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Student Competition to Showcase Young Talent at RIMS

May 2 2025 // Attendees of the RIMS’ Riskworld annual conference in Chicago will have an opportunity to meet a cohort of aspiring risk management professionals, who are participating in a global university competition.Teams from...

NC Committee Approves Bill to End Education Requirements for Insurance Agents

Apr 17 2025 // A North Carolina House of Representatives committee voted Wednesday to do away with educational course requirements for insurance agent licenses, a move that could help address what has been called a shortage of producers...

NTSB Faults ‘Failure’ in Training Before Deadly Newark Cargo Ship Fire

Apr 17 2025 // The Newark fire department’s lack of training and familiarity with marine firefighting during a deadly cargo ship fire at the East Coast’s largest port in July 2023 amounted to a “failure of...

Why Some Transportation Risks Could Find Options With Captives: Risky Future Webinar

Apr 7 2025 // Standard market woes, captive growth, and the increased importance of navigating relationships with third-party administrators–insurance experts in the commercial trucking arena have helped their clients traverse a...

Huge AI Data Center Planned for Pennsylvania Coal Plant Site

Apr 3 2025 // A huge natural gas-powered data center that will serve the growing demands of artificial intelligence is being planned for the site of a former coal-fired power plant in Pennsylvania.The 3,200-acre (1,295-hectare) data...

What Talent Gap? Making Adjuster Management a Recruiting Point with AgentSync

Apr 1 2025 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync.Onboarding processes are often a barrier to recruiting and retaining talented claims adjusters, but one innovative insurance services firm flipped the script by...

Risk & Insurance Education Alliance Launches the Contractors RiskPRO Certification

Mar 31 2025 // Austin TX, March 28, 2025 –The Risk & Insurance Education Alliance proudly announces the launch of the Contractors RiskPRO Certification, the first specialized program in the innovative RiskPRO Certification...

Fake Construction Site Injuries Reaching New Heights in New York City, Suit Says

Mar 31 2025 // Contractors insurance groups say worker injuries are being faked at an unprecedented rate across New York’s construction sites in hopes of receiving workers’ compensation benefits and liability insurance...

HCI Invested in Tampa Office Site, Now Leasing it to GEICO for 1,000-Job Expansion

Mar 31 2025 // Berkshire Hathaway’s GEICO insurance plans to open a new campus in Tampa late this summer, bringing more than 1,000 jobs to the area. The property and auto insurer also plans to open an office in the Dallas area by...

The Insurance Industry’s Talent Crunch: Attracting and Retaining Gen Z

Mar 24 2025 // The last three years have exposed a growing challenge for insurance carriers: attracting, hiring, and retaining young talent. Despite the passing of the so-called “Great Resignation,” the insurance industry...

Risk & Insurance Education Alliance Launches New RiskPRO Certification Series

Mar 19 2025 // Austin TX., March 18, 2025 — The Risk & Insurance Education Alliance is proud to announce the launch of the RiskPRO Certification Series, an innovative, niche-specific certification program designed to empower...

Comulate Marks Fifty Top 100 Broker Partnerships with Launch of BALANCE Conference

Mar 19 2025 // SAN FRANCISCO, March 19, 2025 – Comulate’s leading accounting automation platform has reached an industry milestone in record time, now partnering with more than fifty Top 100 insurance brokers in the U.S. Building...

Carrier Management to Host New Wildfire Conference

Mar 14 2025 // Carrier Management, a sister publication of Insurance Journal, will host a free online event spotlighting wildfire risk assessment, prevention and intelligence tools for risk and insurance professionals.The first Wildfire...

Meta Faces Legal Challenge by French Publishers Over AI Training

Mar 12 2025 // French publishers and authors are suing Meta Platforms Inc. for copyright infringement, accusing the tech giant of using their books to train its generative artificial intelligence model without authorization.SNE, the...

School Owner Sentenced for Falsifying Asbestos Removal Training Documents

Mar 12 2025 // The owner of a Rhode Island asbestos abatement training center who falsified documents attesting individuals paid for, attended, and successfully completed an Environmental Protection Administration (EPA)-approved...

Broker Educational Sales & Training, Inc. Partners with Insurance Journal’s Academy of Insurance for Enhanced Educational Initiatives

Mar 11 2025 // San Diego, CA., March 11th 2025 – Broker Educational Sales & Training, Inc. is excited to announce a strategic partnership with the Insurance Journal’s Academy of Insurance. This collaboration aims to deliver...

Verisk Webinar Highlights Emerging Psychoactive Substance Risks

Mar 4 2025 // As public perception and the legality of cannabis and other novel psychoactive substances continue to evolve, what emerging risks and litigation should insurance professionals keep an eye on?Last week, Verisk Analytics...

Mountain West Conference Seeks Mediation Over $55M in Dispute in Poaching Suit

Mar 3 2025 // The Mountain West Conference said it is seeking mediation in the lawsuit the Pac-12 filed against it in an attempt to avoid paying $55 million in “poaching” fees for bringing five Mountain West teams into its...

Viewpoint: Attracting and Retaining Gen Z to Quell the Insurance Talent Crunch

Feb 27 2025 // The last three years have exposed a growing challenge for insurance carriers: attracting, hiring and retaining young talent. Despite the passing of the so-called “Great Resignation,” the insurance industry...

Building and Retaining Talent: Salary and Culture Matter but That’s Not Always Enough

Feb 24 2025 // Independent agency owners, producers, and support staff continue to report higher pay, according to Insurance Journal’s national online Agency Salary Survey results. But for the second year in a row, survey...