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Skills Mismatch: Navigating The Recruitment Challenge

Nov 19, 2024 | hr.com | Cam Beazley

People often misjudge their abilities, as per studies. An alternative approach to self-identified skills is using AI to infer a candidate’s skills based on the roles they have performed previously. While LinkedIn and AI-inferred skills are relatively new tools, structured interviews and psychometric assessments have been used in recruitment for decades. One of the biggest challenges facing HR professionals is finding the skills their business needs.
2024 Construction risk and insurance update

Sep 25, 2024 | propertycasualty360.com | Joe Dysart |Joe Toppe |Cam Beazley |Luke Camden

(Credit: exclusive-design/Adobe Stock) Although construction-business challenges persist, the sector's insurers can look forward to increased profitability and rate stability in the near future, according to a May 2024 report from WTW.
N.H. worker's comp sees 13th consecutive year of loss cost reductions

Sep 24, 2024 | propertycasualty360.com | Joe Toppe |Cam Beazley |Luke Camden |Kristen Beckman

In a release, the NHID stated that consumers will continue to benefit from reforms made at the state level over the last several years that aim to reduce insurance costs and premiums. (Credit: pla2na/Adobe Stock) In early September, the New Hampshire Insurance Department (NHID) announced that it had approved a rate proposal filed by the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) that would reduce voluntary loss costs by an average of 5.6%.
The retiring agency owner's guide to EBITDA

Sep 11, 2024 | propertycasualty360.com | Brittney Meredith-Miller |Cam Beazley |Luke Camden

(Photo: Kittiphan/Adobe Stock) "I bought this book of business for two times 25 years ago; I was just going to do the same when I'm ready to retire." This is one of the most common quips IA Valuations hears from the generation of agency owners getting ready to retire, and we fear it could leave much on the table for owners' retirement and their agency. You bought the book for two times what? Commissions and fees? Gross revenue? Net income?
Around the P&C insurance industry: September 11, 2024

Sep 11, 2024 | propertycasualty360.com | Brittney Meredith-Miller |Cam Beazley |Luke Camden

This week's update includes insurance industry news from Moody's Corporation, Erthos, Computershare and more. (Photo: Shutterstock) EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants partnered with the Miami Dolphins and Hard Rock Stadium. EPIC provided the Miami Dolphins and Hard Rock Stadium with a suite of risk management solutions specifically customized for professional sports organizations and venues.
Harnessing the Strengths of Your Gen Z Talent

Aug 14, 2024 | shl.com | Cam Beazley |Luke Camden

Lazy? Entitled? Not So MuchAs Gen Z – typically those born between 1997 and 2012 – become a more significant part of the workforce, they will bring with them a new set of skills and perspectives. Gen Z has suffered from stereotypes around laziness, reluctance of in-person interactions and being fragile amongst other things. The reality is that every generation challenge what has been done in the past and how we work. Gen Z is no different.
Dirty Data Done Dirt Cheap: Bias in Historical Data

Apr 25, 2023 | shl.com | Cam Beazley

The biggest challenges facing many HR professionals are finding talent with the skills their business needs and retaining employees with key skills. The 2023 State of the Workplace report by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) found that 80% of HR professionals surveyed faced labor shortages, and retaining talent ranked as the third-highest priority for HR professionals.