Mitigate risk by recognizing signs of troubled individuals and following best practices during the hiring process Earlier this year (see the April issue of Rough Notes), I wrote an article on the education sector, which contained a section about active shooter coverages. That same month I attended the RIMS conference in Philadelphia, where I heard a session on workplace violence. Since you’re reading about it now, apparently I felt the
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Being different makes a difference for this Indiana and Colorado agency What do you get when a modern hippie acquires his dad’s insurance agency? Sounds like the start of a joke, but it’s not. What you get is a successful agency whose parent company is named Someday Is Today LLC and whose corporate vehicle is a 1970 VW microbus wrapped in tie dye with The Thompson Group logo on the
Against the backdrop of its rich history, The Philadelphia Contributionship rebrands itself while retaining core values Decades ago, it was the fashion for insurers to shorten their formal names, presumably to make them appear to be more in step with the modern era. The Insurance Company of North America became INA … Government Employees Insurance Company became GEICO … the Hartford Fire Insurance Company became The Hartford … and the
Increase loyalty, performance, and job satisfaction When we found Luke at our Walk to Emmaus church camp, he was clearly a dog who had been loved but lost. He had been on his own long enough that he was scared to death, but not long enough that he was emaciated. As he was lying on the doormat outside the conference room, he and I made eye contact. He watched me,
CoBiz Insurance uses analytics and automation to service clients of all company sizes Big or small, employers can benefit from a scientific, analytical approach to building an employee benefits strategy. In Colorado, small to medium-sized employers dominate the economic landscape, but CoBiz Insurance treats them all with the same sophistication as the giants, says Reed Smith, senior vice president and employee benefits practice leader. “Our company is dedicated to improving
