Busy insurance agents across the Northeast and other small-business owners often carry a quiet communication skills gap: the product knowledge is solid, but the moment a pitch, networking introduction or client meeting turns formal, entrepreneur presentation anxiety...
Insurance compliance leaders, audit managers and operations owners all face the same squeeze: regulators expect consistency, executives want speed, and frontline teams want fewer drop-everything evidence requests. The good news is that audit work is mostly repeatable....
As Connecticut continues to implement its retirement security framework, significant legal changes taking effect in 2026 will impact employers throughout the state—especially those that do not already offer qualified retirement plans. ...
Implementing AI in a small business can feel like a Gold Rush—exciting, but full of hidden pitfalls. We should look at AI implementation/use through two lenses: enablement (how to do it right), and protection (how to avoid disaster). It is also important to understand...
The Connecticut Insurance Department approved the proposed workers’ compensation loss cost filing made by the National Council on Compensation Insurance, consisting of an overall 3.8% decrease. Also approved was an overall assigned-risk rate reduction of 0.4%. These...
The New Jersey Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau received approval from the Department of Banking and Insurance for a rate revision of -4.3%, effective Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, and applicable to new and renewal policies. The NJCRIB distributed Circular Letter...
A bill (S.3072) that would prohibit the use of an individual’s consumer credit history in employment decisions, has been delivered to Gov. Kathy Hochul for review. The bill is intended to promote fair hiring practices by limiting how personal financial...
The New Jersey Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau received approval from the Department of Banking and Insurance for a rate revision of -4.3% to become effective Sunday, Jan. 1, 2026, applicable to new and renewal policies. The NJCRIB distributed Circular...
The Connecticut Insurance Department approved the proposed workers’ compensation loss cost filing made by the National Council on Compensation Insurance, consisting of an overall 3.8% decrease. Also approved is an overall assigned risk rate reduction of 0.4%. These...
Even though most of your employees should be in the baby boomer, Gen X and millennial generations, there could be members of the Silent Generation and Gen Z working together, too. This can be a good thing as cross-generational experience can be beneficial to problem...