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- Contracting in the Movies When "Nobody Knows Anything": The Careers, Pay and Contracts of Motion Picture Directors
- This paper focuses on the question, æIs there any way to distinguish between luck and talent in the careers of movie directors?Æ The answer is yes, but the difference is smaller than one might imagine. How are the most talented directors paid? Contingent compensation is the largest component of their...
- White papers 2002-06-03
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- CONTINGENT COMPENSATION; Major developments in the recent history of Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Co.(News)(Company overview)(Brief article)
- 1997-1998: Former Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Co. Chief Executive Officer Andrew Rogal oversees contingent compensation agreements with several insurers. May 1999: HRH acquires American Phoenix Corp.; Robert Lockhart appointed head of HRH's Hartford of 1997-1998: Former Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Co. Chief Executive...
- Research articles 2006-10-23
- Contingent phaseout likely to court trouble.(Eliot Spitzer said ACE Ltd., American International Group Inc., St. Paul Travelers Cos. and Zurich Financial Services Group no longer pay contingent benefits)
- NOW THAT ELIOT SPITZER has said four major multiline insurers can no longer pay contingent compensation to agents and brokers in six lines of business, including boiler and machinery, financial guarantee, homeowners and private-passenger auto liabili NOW THAT ELIOT SPITZER has said four major multiline insurers...
- Research articles 2006-12-04
- Contingent pay loss hits brokers' bottom lines.
- Byline: SALLY ROBERTS Reverberations from investigations of contingent compensation are clearly reflected in the six-month results of the world's four largest brokerages, which have paid substantial settlements relating to the investigations. T Byline: SALLY ROBERTS Reverberations from...
- Research articles 2005-08-15
- Investigations may lead to crackdown of hiring subsidies.(insurance brokers compensation)
- Byline: SALLY ROBERTS State prosecutors' investigations into broker compensation practices have curtailed the use of contingent commissions, and might end another form of undisclosed compensation from insurers: hiring subsidies. For years, insu Byline: SALLY ROBERTS State prosecutors'...
- Research articles 2005-09-19
- Staff position: cash settlements on contingent events
- FASB has issued new guidance addressing the classification of options and similar instruments issued as employee compensation that allow for cash settlement upon the occurrence of a contingent event, amending paragraphs 32 and A229 of FASB Statement No. 123, Share-Based Payment. For more on Staff Position FAS 123R-4, Classification...
- Research articles 2006-05-01
- Willis Declines Proposed Supplemental Compensation Plans
- NEW YORK -- After completing its review of the supplemental compensation plans recently proposed in the marketplace by certain carriers, Willis Group Holdings announced today that it will not be accepting these incentive arrangements. In Willis' opinion, the supplemental compensation plans, as currently proposed, do not avoid the conflicts...
- Research articles 2007-04-30
- Time to avoid conflicts.(Questions & Answers)(dialogue with Joe Plumeri)(Interview)
- Since 2004, Willis Group Holdings Ltd. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Joe Plumeri has been outspoken in his opposition to contingent compensation for placing risks with underwriters. State attorneys general recently approved a new form of supplemental compensation developed by a few national insurance companies. However,...
- Research articles 2007-05-07
- Client steering found at Marsh's U.K. unit; Probe sees pressure but no bid rigging.(News)
- Byline: PETA MILLER and SARAH VEYSEY LONDON-Brokers at Marsh Ltd. on occasion steered clients to insurers that paid the highest contingent compensation, according to an investigation commissioned by the brokerage. But the investigation did not u Byline: PETA MILLER and SARAH...
- Research articles 2004-12-06
- Invite clients to the table.(Opinions)(Aon Corp.)
- ONE ANSWER to the question of how brokerage firms will make up for the loss of contingent compensation has been provided by Aon Corp.'s London-based unit: upfront charges for services rendered to underwriters. As we report on page 1, Aon Ltd. is p ...
- Research articles 2004-12-27
- Debt VS. Equity: Accounting for Claims Contingent on Firms' Common Stock Performance
- This paper presents an accounting for claims whose payoffs depend on the performance of a firm's stock price, e.g., warrants, convertible bonds and compensation options. The accounting provides a comprehensive and unified treatment for all such performance-contingent claims. One argues that the accounting rests on appealing principles. One also views...
- White papers 2005-01-01
- Three largest brokers cave in on contingent income.(News)
- Byline: SALLY ROBERTS Although the three largest insurance brokers have stopped or suspended contingent commission arrangements with insurers, it remains unclear whether the controversial form of compensation will vanish from the insurance industry's practices. Aon Corp., the world's second-largest brokerage, late...
- Research articles 2004-10-25
- Kaye Insurance Receives Notice that State of New York Seeks Information Regarding Compensation Agreements Between Insurance Brokers and Insurance Companies
- Business Editors CHICAGO--BUSINESS WIRE--April 23, 2004 Kaye Insurance Associates, Inc., a subsidiary of Hub International Limited (NYSE:HBG)(TSX:HBG), has received from the Office of the Attorney General of the State of New York a subpoena seeking information regarding certain compensation agreements between insurance brokers and insurance companies. Such...
- Research articles 2004-04-23
- Kaye Insurance Receives Notice that State of New York Seeks Information Regarding Compensation Agreements Between Insurance Brokers and Insurance Companies.
- CHICAGO, Apr 23, 2004 CCNMatthews via COMTEX Kaye Insurance Associates, Inc., a subsidiary of Hub International Limited (NYSE:HBG)(TSX:HBG), has received from the Office of the Attorney General of the State of New York a subpoena seeking information regarding certain compensation agreements between insurance brokers...
- Research articles 2004-04-23
- When Does Leadership Matter? The Contingent Opportunities View of CEO Leadership
- Despite the large literature on leadership, previous studies have diverged in their assessments of the impact of CEOs on company performance. The debate has focused on the question of "Does leadership matter?" The "leadership" proponents state that leadership is a critical factor in organizational performance. On the other side of...
- White papers 2001-04-01
- Marsh U.K. unit appears 'signed up' to accept compensation model.(International)(Marsh Inc.)
- Byline: BARBARA COCKBURN LONDON-Marsh Ltd., the U.K. arm of Marsh Inc., is close to agreeing to a remuneration model with London market underwriters that would replace abandoned contingent commission arrangements, according to the chief executive Byline: BARBARA COCKBURN LONDON-Marsh...
- Research articles 2005-05-30
- Aon sees 70% take settlement; Compensation fund to make first payment.(News)
- Byline: SALLY ROBERTS CHICAGO-After extending its opt-in deadline by a month, Aon Corp. last week said that more than 70% of the 352,000 offers it extended as part of the nationwide contingent commission settlement it reached earlier this year wit Byline: SALLY ROBERTS...
- Research articles 2005-12-19
- Insurers rework broker compensation; planned supplemental commissions draw mixed response from risk managers.(news)
- Byline: DOUGLAS McLEOD HARTFORD, Conn.-Risk managers' reactions range from cautious to skeptical to the recent announcements by two insurers that they will phase out contingent commission payments to brokers and replace them with supplemental paym Byline: DOUGLAS McLEOD HARTFORD, Conn.-Risk...
- Research articles 2007-01-08
- Cherkasky, Ryan differ on compensation issue.(Spotlight: RIMS 2005 Conference Report)(Risk & Insurance Management Society Inc)(Michael G. Cherkasky)(Patrick G. Ryan)
- Byline: SALLY ROBERTS PHILADELPHIA-While Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. and Aon Corp. both have stopped accepting contingent commissions, top executives at the two companies differ over whether the entire industry should follow suit. During a q Byline: SALLY ROBERTS ...
- Research articles 2005-04-25
- HR takes charge of contingent staffing. It's not always seen as HR's job, but unless HR manages its organization's use of temporary workers, it runs the risk of serious legal, financial, and security problems
- With all the workplace issues that HR has to juggle, the hiring and management of contingent workers might be low on the list. Why worry about temps, who are here today, gone tomorrow, and as expendable as paper clips? They're hardly as important as the hiring, training, and compensation of...
- Research articles 2002-03-01
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