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What is the market compensation rate for a position? While this may seem like a straightforward question, it's not that easy. There is no magic number that reflects the market rate. What 'market' is will vary according to the data source you use. 'Market' is a wide range of pay that can only be narrowed through meaningful consideration of the strategic objectives your organization has and the talent you need to drive results. All while supporting the mission, vision and values of your organizat

Take control of cyber exposure with a data-driven approach. Join us to better understand your cyber exposure and the various threats businesses may face. Key Takeaways DNS providers are essential to the functioning of the Internet - how we find websites Not all DNS providers are created equal, but even reputable DNS providers have outages The most famous DNS provider outage is Dyn, but more recent outages point to an ongoing trend DNS provider outages cause outsize damages, taking significant

At many resorts and hotels, the changes are noticeable from the moment one drives up. Suspended valet parking services. Temperature taking at the door. Limited seating in bars and dining rooms. Spas closed, exercise room access limited and pools monitored for capacity. A call to the front desk for extra towels could result in a robot delivering them. This is today's hospitality environment. As the industry finds its way back from an incomparable year of closures and revenue loss, there is hope.

On May 1, 2021, Commissioner Rude issued a notice announcing that transitional policies for individual and small group health insurance plans issued in the state ('grandmothered plans') may continue until January 1, 2023. Insurers may discontinue these plans at any time, but these plans can only be renewed for up to 12 months and must end by January 1, 2023. On January 19, 2021, CMS provided guidance for a transition policy extension that allows insurers the option to renew non-grandfathered, n

Vulnerability to Cyberattacks 300,000,000+ fraudulent sign-in attempts to Microsoft Cloud Services per day =  99.9% of attacks that can be blocked by enabling multi-factor authentication (MFA), according to Microsoft Yet, only 38% of user accounts have MFA enabled, despite it being one of the most effective security measures Multi-Factor Authentication(MFA) was typically thought of as a necessity for only larger businesses with a more sophisticated IT infrastructure. However, this i

For the construction insurance industry, the honeymoon appears to be over. After a soft market that lasted three decades, the hard market has arrived. Rates are going up, capacity is shrinking and carriers are pulling back on limits. It is a sharp departure from a market that withstood the economic fallout from 9/11 and the recession of 2008. Thanks to large payouts, medical inflation and nuclear jury verdicts, combined with the economic downturn brought on by the pandemic, the impact is widesp

Just last week, we experienced a tragedy in my hometown of Indianapolis when a FedEx employee entered a warehouse with a gun and opened fire, killing 8 employees and then himself. On the day prior to this terrible event, we had a wonderful discussion with HR professionals about mental health and well-being. It was infused with positivity and the hopeful, visionary talent of Scott Shute, LinkedIn's Head of Mindfulness and Compassion. The violence of that night disrupted that good feeling. P

The world lost 11 souls this week, and I, like many across the country, am deeply saddened and worried. Three separate shootings ended the lives of Daunte Wright and Adam Toledo and nine others at the FedEx facility in Indianapolis - close to home for me. Since the pandemic started, we've seen a 45% increase in anxiety, 48% increase in depression and 22% increase in stress. Mental health has only been exacerbated, and events like these should be a wakeup call to employers. Plain and simple: The

In a white male dominated industry, it can be hard for women and minority professionals to find footing in insurance. Data collected by S&P Global Market Intelligence shows the percentage of nonwhite employees in the insurance workforce only reached 21.4% in 2019, an increase from 19.8% the year prior. The percentage of nonwhite insurance workers was 15.3% in 2010. Women fill just under 22% of insurance executive and officer roles. Diversity and inclusion efforts are on the rise, however, a