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Reimagining Your Workplace: Hybrid Work

Operating your business in the current COVID world with the relaxing of COVID restrictions across the country requires considering what your future workplace will look like. According to a survey conducted by Forrester Research, while only 10% of companies offered remote work options prior to the pandemic, going forward more than 70% plan to offer fully remote or hybrid work arrangements.An equally important factor in the structuring of the workplace will be how employees want to work. According to a FlexJobs survey, 96% of employees would like some form of remote work arrangement. The primary reasons for their desire to remain remote are their continued…

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Industry Roundup: July 15, 2021

​Liberty Mutual Agrees to Buy State A​​uto In $2.29 Billion DealLiberty Mutual Holding Co. agreed to buy State Auto Financial Corp. for about $2.29 billion in cash, adding roughly 3,400 independent agencies in 33 U.S. states. Liberty Mutual is owned by its policyholders and is one of the more acquisitive insurers with that structure. How Insurance Agencies​​ Find Sales Talent in Small MarketsSmall markets pose a unique challenge for agencies looking to grow. You have more options than just the “born and bred" hometown producer, including newbies, out-of-industry converts and returning home stories. Learn some strategies that may help.Premium Finance:  Is thi​​s the next great…

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WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE KASEYA HACK?

​​​A guest post by Walter Contreras of Motiva​The biggest global ransomware attack yet continued to bite Monday as details emerged on how the Russia-linked gang responsible breached the company whose software was the conduit. In essence, the criminals used a tool that helps protect against malware to spread it widely.An affiliate of the notorious REvil gang, infected thousands of victims in at least 17 countries on Friday, largely through firms that remotely manage IT infrastructure for multiple customers, cybersecurity researchers said.REvil was demanding ransoms of up to $5 million. But late Sunday it offered in a posting on its dark web site a universal decryptor software…

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