Allmerica Financial Selects Veritude to Manage the Hiring of Temporary Labor.BOSTON -- Allmerica Financial, a leading provider of property and casualty insurance in the Northeast, Southeast and Midwest, has established a managed services An umbrella term for third-party monitoring and maintaining of computers, networks and software. The actual equipment may be inhouse or at the third-party's facilities, but the "managed" implies an ongoing effort; for example, making sure the equipment is running at a certain quality program (MSP (1) (Management Service Provider or Managed Service Provider) An organization that manages a customer's computer systems and networks which are either located on the customer's premises or at a third-party datacenter. ) for temporary staffing run by Veritude, a leader in strategic human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. . Veritude provides staffing and related technology services as well as workforce consulting. Under the terms of the agreement, Veritude will administer the hiring of temporary workers at Allmerica's Worcester headquarters and in its field offices around the country. Veritude will place these temporary workers in a broad range of positions including IT, customer service, claims adjuster and management trainee positions. "In our competitive review, Veritude distinguished itself with a deep understanding of our business, high-quality candidates and workforce planning Strategic Workforce Planning involves analyzing and forecasting the talent that companies need to execute their business strategy, proactively rather than reactively, it is a critical strategic activity, enabling the organization to identify, develop and sustain the workforce expertise," said Deborah Mathews, vice president of talent management at Allmerica. "Veritude will help ensure that we have the staff we need to provide the kind of responsive service our agent partners and customers expect." The Allmerica-Veritude relationship includes having an on-site Veritude employee at Allmerica's corporate headquarters to oversee and coordinate the hiring of temporary workers as well as the timekeeping and billing needs associated with a contingent workforce A contingent workforce is a provisional group of workers who work for an organization on a non-permanent basis, also known as freelancers, independent professionals, temporary contract workers, independent contractors or consultants. . "Based on our deep experience with insurance and other financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. companies, we're confident that we will not only meet but surpass Allmerica's expectations and goals for a first-rate and cost-effective candidate pipeline," added Peter Dennis, senior vice president of staffing services at Veritude. "We're also looking forward to introducing new efficiencies to Allmerica's temporary labor with Veritude Time(sm) and other components of the Veritude technology suite." Veritude clients include Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Shield A US not-for-profit health care insurer that is a reimbursement intermediary for physicians. Cf Blue Cross. of Massachusetts, 21st Century Insurance and Millipore. About Allmerica Financial Worcester, Massachusetts-based Allmerica Financial is group of insurance companies headed by Allmerica Financial Corporation. Allmerica's lead companies include The Hanover Insurance Hanover Insurance (formerly NASDAQ: HINS) based in Worcester, Massachusetts is one of the oldest continuous businesses in the United States, still operating within its original industry. Company and Citizens Insurance Company of America. Hanover and Citizens offer a range of property and casualty insurance coverage to individuals, families and business. For more information, visit www.allmerica.com. About Veritude Veritude provides strategic human resources - the talent, technology and tactics that growing firms need in order to anticipate and adapt to changes in the workplace - and is part of Fidelity Investments and its ongoing investment and leadership in outsourced HR services. For more information, visit www.veritude.com. |
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