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Risk & Insurance Education Alliance Introduces the AlliBot Subscription – Your New Trusted Artificial Intelligent Insurance & Risk Knowledge Companion

Nov 4 2024 // Austin, TX – November 4, 2024 – The Risk & Insurance Education Alliance is thrilled to announce the launch of the AlliBot Subscription, designed to provide insurance and risk management professionals with easy,...

FAA Finalizes Pilot Training, Certification Rules for Air Taxis

Oct 23 2024 // The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday finalized comprehensive training and pilot certification rules for flying air taxis, addressing a key hurdle to the deployment of electric vertical takeoff and landing...

Insurance Professionals Invited to HAI Group’s Award-Winning Virtual Risk Management Conference on Nov. 7

Oct 17 2024 // Comprehensive Strategies for Tackling Existing and Emerging Multifamily Housing Threats Date: Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024 Venue: Zoom Time: 10:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. ETCHESHIRE, CONNECTICUT – HAI Group is pleased to announce its...

Risk & Insurance Education Alliance and BrokerTech Ventures Launch New Insurtech Insurance Course

Oct 15 2024 // Austin, TX., October 15, 2024 – The Risk & Insurance Education Alliance, in collaboration with BrokerTech Ventures (BTV), is proud to introduce its latest educational initiative, the Introduction to Insurance for...

Exxon Granted Largest US Offshore Carbon Storage Site in Texas

Oct 10 2024 // Exxon Mobil Corp. won the right to pump carbon dioxide beneath Texas state waters in the Gulf of Mexico, in what will be the largest concession of its kind in the US.The lease granted by the Texas General Land Office will...

Firefighters Still on Site More Than Week After Incinerator Trash Fire

Oct 10 2024 // It’s going to take about two weeks to remove smoldering debris from a Maine town’s trash incinerator after a fire burned in the waste for a week, officials said Tuesday.Firefighters have been stationed...

Arkansas Sues YouTube Over Claims That Site is Fueling Youth Mental Health Crisis

Oct 2 2024 // LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas sued YouTube and parent company Alphabet on Monday, saying the video-sharing platform is made deliberately addictive and fueling a mental health crisis among youth in the state.Attorney...

Insurance Journal Academy Partners with the Big ‘I’ to Offer Discounted Access to Training Courses

Oct 1 2024 // Partnership will offer Big ‘I’ members and state associations one-hour insurance training modules.October 1, 2024—The Big “I” is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with the Insurance...

A ‘Real Race for Talent’ in E&S Industry, Says WSIA’s Kelley [Video]

Sep 25 2024 // Brady Kelley, president and CEO of the Wholesale & Specialty Insurance Association, said the organization has been doing a lot to promote the E&S segment in hopes of attracting talent“There is no doubt a real...

TDCI Hosts SE Regulators Conference in Nashville in November

Sep 20 2024 // The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance will host the 2024 Southeastern Regulators Association conference in Nashville, promising a number of familiar faces in the insurance and legal industries as keynote...

Risk & Insurance Education Alliance and ITC Vegas Collaborate to Offer CE-Approved Opportunities in Las Vegas this October 14-17

Aug 29 2024 // Austin, TX., August 29, 2024 –The Risk & Insurance Education Alliance is pleased to announce a collaboration with ITC Vegas, aimed at offering Continuing Education (CE) approved learning opportunities for...

Streamline Your Continuing Education Process with Risk & Insurance Education Alliance’s Comprehensive CE Services

Aug 21 2024 // Austin, TX., August 21, 2024—The Risk & Insurance Education Alliance, a leader in risk management and insurance education, announces the expansion of its Continuing Education (CE) services to the public. Designed to...

Supreme Court Keeps New Rules on Sex Discrimination in Education on Hold

Aug 20 2024 // The Supreme Court on Friday kept on hold in roughly half the country new regulations about sex discrimination in education, rejecting a Biden administration request.The court voted 5-4, with conservative Justice Neil...

Worker Falls to Death From Theater Construction Site in Boston

Aug 12 2024 // Boston police reported that a construction worker fell to his death while working on restoring Emerson College’s Cutler Majestic Theater on Friday, August 9.Police were called to the scene on Tremont Street at 12:45...

Risk & Insurance Education Alliance Unveils NEW CIC Self-Paced Course: Commercial Multiline

Aug 6 2024 // Austin, TX., August 6, 2024 —The Risk & Insurance Education Alliance is proud to announce the launch of its first Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) self-paced course titled “CIC Commercial...

Insurance Comparison Site The Zebra Buys Marble

Jul 30 2024 // Personal lines insurance comparison site The Zebra said it has acquired Marble, a digital platform for managing and saving on insurance.The acquisition is effective as of July 25, 2024. Terms of the deal, the first in The...

People Moves: CRC Makes 3 Exec Leadership Moves; Mosaic Hires Smith as Americas CEO; HUB Names Davis Curtis Global Education Specialty Leader

Jul 23 2024 // CRC Group, headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, named Brent Tredway as sole president of the brokerage division and Chris Carlson as chief operating officer of CRC’s Commercial Solutions Division.Since 2020, Tredway...

St. Pete Approves New Rays Ballpark and Redevelopment of Current Site

Jul 22 2024 // ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays are on track to get a long-sought new ballpark following a city council vote Thursday on a major redevelopment project that also guarantees the team will stay where it is...

Update: Oil Tanker That Fled Collision Site Is Detained in Malaysia

Jul 22 2024 // A tanker that fled the scene of a fiery Friday collision off Singapore entered the area of Malaysia’s Bertam floating oil terminal on Monday after being tracked down and intercepted by Malaysian authorities, shipping...

Talent Gap

Jul 15 2024 // It’s no secret — independent insurance agencies are struggling to find qualified job candidates. And young talent may be even harder to find.According to a recent report by Vertafore, nearly a third of agents...