Human Resources
OK Boomers, Slackers, Karens, Unicorns, and Snowflakes: Can’t We All Get Along?
OK Boomers, Slackers, Karens, Unicorns, and Snowflakes: Can’t We All Get Along? With four primary generations now coexisting in the workplace, it’s not surprising that a few generational feuds are brewing and bubbling. Boomers (born roughly between 1946-1964) mock millennials (1977-1997) for expecting participation trophies and being like Peter Pan (never wanting to grow up),…
Read MoreKey Considerations for Re-opening Your Agency
Key Considerations for Re-opening Your Agency Join us on Wednesday, May 6 at 9:30 a.m. for a webinar to learn more about the key considerations for safely re-opening your agency. We will be joined by John and Kristina Dietrick from the Law Offices of John R. Dietrick, P.A. and HR Partners to answer your questions…
Read MoreNew NCCI Filing For Paid While Not Working
New NCCI Filing For Paid While Not Working The National Council of Compensation Insurance (NCCI) submitted state filings in an effort to address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on workers’ compensation rates. The rule change proposed by NCCI will create a new statistical code for the reporting of payroll for employees that are being…
Read MoreLicensing Challenges Today
Licensing Challenges Today Many members are experiencing challenges for getting new employees licensed. Testing facilities are closed and there are limited locations for fingerprinting. KAIA staff understands the challenges and continues to communicate with the Kansas Insurance Department (KID) to develop a solution, such as a temporary license. The good news is that a potential…
Read MoreKey Leadership Practices for Virtual Teams
Key Leadership Practices for Virtual Teams We are living in an environment where circumstance forces change. Work teams everywhere have been forced to shift quickly to a work from home setting. Both leaders and team members must cope with many other challenges. A study conducted by the Business Research Consortium (BRC) in association with the…
Read MoreLicensing during the Coronavirus Emergency
Licensing during the Coronavirus Emergency The Kansas Insurance Department (KID) has issued a bulletin and press release stating it will suspend all “non-essential” operations beginning on March 23 until at least April 6. Several members have contacted KAIA asking what to do about new employees they need to get licensed. KID has posted answers to…
Read MoreEthics Webinar Series Announcement
Ethics Webinar Series Announcement KAIA invites you to join us for Free Ethics Fridays, a new webinar series taking place one Friday of each month. Registration is a two-step process. Each webinar will be presented by Sara Bradshaw Ray, CIC, and will be worth one ethics continuing education credit. Guiding Tenets of Ethical Leadership Many…
Read MoreThree Things You Can Learn from a Salary Survey
Three Things You Can Learn from a Salary Survey The sooner you invest time in a reliable compensation survey the sooner it can create strategies truly needed to drive growth. Scrambling for compensation data every time you hire a new employee? The sooner you invest time in completing the KAIA/IntellAgent Salary Survey the sooner you can…
Read MorePlan Your Work and Work Your Plan
Plan Your Work and Work Your Plan Provide a vision that looks beyond the present to the desired future ndependent insurance agencies are at a crossroads. Decisions made in the next few years will have a profound and perhaps irrevocable impact on the future of the independent agency system. Strategic planning is not only a necessity, but…
Read More3 Ways to Identify Quality Candidates During Seasonal Hiring
3 Ways to Identify Quality Candidates During Seasonal Hiring Hiring managers receive a deluge of applications, and they need to have a strategy in place in order to get through the high volume of resumes in a timely and effective manner while remaining thorough and without sacrificing standards. The summer and holiday months are a…
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