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Lawsuit Over 2017 Connecticut Training Flight Crash Is Settled

Jan 29 2021 // The sister of a student pilot who died in a small plane crash in Connecticut in 2017 has settled a wrongful-death lawsuit against the flight school she accused of failing to maintain the aircraft.Terms of the settlement...

Alabama Education Association Urges COVID Vaccinations for Teachers After 39 Deaths

Jan 28 2021 // The Alabama Education Association is urging the state to give teachers COVID-19 vaccinations following the deaths of at least 39 public school employees from the contagious illness.The group, which represents public...

Kentucky High Court Orders Online Poker Site to Pay State $1B for Illegal Gambling

Jan 20 2021 // The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled last month that an online poker company must pay more than $1 billion to the state for illegal gambling losses in a court battle that began a decade ago.The ruling from the state’s...

The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research CISR High School Program Exam Success

Jan 12 2021 // Austin, TX – January 12, 2021 – The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research received recognition on local Lansing news station FOX News 47 for the Certified Insurance Service Representative High School...

Palomar in California Names Johnson Chief Talent & Diversity Officer

Jan 8 2021 // La Jolla, Calif.-based Palomar Holdings Inc. has named Michelle Johnson chief talent and diversity officer. Johnson was previously senior vice president of people and talent, having served in this role since joining the...

Markel Corporation Hires Gandy as Managing Director for Talent, Diversity and Inclusion

Jan 6 2021 // Markel Corporation has hired Trevor Gandy as managing director for Talent, Diversity and Inclusion, effective January 1, 2021.In this new role, Gandy will further shape the company’s diversity, equity and inclusion...

New York Reaches Deal on Cleanup at Long Island Aerospace Site

Dec 30 2020 // New York has reached an agreement with defense contractor Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Navy on a $406 million plan to clean up a massive plume of underground contamination left from Long Island’s heyday as a hub of...

Insuring Cannabis Summit: Talking to Clients About Risk Starts with Education

Dec 28 2020 // Editor’s note: This is part of a series of articles based on panels and presentations during Insurance Journal’s 2020 Insuring Cannabis Summit on Nov. 19.Believe it or not, talking to cannabis businesses about...

Use Values and Vision to Attract Talent

Dec 7 2020 // Some 20 years ago, an independent agency owner in a small, upstate New York town told me how difficult it had been for him to recruit new talent.But something changed…when he changed. The principal had more success...

Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo Launching Autonomous Vehicle Testing Site in Ohio

Dec 3 2020 // Waymo plans to open a new testing site in Ohio for its driverless autonomous vehicles that will focus on dense, urban areas, the company has said.The new site being built at the Transportation Research Center near Columbus...

Louisiana School Superintendents Seeking Looser Quarantine Rules

Nov 25 2020 // Leaders of several Louisiana public school systems have called on state officials to relax coronavirus quarantine rules that have sent thousands of students home from school because they have been in close proximity to...

Best Agency to Work For West: The Buckner Co.

Nov 25 2020 // Words like “fair,” “ethical, and “accommodating,” may not top a list of words you’d think would energize workers, but there was no shortage of enthusiasm found in comments from employees...

New CSR Podcast Series – Episode 2: I’m Your Agent, Let’s Talk About Sex.

Nov 23 2020 // Austin, TX, November 23, 2020 – The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research recently launched a new podcast series titled Awkward Insurance. The podcast is intended for Insurance Service...

America’s Best Agencies to Work For

Nov 23 2020 // The votes are in for the 2020 Best Independent Insurance Agencies to Work For. While 2020 has been an unusual year for agency employees – many of whom have worked remotely for months – the pressures that have...

Kevelighan: Talks with Institutes on Creating 21st Century Triple III Began Years Ago

Nov 16 2020 // Affiliating with The Institutes provides an opportunity for the industry’s Insurance Information Institute (III) to become more of a 21st Century trade association, rather than one suited for the 1950s, according to...

3 Ps to Consider When Managing the Risks of Assisted Living Facilities

Nov 16 2020 // Assisted living facilities provide a necessary service to our aging population, but operating them comes with risks. When you consider that they are designed to provide care for our loved ones in ways that many of us are...

Three Generations of Doing the Right Thing

Nov 16 2020 // Words like “fair,” “ethical, and “accommodating,” may not top a list of words you’d think would energize workers, but there was no shortage of enthusiasm found in comments from employees...

Young E&S Professionals Face Toughest Market They Have Ever Seen

Nov 16 2020 // Wholesaler brokers of all ages are facing hard market conditions with rising insurance rates, tighter underwriting and fewer carriers willing to write some tough classes. They, like everyone, are also experiencing fewer...

GRS Appoints Keenan to Head Learning, Marketing Operations

Nov 13 2020 // Global Risk Solutions, Inc., a provider of claims adjusting and environmental risk management services based in Miami, has added Colm Keenan as executive vice president and chief of Learning & Marketing. Keenan will be...

Aon Invests $30 Million to Create 10,000 Apprenticeships Nationwide by 2030

Nov 12 2020 // Global insurance broker Aon said it is expanding its corporate apprenticeship program with an investment of $30 million over the next five years.With this expansion, Aon hopes to develop a nationwide network of employers...