All the headlines from our Training Development Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 24 2006 // North Carolina independent insurance agents received kudos for leadership, service and dedication at this year’s annual convention.At the Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina event held Oct. 8-11 in...
Oct 24 2006 // What a difference benign weather can make on a reinsurance company’s earnings. Bermuda’s Partner Re Group announced record net operating earnings of $205.052 million, compared to a $345.176 million loss in Q3...
Oct 23 2006 // While other states from Minnesota to New Hampshire compete to attract the insurance sector by lowering premium taxes and extending incentives, Connecticut thinks it has the best offer: an unmatched talent pool of insurance...
Oct 23 2006 // Identity-related fraud is a virulent crime, with 3.5 times the aggregate losses of all property crimes, such as burglary, larceny and vehicle theft, reported last year. In today’s technology- information-driven...
Oct 23 2006 // Insurance agents are a very talented bunch. Over the years, many have fine-tuned the entrepreneurial skills needed to grow their businesses while competing and surviving in an often cutthroat sales environment. Firms in...
Oct 19 2006 // France’s AXA Group will host an investor presentation on the theme “On the road to Ambition 2012” today at 2.30 p.m., Paris time. It will cover the Group’s recent progress in its “Ambition...
Oct 19 2006 // Mountain View, Calif.-based Thoits Insurance Service Inc. has been named ESOP Company of the Year by The ESOP Association’s California/Western States Chapter. The award was presented at the Chapter Conference meeting...
Oct 18 2006 // Ohio-based Sky Financial Group, Inc. announced it expects to report third quarter earnings on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2006. The earnings release and supporting financial data will be available the morning of Oct. 18 on the...
Oct 18 2006 // Indiana Insurance, a member of Liberty Mutual Group and an insurer of public and private schools throughout the Midwest, is hosting a free, day-long seminar on Oct. 23, 2006, to help Ohio school officials develop better...
Oct 16 2006 // California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund will sponsor a comprehensive safety seminar in Redding, Calif., on Oct. 18, and a restaurant supervisor safety-training program in Monterey Park, Calif., on Oct. 18.The...
Oct 10 2006 // The Insurance Council of Texas is hosting workers’ compensation seminars on Nov. 7 and Nov. 15 that focus and provide training on the new rules adopted by the Division of Workers’ Compensation to implement...
Oct 9 2006 // Today “it’s tough to be a director and officer, and that means it’s tough to be a D&O underwriter,” according to Doug Poetzsch, senior vice president, head of specialty claims for Ace USA based...
Oct 9 2006 // While building a successful agency takes dedication and hard work, it may not be as difficult as you think. A wealth of material exists on the tangible factors and steps necessary for building a successful agency, such as...
Oct 9 2006 // The number one way to prevent crashes in fleets: hire high-quality drivers with clear driving records.In fact, company fleets in which more than 60 percent of drivers hold clear motor vehicle records had a 42 percent lower...
Oct 9 2006 // The year is winding down and it is time to focus on goals for next year. The easy route is to take the current results and add X% for growth and improve results by Y%. A few other ideas might also creep in the plan for...
Oct 9 2006 // Today “it’s tough to be a director and officer, and that means it’s tough to be a D&O underwriter,” according to Doug Poetzsch, senior vice president, head of specialty claims for Ace USA based...
Oct 9 2006 // While building a successful agency takes dedication and hard work, it may not be as difficult as you think. A wealth of material exists on the tangible factors and steps necessary for building a successful agency, such as...
Oct 9 2006 // The year is winding down and it is time to focus on goals for next year. The easy route is to take the current results and add X% for growth and improve results by Y%. A few other ideas might also creep in the plan for...
Oct 9 2006 // The number one way to prevent crashes in fleets: hire high-quality drivers with clear driving records.In fact, company fleets in which more than 60 percent of drivers hold clear motor vehicle records had a 42 percent lower...
Oct 6 2006 // XL’s President and CEO Brian M. O’Hara told delegates at the company’s global risk conference in Boston that P/C insurance companies with strong underlying corporate cultures and values will differentiate...