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  Let's Talk Sex and Money

  By Laura Mazzuca Toops, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 25, 2013

  Forget "leaning in": There are plenty of women in insurance, but damn few in the boardroom.

• High-Risk Jobs: Private WC Cover Is Pricey, but Possible

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  October 15, 2012

  Even when an employer commits to a culture of safety, some jobs are just too dangerous to control all the inherent risks.

• Workers’ Comp State Legislation Battles to Watch

  By Brian Allen  |  August 20, 2012

  The lazy, hazy days of summer are about to give way to a frenetic presidential campaign season for the most powerful political position in the world. Lost in all the hype surrounding this national political drama are hundreds of barely watched and little noticed campaigns for legislative seats in statehouses...

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  Map, Track and Attack Loss Trends Using Medical Insurance Data

  By Keith Peterson, Ed Olsen  |  June 21, 2012

  In 2008, the State of Florida implemented a Medicare fee schedule to help control skyrocketing medical costs. Per procedure costs soon stabilized—still well above national benchmarks in areas but seemingly on the way to effective and fair cost management.

• Getting PIP Reform Right

  By Lynne McChristian  |  April 25, 2012

  Will the PIP reforms work, and will they bring auto insurance rates down? Legislators want proof they made the right decisions, and they want it fast.

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  The Not-So-Great Escape

  By Ken Brownlee, CPCU  |  March 27, 2012

  Exploring risk management lessons from the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire and other infamous catastrophes. Can common sense be legislated?

• P&C Carrier Jobs Flat, Agent/Broker Jobs Up in November

  By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  January 13, 2012

  Property and casualty carrier employment remained flat in November 2011 relative to the month prior, and agent and broker employment in the month rose to its second-highest level in nearly two years, according to an Insurance Information Institute analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics figures.

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  Insurers, Academics and Students Tackle “Talent Gap”

  By Laura Mazzuca Toops, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  September 28, 2011

  The Griffith Foundation brings together industry leaders in an industry-wide, collaborative effort to solve a growing problem.

• Disputed Study Correlates Rising WC Premiums To Drops In Stock Market

  By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  September 22, 2011

  A new study says rising workers’ compensation premiums are more closely associated with decreases in the Dow Jones Industrial Average and interest rates on U.S. Treasury bonds rather than higher claims payments—an assertion challenged by an industry association.

• Study Says WC Premiums Tied to Stock-Market Performance Rather Than Claims

  By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  September 20, 2011

  A new study says rising workers’ compensation premiums are more closely associated with decreases in the Dow Jones Industrial Average and interest rates on U.S. Treasury bonds rather than higher claims payments, an assertion challenged by an industry association.

• The Not-So-Great Escape

  By Ken Brownlee, CPCU  |  July 26, 2011

  Disasters, calamities, tragedies, or catastrophes—no matter what we call them, these events happen on a regular basis, and more recent occurrences tend to cancel out memories of the older ones.

• A New Approach

  By Jeffrey Camp  |  July 1, 2011

  Ox Bonding provides access to bonding and working capital when contractors have nowhere else to turn

• Understanding and Managing the Potential Risks of Workplace Violence

  By Robert Bowman  |  May 24, 2011

  Each year approximately 2 million people are victims of workplace violence in the United States. Yet almost nine percent of businesses reporting an incident had no program or policy in place to address workplace violence.

• Insurance Industry Employment Gets Typical March Bump

  By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 11, 2011

  Employment in the insurance industry increased in March relative to April, according to an Insurance Information Institute analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, but the slight bump is typical of a March vs. February comparison, the I.I.I. notes.

• Dodge Rising D&O/EPL claims

  By Bradley Lacey  |  May 1, 2011

  With lawsuits against prive and nonprofit employers on the rise, agents can position themselves as experts by honing their D&O and EPL skills

• Annual Survey Reveals Risks, Rewards of Insurance Jobs

  By Joan E. Collier, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  February 3, 2011

  Our annual salary and workplace survey reveals that although the economy and markets continue a slow path to recovery, insurance professionals remain resolutely upbeat. When asked to rate the employment outlook for the insurance industry, 50 percent of our respondents judged it positive, and 78 percent said they would recommend...