Artificial intelligence (AI) allows employees to work smarter by eliminating mindless, repetitive tasks, but it is critical to realize its limitations and know that it is just one tool in your toolbox.
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Contingent compensation can be significant but unpredictable, particularly amidst the hard market and frequent catastrophes.
A Missouri-based commercial lines client uses virtual assistants in the Philippines. Does the virtual assistants’ wages need to be added to the company’s workers compensation policy?
Pay transparency is the practice of openly sharing compensation and benefits information with candidates in the hiring process. State and local ordinances can impact the requirements for your agency.
For independent insurance agencies, this could be an innovative, family-focused benefit to offer employees or to strengthen relationships with commercial and personal lines customers.
In a change from the norm, companies are holding onto their employees because the risk of not being able to rehire is too great. Meanwhile, workers are staying put, wary of making a move in an uncertain environment.
Just because the economy is unpredictable doesn’t mean it’s time to pull up the drawbridge and hide. Making smart moves to drive growth, both organic and inorganic, can keep a business thriving.
Agencies can reduce friction with their carrier partners to make claims and compensation more transparent, accurate and user-friendly.
