All the headlines from our Training Development Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 9 2007 // A Florida report on the use of occupation and education in underwriting and rating auto insurance asserts that while the practices “unintentionally harm minorities and low-income individuals,” they are...
Apr 9 2007 // The Main Street America Group has promoted Ed Kuhl to executive vice president, chief financial officer, and Dick Schultz to assistant vice president, and appointed Tom Frazier to assistant treasurer.Kuhl joined Main...
Apr 9 2007 // The new medium of blogging is changing the way communication is done today with respect to both individuals and the corporate universe, notes Leib Dodell, president/CEO, Media/Professional Insurance.While blogs pose...
Apr 9 2007 // Most high performance, high growth independent agencies have a lot in common when it comes to finding, hiring and mentoring new producers: They dedicate the necessary time for their mentoring program and couple the...
Apr 9 2007 // As the oil industry cycles into a drilling boom, the shortage of experienced workers raises safety issues that smart companies are working hard to address.Oil production has always been a boom-and-bust industry. At the...
Apr 9 2007 // What are the trends agency management owners should pay attention to? Here is a list of the key issues that many firms are struggling with today and a few suggestions on how to handle these trends.1. “Free...
Apr 6 2007 // To help members explore and implement the myriad benefits of technology into their businesses, the Professional Insurance Agents of New York State, New Jersey, Connecticut and New Hampshire unveiled an updated PIA...
Apr 6 2007 // Citizens Property Insurance Corp. has a new Web site that includes information for policyholders, agents and the public. Changes in the site at www.citizensfla.com, include the listing of toll-free numbers in the...
Apr 3 2007 // In anticipation of this week’s “Conversations on Climate Change,” Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink and Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Charles Bronson unveiled an official Web...
Apr 3 2007 // Results of a report on the factoring of occupation and education for underwriting and rating of auto insurance policies show that while the practices “unintentionally harm minorities and low-income individuals”...
Apr 3 2007 // Florida insurers are hammering a Florida Office of Insurance Regulation report on the use of occupation and education for rating of auto insurance policies, calling the report’s claims that the use of these factors...
Apr 3 2007 // Swiss Re announced that its life & health embedded value earnings grew by 38 percent to CHF 2.4 billion ($1.97 billion), up from CHF 1.7 billion ($1.4 billion) in 2005. Overall embedded value increased by 13 percent...
Mar 30 2007 // Lexington Insurance Co., a member company of American International Group, Inc. (AIG), has expanded its Violence Guard suite of services, available to Lexington’s employment practice liability (EPL) insureds to...
Mar 30 2007 // Reno, Nev.-based Employers Holdings Inc. has reported financial results for the full-year and fourth quarter of 2006.For 2006, consolidated 2006 net income increased 24.7 percent to $171.6 million from $137.6 million in...
Mar 28 2007 // The current state of the surplus lines industry and its carriers will be the focus of the major program at the 2007 Western States Surplus Lines Conference, set for June 19-23 in Scottsdale, Ariz., at the Hyatt Regency...
Mar 27 2007 // A special auto insurance study group appointed by Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick has recommended modest changes to introduce limited pricing competition while warning against a proposed overhaul of the state’s high...
Mar 27 2007 // The men and women who usually have a sympathetic ear for customers will be on extra alert for drinkers who drive.Harrisonburg, Virginia has been selected by the nonprofit Foundation For Alcohol Responsibility as the first...
Mar 27 2007 // The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. reportted that it has awarded more than $7 million in community support to nonprofit organizations across the country in 2006. In Connecticut, where The Hartford’s...
Mar 27 2007 // BHC Marketing, an independent national insurance marketing organization, has announced that it will establish a new Midwest regional office in Carmel, Ind. The office will create 20 jobs in Central Indiana.BHC Marketing,...
Mar 27 2007 // Lloyd’s and the London markets are about to launch a new campaign “to encourage the brightest young talent in the marine market to play a role in shaping its future.”The Lloyd’s Market Association...