent Bushfire Losses: A.M. Best
Australian insurers are well-capitalized and should be able to withstand losses from the 2019/2020 bushfire season, aided by strong capital positions and support from reinsurance partners, said AM ...
Pension Fund’s Managers Risk Firing Without Curbing Climate Change Exposure
A 30 billion-pound ($39.3 billion) U.K. pension fund has threatened to fire managers that fail to curb their exposure to climate change and position for a low-carbon economy. Brunel Pension ...
For Leaders, Silence Can Accomplish Plenty
Sometimes silence can go a long way toward helping leaders support their teams. A recent posting with the Random Acts of Leadership blog argues that silence can actually be a very effective strategy ...
American Family’s Minimum Per Hour Rate Raises to $20
American Family Insurance said it has raised its minimum hourly rate to $20 per hour, a bid it hopes will help attract and keep customer service talent. The Wisconsin-based property/casualty ...
Australia’s Hailstorm Insured Losses Hit $352.5 Million
The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has declared a catastrophe for damage caused by hailstorms that struck eastern Melbourne, the Australian Capital Territory and parts of New South Wales on ...
Australia’s Bushfire Risks Creating Its First Climate Refugees
Australian wildfires that have razed thousands of homes and blackened an area about the size of England may also create the nation's first climate refugees. That's the view of Michael Mann, ...
Zurich North America Is Latest Insurer to Name Sustainability Officer
Zurich North America is the latest insurer to name a sustainability officer - an executive who leads corporate initiatives to help the company contribute positively to the environment. Ben Harper ...