A major U.S. appointment for Hiscox and an EVP appointment head this week’s list of people on the move.

We’ve heard the debate of whether or not you have gig workers versus employees. Here’s that step forward, showing how these definitions are impacting insurance.

Ascot picks up John O’Brien; John Heveran takes tech role at Liberty Mutual; Simon Tardif joins aviation role with Swiss Re; Suzannah Gill of EPIC earns health benefits certification; Peppia Gates joins Texas Mutual; RT Specialty names Joe Reynolds as AVP.

The number of African Americans in insurance is small. On top of that, this group faces continued unconscious bias and a lack of mentors in the industry.

Companies need to know how fraud and other retail crimes play out and what they can do to mitigate the risk of theft during the holidays.

For violence against health care workers to be managed, the profession needs to stop accepting violent acts as simply being a part of the job.

This property management company struggled with low employee morale and high injury rates. Mentoring and a return to work program turned things around.

A recent survey of 500 female business travelers found an overwhelming 80 percent of women said safety concerns impact their productivity on business trips.

Embracing diversity and innovation, in all their forms, isn’t just the right thing to do; it’s also good business, and a key to attracting new talent.

In the wake of widespread revelations of toxic behaviors at organizations of every size, HR is undergoing a procedural and policy makeover. Better late than never.

A majority of states bar employers from inquiring about convictions on job applications. But compliance without caution can have dire consequences.

Despite an exclusion for wage-related claims, an insurer will have to defend an insured in a class action suit for negligent misrepresentation.

An insured is on the hook for legal fees after it fails to notify its carrier of an employment practice claim in a timely manner.

Businesses that offer paid family leave are seeing a marked increase in employee retention rates.

A Texas oilfield inspection company comes under scrutiny when its personnel director propositions and the company then fires a pregnant sales associate.

There are generational differences in how mental health is discussed, but overall the amount of stigma attached to the topic is too high.

Sexual harassment is a growing concern for corporate America. Risk managers can pave the way to top-down culture change.

Work-related stress is looming as a significant concern for workers’ compensation and employment liability insurers.

Risk management and millennials are a perfect fit. Now is the time to invest in their partnership.

It’s available, it’s affordable and it’s preferable to litigation.