All the headlines from our Training Development Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 18 2020 // Four days before it was scheduled to go live, organizers of the popular annual insurance and technology conference, InsureTech Connect, announced they are postponing the now virtual 2020 conference by one month,ITC will...
Sep 18 2020 // Crew members on a dive boat say they were never instructed on emergency procedures before a predawn fire swept through the vessel as it was anchored off the Southern California coast, killing 34 people as they slept below...
Sep 17 2020 // When worldwide lockdowns were imposed almost overnight in March, most employees thought they were leaving their desks behind for just a few weeks. Very few employers and employees would have predicted that six months later...
Sep 11 2020 // Hurricane Laura caused significant damage at a site holding about 30% of the nation’s store of emergency crude oil, but three other sites still have plenty of petroleum, U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette said on...
Sep 10 2020 // September 10, 2020, Austin, TX— The CIC, CISR, and Academy Board of Directors appointed William J. Hold as President and CEO of The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research at the bi-annual board meeting...
Sep 7 2020 // Starting an independent insurance agency, or any business, is a risky proposition. You’re moving from a secure position with a regular income and foreseeable future to a place where uncertainty is the new normal....
Sep 3 2020 // Sexual harassment is not a new or rare phenomenon in the workplace, but since the #MeToo movement began in late 2017, more victims have come forward to report allegations of harassment at work, including at health care...
Sep 1 2020 // Two construction workers have died after an accident at the future site of an Amazon fulfillment center in Virginia.Suffolk city officials say the accident occurred Saturday afternoon at Northgate Commerce Parkway. News...
Aug 25 2020 // Taiwan declared an e-commerce platform linked to China’s Alibaba Group a potential security risk and has told its operator to register as a company from the rival mainland or dispose of its ownership stake.The order...
Aug 24 2020 // Kansas City, Mo.-based insurance broker Lockton has added Kelly Conway as chief people officer.In this position, Conway will lead Lockton’s people strategy, focusing on continuing to attract, develop, and retain...
Aug 24 2020 // This course is part of the PROFocus Series and is open to all risk and insurance professionals.Austin, TX, August 21, 2020 – The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research released a new 16-hour online...
Aug 24 2020 // 1. Offset Negativity. What can you show your clients that you are doing to help them during the pandemic? Everyone is tired of hearing how all their business income (BI) claims are denied. What are you doing to offset all...
Aug 20 2020 // Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said that her administration is assessing the risk of reopening Michigan businesses that have been closed for five months under her orders to curb the spread of the coronavirus, saying she will have...
Aug 20 2020 // Chinese online insurance technology platform Waterdrop Inc. has raised $230 million in a new funding round led by reinsurer Swiss Re and Chinese internet giant Tencent Holdings, it said on Thursday.Waterdrop’s...
Aug 18 2020 // Westfield Center, Ohio-based property/casualty insurance company, Westfield, has added Jennifer Palmieri as chief people officer.With more than 20 years of extensive human resources leadership experience, Palmieri is...
Aug 17 2020 // After becoming dean of the University of Illinois business school in 2015, Jeffrey Brown worried that politics or a virus would choke off a major source of revenue for his school: Chinese graduate students.So, in 2017,...
Jul 31 2020 // The Lloyd’s re/insurance market has launched a Culture Dashboard and has set a gender target for the market supported by a commitment to achieve parity between men and women over the next decade.These measures mark...
Jul 28 2020 // Summary: Dr. Gunther Kraut, head of Epidemic Risk Solutions at Munich Re, discusses the current state of the pandemic insurance market and what can be expected for the future. He says one of the challenges of developing...
Jul 23 2020 // A West Virginia judge urged parties in dozens of asbestos lawsuits to reach a settlement and avoid the “dreadful experience” of a live trial next week while the coronavirus pandemic rages on.Judge Ronald Wilson...
Jul 23 2020 // BRP Group, Inc., an independent insurance distribution firm, has appointed Erin King as chief colleague officer.As a key member of BRP Group’s executive leadership team, King will continue to build and foster a...