All the headlines from our Training Development Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 31 2005 // And then there was one. The announcement late yesterday, March 30, that Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has lowered its long-term counterparty credit and senior debt ratings on American International Group...
Mar 25 2005 // The Texas Department of Insurance has approved continuing education credits for insurance adjusters for breakout sessions offered at the 9th Annual Safety and Health Conference on May 11-12 in Austin. Insurance adjusters...
Mar 21 2005 // New York is one of the worst; New Jersey is also poor; Virginia remains among the best; Massachusetts and Maryland are looking better and better; Connecticut is holding steady, while Pennsylvania has some catching up to...
Mar 21 2005 // When the 1970s began, Bill Moloney was afraid of flying.When the 21st century dawned, he had his own aviation brokerage based in an airport and flew his plane as often as he could. Moloney, a self-described...
Mar 18 2005 // Boston, Mass.-based OneBeacon Insurance Group has redesigned its Web site to provide more comprehensive access to products and services for customers, prospective employees and its agency partners. The new site features...
Mar 15 2005 // Capital One Insurance Services, formerly InsLogic, an insurance broker in Oak Ridge, Tenn. has put out a ‘Help Wanted’ sign and plans to triple its work force. Capital One Insurance was acquired in January by...
Mar 15 2005 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners recently named its funded consumer liaison representatives for 2005. Established in 1992, the program promotes consumer representation and interaction with NAIC members,...
Mar 14 2005 // The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies announced that the company redesigned its Web site to make it easier to do business with the insurer and help increase agent productivity. Chubb reports the upgraded Web site features...
Mar 14 2005 // Five promotions and appointments have been announced by the board of directors of the Main Street America Group in Jacksonville: Ed Kuhl, senior vice president and chief financial officer; Toni Porterfield, senior vice...
Mar 7 2005 // Anderson Murison Inc. announced it has redesigned its Web site with additional functionality and made it easier for insurance producers to use.New features and design improvements include changing the...
Mar 7 2005 // The Applied Systems Client Network Inc. (ASCnet), the user group for Applied Systems agency management technology, is launching its 2005 member education effort with expanded training opportunities for agency support...
Mar 7 2005 // Sales generated by property/casualty customer service representatives are the least risky, most profitable of all agency activities. They generate the easiest of all new commissions and help to keep rivals out of the...
Mar 7 2005 // A task force appointed by Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney last spring has concluded that the state’s private passenger auto insurance system is heading for a crash and has promised to produce a legislative reform...
Mar 7 2005 // Support Windstorm Impact Reduction ProgramHurricane expert Max May-field and Rep. Jim Davis attempted to make long-range predictions about future events that will affect the Florida insurance industry during the annual...
Mar 4 2005 // States will soon require minimum training, education and knowledge requirements for insurance agents who write flood insurance, Ed Pasterick, an industry relations spokesman for the Federal Emergency Management Agency told...
Mar 3 2005 // The Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission announced it will host its 9th Annual Safety and Health Conference, the Texas Safety Summit, on May 11 and 12 in Austin at the Omni Austin Hotel Southpark, 4140 Governors...
Mar 2 2005 // The Florida Surplus Lines Service Office in Tallahassee has made a concerted effort to create a digital online classroom to improve educational resources to provide quick and quality service at its customers’...
Feb 25 2005 // The Florida Insurance Licensing Association has announced Florida’s first 100% online insurance agent licensing course. This 40-Hour course (2-15 Life, Health & Variable Annuity) is required to become an...
Feb 21 2005 // When Marshall Leicht was installed as president of the Texas Surplus Lines Association in November 2004 he reminded attendees at TSLA’s annual meeting of the many issues confronting surplus lines agents. Leicht, who...
Feb 21 2005 // Providing rewards programs that attract, motivate and help retain employees has been ranked among the top five priorities for employers in 2005, according to a new survey conducted by Deloitte Consulting LLP’s Human...