All the headlines from our Training Development Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 30 2006 // The Texas Department of Insurance announced enforcement actions taken by Commissioner Mike Geeslin that became final during May. The actions include eight license revocations and fines and restitution totaling...
Jun 28 2006 // The Texas Department of Insurance announced enforcement actions taken by Commissioner Mike Geeslin that became final during April.The actions include four license revocations, three license denials and fines and...
Jun 28 2006 // The Ultimate Producer School, provided by Agency Management Resource Group (AMRG), is offering its next school starting in September in Sacramento. The school combines technical coverage information, emphasizing commercial...
Jun 27 2006 // With fewer large books of business changing hands recently, insurance agencies are relying on staff-driven, organic growth to expand their operations. Compensation packages and new recruitment and training strategies have...
Jun 26 2006 // Lloyd’s Chairman, Lord Peter Levene, described a bright future, but one that needs work to be achieved, for those attending the 2006 conference of the Association of Lloyd’s Members (ALM) last week. He stressed...
Jun 26 2006 // Among the highlights of the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas’ 109th Annual Conference and Trade Show held recently in Houston were the election of new officers and the presentation of awards to outstanding...
Jun 23 2006 // The Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) today announced the roll-out of a new incentive aimed at encouraging growth in the insurance industry by establishing a $2 million fund to help companies defray the costs...
Jun 22 2006 // AAA Michigan today urged Governor Jennifer Granholm to veto legislation that would repeal Michigan’s 37-year-old mandatory motorcycle helmet law, saying that the new law would recklessly endanger Michigan...
Jun 21 2006 // A recent EPIC-MRA poll of business owners, operators and managers across Michigan shows “lack of time” as the top reason companies are not teaching their employees about workplace safety.This surprising data...
Jun 20 2006 // Bermuda-based White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. announced that its Chairman, Jack Byrne, and President and CEO, Steve Fass, will host a conference call for investors today Tuesday, June 20, 2006 at 8:30 AM ET. The...
Jun 20 2006 // The Heads First Coalition, a group representing the medical community, traffic safety and insurance industry organizations in Michigan, will hold a press conference to respond to the legislature’s approval of SB 297...
Jun 19 2006 // While insurance agents and brokers probably know employment practices liability should not be taken lightly, they might not be aware of new coverage issues and trends, according to Patricia Carlson of the Insurance Skills...
Jun 15 2006 // Auto insurance companies that use a person’s education and occupation to set rates are discriminatory and circumvent laws against using race and income to calculate prices, a state senator said this week.After...
Jun 13 2006 // Insurance industry representatives urged New Jersey lawmakers not to restrict insurers’ use of certain rating variables including occupation and education in the pricing of auto insurance policies, insisting that the...
Jun 13 2006 // Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger was among a gathering of other state regulators today at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. for a news conference which outlined plans for the implementation of the...
Jun 9 2006 // Construction crews building a convenience store in south Tulsa, Okla., have discovered an abandoned oil well while digging a hole for gas storage tanks.The strange discovery was made recently when the crews broke open the...
Jun 9 2006 // Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry Secretary Stephen M. Schmerin will kick-off the 5th Annual Workers’ Compensation Conference at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, June 12, in the Chocolate Ballroom, Hershey Lodge...
Jun 8 2006 // Michigan-based American Physicians Capital, Inc. President and CEO R. Kevin Clinton will participate on a medical malpractice panel at the Sandler O’Neill Financial Services Conference on June 8, 2006 at 1:30 p.m....
Jun 8 2006 // Southfield, Mich.-based North Pointe Holdings Corp. announced that B. Matthew Petcoff, chief operating officer, and Brian J. Roney, chief financial officer, will present at the Sandler O’Neill Financial Services...
Jun 8 2006 // Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry signed legislation aimed at improving boating safety requirements to protect young Oklahomans.“The majority of boating fatalities involve operators who have not had proper training,”...