Florida Looks To Reform WC System
Michael H. Adams
Florida Looks To Reform WC SystemFlorida CorrespondentTallahassee Florida is on the verge of embarking on its most ambitious workers' compensation reform effort in a decade, ...
Michael H. Adams
Florida Looks To Reform WC SystemFlorida CorrespondentTallahassee Florida is on the verge of embarking on its most ambitious workers' compensation reform effort in a decade, ...
staff Writer
Hard Market Realities To The Editor: I read Sam Friedmans July 8 column "A View From The Press Box" ("Agents Caught In Hard Market Crossfire," ...
Bruce C. Wood
Federal Regs Threaten State WC SystemThe state-based workers compensation system that over the decades has survived recurring threats of federalization now faces new perils from ...
E.E. Mazier
WC Self-Insureds Seek State StandardsEmployers with nationwide operations who self-insure their workers compensation risks in multiple jurisdictions are not having an easy time of it, ...
Dennis Mealy
Financial Troubles Weigh On WC MarketThe state of the workers' compensation market can be aptly described as highly difficult, with preliminary 2001 results reflecting one ...
Susanne Sclafane
Industry Conservatism Shines Through Second-Qtr. ResultsBottom-line results and underwriting profit margins havent yet reached levels of improvement entirely consistent with the price hikes working their ...
Staff Writer
The CIO Challenge: Bridging The Gap Between IT & CEOIf the implementation of technology is to be successful, the management team must be just that--a ...
Robert P. Hartwig, Ph.D.
Terrorism Leaves WC Insurers ExposedWith the first anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks just around the corner, it is safe to say that the ...
Frederick Yohn
Broad-Brush Approach Dooms WC Strategic Plans"For every human problem, there is a neat, simple solution; and it is always wrong." While H.L. Mencken formulated this ...
Barbara Reardon
Proactive Underwriters Can Bolster WCHow do economic changes affect underwriting decisions for workers' compensation? You want a real answer--not the pre-packaged "increase your pricing, avoid ...
Mark E. Ruquet
Agency Tech Case History: Scanning To EfficiencyDelivering efficiency that translates into saving money is the ambition of many technology applications, and one Florida agency head ...
Mark E. Ruquet
Allstate Agents Seek Vote On Union A captive agent group said it has collected enough petition signatures to move ahead with holding a vote on ...
Susanne Sclafane
Aon Clears Up Questions From SECAon Corp. announced last week that it has resolved all of the accounting questions raised by the U.S. Securities and ...
Mark E. Ruquet
Agency In A Box: The Starters KitThanks to advances in technology, and an innovative way of using it, starting an independent agency takes on a ...
Jo Ann Litwin
Will Automation Save Us or Sink Us?In this hard market, agents and companies need to use automation to the fullest to survive.Repetitive, DOS-based, convoluted workflows ...
staff Writer
Agent Survey: SEMCI In Two Years? In each issue of Agency Technology on the Cutting Edge, well offer agents and brokers the opportunity to express ...
E.E. Mazier
Does Health Privacy Rule Spare WC?The final medical privacy regulation released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is a welcome first step ...
Mark E. Ruquet
Hard Market Boosts Broker ResultsSoaring premiums and rising fee-for-service opportunities make it a good time to be a major insurance brokerage, but problems unique to ...
Pam Parry
Agents Future Depends On SEMCIIf youve been in the insurance industry for any length of time, youve heard about the drive toward SEMCI (single-entry, multiple ...
Ara C. Trembly
Agency Tech Tips:Celeron: Good Or Bad?When it comes to buying or leasing a computer or computers for your agency, the plain truth is that, usually, ...
Lisa S. Howard
Benfield Group Quashes Rumors About Takeover By Marsh & McLennan International EditorLondon Responding to recent press speculation that Marsh & McLennan Companies was considering a ...
staff Writer
WC Insurers Keep Eye On Privacy Rules Workers comp insurers need to circle April 14, 2003 on their planning calendars. Thats the date that most ...
Ed J. Higgins Jr.
Oh, Its A Wonderful (Paperless) World!The most technologically savvy agencies are moving beyond paper. Rather than preoccupying themselves with process and paper as many agencies ...
Anne L. Loverde, Harry S. Colburn
WC Auditing: A Reality Check For Risk Managers Its time for a workers compensation reality check that could save companies hundreds of thousands of dollars. ...