All the headlines from our Training Development Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 9 2008 // Willis Group Holdings Ltd. announced that the company has agreed to buy Virginia-based rival Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Co., according to a statement late on Sunday.Willis said the $2.1 billion deal would double its...
Jun 6 2008 // Mississippi has a new tool to help residents avoid contractors who may take their money and run, especially families still rebuilding from Hurricane Katrina.Attorney General Jim Hood said his office’s Web site,...
Jun 4 2008 // The University of Idaho, seeing a resurgence of mining activity in northern Idaho due to soaring metal prices, is seeking federal funding to bring back mining education programs, a school official said.“The metals...
Jun 4 2008 // Willis recently hosted a conference of senior risk managers from the US oil and gas industry at its inaugural Global Risk Challenge seminar in Houston. They concentrated on finding out more about some of the major...
Jun 4 2008 // A labor dispute has cost The Greenbrier a conference that’s been held annually at the four-star resort in West Virginia for more than 90 years.The Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers announced June 2 that it...
Jun 4 2008 // New York police say a construction worker is dead after falling four stories off a scaffold in Brooklyn earlier this week. Fifty-year-old Houssain (HU’-Sain) Mosharrf (Mo-SHAR’-uf) fell at about 2:05 p.m....
Jun 2 2008 // The UK’s Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) announced that “a solar oven made from a single piece of reflective plastic won first prize in the CII’s Big Idea competition.” John Tilleman from Brown...
Jun 2 2008 // Companies big and small — in and outside the insurance industry — can reduce risk and increase profits by improving diversity. And improving diversity can help a company to avoid potential lawsuits and claims, said...
May 30 2008 // The North Carolina Medical Board will hold a public hearing next month on a proposal to post doctors’ malpractice information on its Web site.The News & Observer of Raleigh reported this week that the idea has...
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...