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The Average AMC Appraiser Has More Than 15 Years Experience: TAVMA
Study also finds AMCs use of certified appraisers exceeds the national average On average, an appraiser working with major appraisal management companies (AMC) has more than 15 years of experience appraising real estate properties, according to a new survey conducted by the Title/Appraisal Vendor Management Association (TAVMA). In addition, the survey showed that the vast majority [...]
Continue reading...MassMutual Survey: Finding Work-Life Balance Difficult When Family Business Is Your Life
3. March 2010
Finding a healthy balance between work and home life is tough enough, but when you work for a family business and your colleagues are your kin, it can require a sense of coordination worthy of a high-wire circus act. But striking a balance is not impossible, and can make a family business even more enjoyable and [...]
Continue reading...Straight Answers at a Premium in US Insurance Market
2. March 2010
Five years ago today, underwriters at Beazley USA Services Inc., a subsidiary of Beazley Group, one of the largest insurers in the Lloyd’s business market, bound their first professional liability policy on US soil. Beazley’s locally underwritten US business has since grown to more than $370 million in annual premiums and Beazley’s US underwriters [...]
Continue reading...Jobs Bill Tax Credit Not Enough: More Small Businesses Turn to Business Cash Advances
26. February 2010
The jobs bill approved by the U.S. Senate includes a tax credit meant as a hiring incentive for small business. But small businesses say it’s not enough. With many struggling to meet payroll while revenue is down, hiring a new employee in return for a few thousand dollars is not feasible or smart. Businesses are turning [...]
Continue reading...More Than 1 Billion Speakers of Endangered Languages Get Access to Technology
23. February 2010
Microsoft Local Language Program announces new business initiatives to provide technology access, helping to grow local economies. It is estimated that every 14 days a language dies. This means that during the Winter Olympic Games, currently happening in Vancouver, B.C., one more of the more than 7,000 languages spoken on Earth — many of them not [...]
Continue reading...American Workers No Longer See Their Jobs as a ‘Labor of Love’
20. February 2010
Employees May Look for Change on the Horizon as Workplace Attitudes Begin to Shift in 2010 While the unemployment rate for business has started to show a slight decrease to 9.7%, and as companies appear to be shedding fewer jobs, there’s increased belief that the worst of the recession is behind us and that the country [...]
Continue reading...Prospects for Employment Gains Improve According to Fannie Mae’s Economic & Mortgage Market Analysis Group
20. February 2010
Evidence of Economic Strength Continues; Real Estate Outlook Hopeful for 2010 Economic growth continues at a moderate pace as noted in the February 2010 Economic Outlook released today by Fannie Mae’s (NYSE: FNM) Economics & Mortgage Market Analysis Group. The labor market is improving gradually, with more than 500,000 household jobs created in January. The length [...]
Continue reading...41st Parameter Extends Fight Against Online Fraud Through Expanded Operations in Europe
16. February 2010
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Appoints Information Security Industry Veteran to Drive EMEA Expansion 41st Parameter, the leading provider of web fraud detection and prevention solutions, today announced the expansion of its European presence with the opening of a new office in Munich, Germany. The company simultaneously announced the appointment of information security veteran David Curran as vice president of [...]
Continue reading...Strategic Workforce Planning to Help Manage HR Issues As the Economic Recovery Progresses
13. February 2010
As the recovery progresses, employers will shift their focus from cutting labor costs back to preserving talent and investing in key segments of their workforce – issues at the very heart of strategic workforce planning (SWP), The Conference Board reports today. “Employers who’ve been forced to focus on reducing headcount will return to deciding whether to [...]
Continue reading...Tax Time Is Great Time to Get Finances Organized
13. February 2010
Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Greater Atlanta Offers Strategies to Reduce Stress, Improve Financial Outlook Preparing to file your taxes provides a great opportunity to get your financial life organized. Not only will it help you save time, it can reduce stress, help you stay on track to meet your financial goals and [...]
Continue reading...The Rapidly Developing Asia Pacific Makes Haste to Turn Waste to Energy, Finds Frost & Sullivan
20. January 2010
The breakneck pace of business industrialization in the Asia Pacific has brought in its wake increased quantities of waste and a spurt in energy costs, population, and greenhouse gas emissions. Landfill disposal and incineration do not find favor with governments as they create space and environmental problems; thus, countries are increasingly turning to waste to [...]
Continue reading...Emergency Relief for Haiti: Members of Electronic Payments Coalition Pledge to Help
16. January 2010
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The sixty member companies of the Electronic Payments Coalition share the sorrow and shock of the worldwide community over the devastating earthquake in Haiti. Our thoughts are with the victims, their families, and the thousands of aid workers who have traveled to Haiti to help with recovery. All of the members of the EPC are making [...]
Continue reading...70% of Americans Think It’s Harder To Get Rich Now Than It Used To Be
13. January 2010
New Bankrate poll shows that Americans are less confident that they and their peers can find wealth in 2010 A new study released by Bankrate, Inc. shows that the majority of Americans think wealth is beyond their reach and that it won’t be easier to get rich any time soon for retirement. The poll, conducted [...]
Continue reading...Survey Finds Employees Spend 19 Hours A Week Worrying About Boss Behavior
13. January 2010
Workplace Expert, Author, Provides Career Tips for 2010 and Beyond According to a new business survey released today by national workplace expert Lynn Taylor, author of Tame Your Terrible Office Tyrant –TOT (John Wiley & Sons), U.S. employees spend 19.2 hours a week (13 hours during the work week and 6.2 hours on the weekend) worrying [...]
Continue reading...FDA Warns Public of Continued Extortion Scam by FDA Impersonators
4. January 2010
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning the public about criminals posing as FDA special agents and other law enforcement personnel as part of an international business extortion scam. The criminals call the victims — who in most cases previously purchased drugs over the Internet or via “telepharmacies” — and identify themselves as FDA special [...]
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15. March 2010
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