All the headlines from our Training Development Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 22 2009 // The current economy is causing many changes within the employment marketplace. Increased employee concerns and lowered morale are just a few reasons organizations should place greater focus on their retention strategies....
Feb 18 2009 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company reported it has awarded a combined $300,000 in grants to Kilgore College, Midland College and College of the Mainland in Texas City. The grants will fund free workplace safety courses for...
Feb 13 2009 // Schaumburg, Ill.-based Great American Insurance Group’s Executive Liability Division, now offers binding functionality in addition to online quoting for nonprofit organizations on its ExecProQuote.com Web...
Feb 12 2009 // Bermuda-based Validus Holdings plans to release its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, after the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange today, Thursday, February 12,...
Feb 11 2009 // The Bermuda-based Max Capital Group will hold an investment community conference call today, Wednesday, February 11, 2009, at 10 o’clock a.m. Eastern Time, to discuss the Company’s fourth quarter 2008 financial...
Feb 11 2009 // Willis Group Holdings Limited will release earnings for the fourth quarter ending December 31, 2008 after the market closes on Wednesday, February 11, 2009. Copies of the release will be available soon thereafter within...
Feb 11 2009 // The Bermuda-based Everest Re Group will release its Fourth Quarter 2008 earnings after close of trading on the NYSE on February 11, 2009. A conference call discussing the results will be held at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time on...
Feb 10 2009 // Bermuda’s XL Capital Ltd. expects to release its Fourth Quarter and Year End 2008 results after the close of regular stock market trading hours today, Tuesday, February 10, 2009. A conference call to discuss the...
Feb 9 2009 // Bermuda-based AXIS Capital Holdings Limited expects to release financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2008, today, Monday, February 9, 2009, after the close of the financial markets.John...
Feb 8 2009 // Property/casualty insurance agents should be aware that firefighters face significant challenges today, according to a survey commissioned by Insurance Services Office Ltd. (ISO).Most U.S. fire departments call on...
Feb 8 2009 // Insurance Journal Top 100 Agency Profile RANKING: No. 9 Agency Name: J. Smith Lanier & Co. Headquarters: West Point, Ga. Year Founded: 1868 Additional Locations: Alabama – Huntsville, Birmingham, Opelika;...
Feb 5 2009 // The National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices Ltd. (NAPSLO) is launching the NAPSLO Executive Leadership School, scheduled for Feb. 8-11, 2009, in Charlottesville, Va. The new school offers senior-level...
Feb 4 2009 // Bermuda-based Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited will release its fourth quarter and year-end 2008 financial results today, Wednesday, February 4, 2009, following the close of U.S. markets.The Company will hold a conference...
Feb 3 2009 // ACE Limited expects to issue its year-end, fourth quarter earnings release and financial supplement after the market closes today, Tuesday, February 3, 2009. A copy of these documents will be available promptly following...
Feb 3 2009 // The Texas Department of Insurance announced enforcement actions taken by Commissioner Mike Geeslin that became final during December.The actions include five license revocations, three license denials and fines and...
Feb 2 2009 // Bermuda-based PartnerRe will release its 2008 fourth quarter and full year results after the market close today, Monday, February 2, 2009.PartnerRe senior management will conduct a dial-in conference call, which will...
Feb 1 2009 // To mark the start of its 20th year of publishing, Agency Ideas (www.agencyideas.com), an industry sales and marketing newsletter, has redesigned its Web site.The newly revamped Web site enhances usability for visitors and...
Jan 26 2009 // A worker has been killed at a Boston construction site.Boston police said Friday that something heavy fell on the construction worker at the Russia Wharf development site on Congress Street around 10 a.m. The man was taken...
Jan 25 2009 // Use your agency management system to the max. Measure your productivity. Communicate consistently and effectively with your staff, customers and carriers. And above all, don’t cheap out on the training.Do those...
Jan 23 2009 // “The string of natural catastrophes that wreaked havoc in 2008, costing the global economy $225 billion and leaving insurers with their second costliest year in history, graphically highlights the increasing risks to...