All the headlines from our Training Development Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 30 2008 // In the wake of the devastating Sichuan earthquake, representatives from The China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC), Risk Management Solutions (RMS), and China’s Institute of Engineering Mechanics (IEM) met with...
May 23 2008 // A police officer who was injured while on vacation while he was training for a physical fitness test is entitled to workers’ compensation benefits, the California Court of Appeal recently ruled.According to Tomlin v....
May 22 2008 // Washington Gov. Gregoire pronounced May 22 2008, Drive Nice Day throughout the state, challenging drivers to make a conscious effort to drive nice and help make it a collision-free day.Drive Nice Day, founded by SWERVE...
May 19 2008 // Young agents today face a number of challenges, including the soft market, a downturn in the economy, and learning the skills to become a successful agent. In the meantime, the insurance industry struggles to attract more...
May 19 2008 // NAIW International took root in 1938, when Elsie B. Mayer and C. Bertha Rachofsky joined nine other Denver insurance women to form an organization for insurance education purposes, according to NAIW International. The two...
May 16 2008 // Preparing for hurricanes, despite two slow previous storm seasons, is key to the survival of Floridians and recovery efforts, officials said.About 2,800 people attended the 22nd Annual Governor’s Hurricane Conference...
May 16 2008 // A new analysis of the South Carolina furniture store fire that killed nine Charleston firefighters last year says the department inadequately trained and supervised its personnel and exposed the men to excessive risks the...
May 15 2008 // State and federal officials toured Picher, Okla., which was ravaged by a tornado on May 10, and essentially drilled the final nail into its coffin.Any financial aid sent to the 800-person community, they said, will only...
May 14 2008 // MyNewMarkets.com users will soon notice changes in the information included on the Web site and available for use.MyNewMarkets.com will soon inaugurate an analysis and technical content database with its first coverage...
May 8 2008 // The U.S. Department of Labor has added to its Web site information about occupational diseases associated with toxic substances.The list is of toxic substances found at facilities covered by Energy Employees Occupational...
May 8 2008 // Young agents today face a number of challenges, including the soft market, a downturn in the economy and learning the skills necessary to become a profitable and successful agent, while the industry continues to struggle...
May 8 2008 // The Louisiana House Transportation committee has voted to approve a bill under which the state would stop forcing adult motorcyclists to wear helmets. Instead bikers would be required to undergo safety training before...
May 7 2008 // Pennsylvania’s State Police last year arrested 15,583 people for driving under the influence, a 3 percent increase over the number arrested for DUI in 2007, and the highest total for a single year in the...
May 6 2008 // The Bermuda-based Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. (which includes the formerly Texas-based Argonaut Group) announced net income of $36.9 million for the first quarter of 2007, a 47 percent rise, while pretax...
May 6 2008 // Independent agents in Massachusetts have charged that Progressive Insurance, which began selling auto insurance online in the state May 1, is skirting state regulations and misleading consumers with its Web site quoting...
May 5 2008 // Motorcycle fatalities are on the rise in Colorado, doubling from 45 in 1995 to an all-time high of 90 deaths in 2007, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT).In the past five years (2003-2007) in...
May 5 2008 // Professional services” can have connotations ranging from racy “professional” call girls to the more mundane accountants, doctors, lawyers and engineers. From an insurance perspective, liability arising...
May 5 2008 // Like the love-lorn users of match.com, independent agents hunting for business partners among surplus lines wholesalers and managing general agents are thinking long-term, not short.They are looking for partners who will...
May 5 2008 // New Jersey insurers using education and employment to rate drivers for risk are justified in doing so and the practice does not amount to racism or classism, according to a new, 581-page report released by Garden State...
May 5 2008 // Grange Mutual Casualty Co. announced that Randy Montelone will retire at year end after 29 years of service with the company.Tom Welch, current president of Grange Life Insurance Co., a Grange subsidiary, assumes the role...