When interviewed about business casual attire, employees confirm that they consider it a perk that they don?t want to give up. It?s no surprise that employees prefer to dress down, just as young children prefer to eat pizzas, hamburgers and candy bars, rather than carrots and broccoli. But parents who let their children eat what they want are not doing them a favor, and indulgent companies that institute a business casual policy because employees demand it may not be doing their staff a favor.

The insurance industry is expected to adapt more cloud computing, which offers “affordable and flexible” services that “level the playing field and let small companies compete,” professionals say.

The chief executive of the now-defunct Northern Financial Group insurance brokerage in Bayonne, N.J., pleaded guilty to misappropriating more than $300,000 in insurance premiums from Lincoln General Insurance Co.

Malena Farrell, a 13-year employee at Raritan Valley Insurance Services in Flemington, N.J., was named the Outstand CSR of the Year in the state by the National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research.

CNA Financial Corp. opened a branch in Washington, D.C., an expansion the company says extends its geographic footprint and puts it closer to its agents, brokers and customers.

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