All the headlines from our Training Development Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 3 2008 // More than two decades after the country established a uniform drinking age of 21, a nascent movement is afoot to allow 18- to 20-year-olds to legally buy alcohol under some circumstances.Proponents say the higher age...
Feb 28 2008 // France’s AXA Group reported strong results for 2007. The earnings release cited the growth in underlying earnings up 27 percent to €4.963 billion [$7.5 billion] (up 15 percent on a comparable basis). Adjusted...
Feb 25 2008 // Education of the masses emerged as an agreed-upon strategy regarding proposed mandatory installation of sprinkler systems in certain new residential structures in North Carolina.The North Carolina Building Code...
Feb 25 2008 // Three construction workers were hurt last week when the fourth floor of a building under construction collapsed in northwestern San Antonio.Fire officials say the construction site is at the Shops at La Cantera shopping...
Feb 24 2008 // U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters recently sent legislation to Congress that seeks greater flexibility for states to target one of the leading causes of motorcycle deaths across the nation: riding without a...
Feb 24 2008 // The new medium of blogging is changing the way communication is done today with respect to both individuals and the corporate world, says Leib Dodell, president and CEO of Media/Professional Insurance.While blogs pose...
Feb 20 2008 // Inspectors were surveying damage in southern Alabama and the Florida Panhandle on Monday from a tornado that destroyed at least seven homes but didn’t cause any reported injuries.Investigators now believe that a...
Feb 20 2008 // The New Hampshire Insurance Department has a newly-designed Web site that promises easier navigation and offers an expanded price comparison service for consumers called the New Hampshire Rate Resource.Now, consumers can...
Feb 19 2008 // Rick Murray, Managing Director at Swiss Re, made some important observations on the insurance industry’s role in dealing with problems caused by the changing climate.Speaking at a United Nations Climate Risk Summit...
Feb 19 2008 // The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has launched a Web site that allows auto insurance customers to compare sample auto premiums – a move that the state says will help consumer find the best deals as managed...
Feb 14 2008 // U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters today sent legislation to Congress that she said seeks greater flexibility for states to target one of the leading causes of motorcycle deaths across the nation – riding...
Feb 13 2008 // The most common method for handling third party ethics and compliance issues is to adopt and stick to a code of practice or policies that governs the manner in which a company’s own employees deal with third parties,...
Feb 12 2008 // A Tennessee National Guard truck on the way to help tornado recovery efforts in Macon County turned over on the side of Interstate 40.Randy Harris, a guard spokesman, said the five-ton truck was among other engineering...
Feb 10 2008 // Over the next several months, DHS is going to conduct outreach training across the country because, in the words of DHS Secretary Chertoff, “the NRF does not come to be born in one fell swoop. It’s a birthing...
Feb 10 2008 // The new medium of blogging is changing the way communication is done today with respect to both individuals and the corporate universe, according to Leib Dodell, president and CEO of Media/Professional Insurance.While...
Feb 8 2008 // Wanda Revells, CIC, has joined Universal North America Insurance Co. as assistant vice president of marketing and agency relations for Arizona and Nevada. She will oversee development and execution of market strategy to...
Feb 8 2008 // It may come as a bit of a shock, but India, the country that’s become synonymous with out-sourcing, is facing a talent shortage.According to the Darwin Rhodes Group, India’s only specialist insurance...
Feb 7 2008 // The subprime mortgage crisis that has dragged down the profits of many insurers, especially in the fourth quarter of 2007, doesn’t seem to have affected Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited. The Bermuda-based Company...
Feb 7 2008 // Global broker Willis Group Holdings reported fourth quarter and full year revenues that were slightly less than those posted in 2006, even though gross revenues from commissions and fees were somewhat higher.Net income for...
Feb 7 2008 // Bermuda’s Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. reported net income of $152.5 million and $2.18 per diluted common share for the fourth quarter of 2007, compared to $198.8 million and $2.70 per diluted common share in...