All the headlines from our Training Development Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 3 2004 // Austin, Texas-based The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research announced that Joseph R. Buick, account executive with Hylant Group in Toledo, Ohio, made his mark in risk management education history,...
Aug 3 2004 // The CPCU Society has announced that its 60th Annual Meeting and Seminars will take place in Los Angeles, Calif., on Oct. 23-26.The Annual Meeting’s Property and Casualty Insurance Track features 25 seminars about...
Aug 2 2004 // Kaplan Professional, a division of Kaplan, Inc., has acquired Insurance Systems of Tennessee Inc.As the state’s largest insurance education provider, Insurance Systems offers insurance pre-licensing classes,...
Jul 30 2004 // Cheryl L. Koch, CPCU, CIC, ARM, AAI, AIM, AIS, ARP, AAM, API, ACSR, owner of Agency Management Resource Group of Lincoln, CA, a leading provider of consulting and training services to independent agents and companies, is...
Jul 29 2004 // The International Association of Black Actuaries (IABA) has announced that its 12th annual conference will be held on Aug. 6- 8 at the New York LaGuardia Airport Marriott, and on Sunday at the Courtyard by Marriott...
Jul 28 2004 // ProMutual Group, the Boston-based provider of medical malpractice insurance in the Northeast, has launched a new patient safety program aimed at reducing the incidence of shoulder dystocia.Shoulder dystocia is a birth...
Jul 27 2004 // A recent follow-up survey by the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) has found that many companies and organizations in all industries have yet to address the problem of workplace violence.The ASSE Risk...
Jul 27 2004 // In an effort to curb an impending crisis, the University Extended Education department at Cal State Fullerton announced that it has started accepting registrations for the Fall 2004 semester for the State University...
Jul 25 2004 // The National African-American Insurance Association (NAAIA) has announced that its 2004 National Conference and Empowerment Summit will be held Sept.16-18 at The Palmer House Hilton in Chicago. Hundreds of independent...
Jul 22 2004 // Larry CaseIn working with and representing Missouri’s independent agent community over the past 17 years, I have always believed that agents deserve more and better. That not only goes for the service delivered by...
Jul 22 2004 // Increasing profits, maintaining revenue growth in a challenging market, and sustaining a competitive advantage are the focal points of workshops at the upcoming Best Practices Business Symposium.The symposium, conducted by...
Jul 19 2004 // In working with and representing Missouri’s independent agent community over the past 17 years, I have always believed that agents deserve more and better. That not only goes for the service delivered by the Missouri...
Jul 19 2004 // Last summer, when we weren’t looking, the California Legislature passed Senate Bill 620 (SB 620) and enacted new insurance producer training statutes at section 1749.8 of the Insurance Code.This new California law...
Jul 19 2004 // Orlando – From Capt. Scott O’Grady who survived six days in hostile territory after his F-16 was shot down enforcing the no-fly zone over Bosnia. To Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America’s...
Jul 19 2004 // Baffled by the product, overwhelmed by policy verbiage and totally put off by the adversarial nature of the whole business, consumers nationwide express having serious trust issues with the insurance industry.In...
Jul 19 2004 // To be successful in marketing commercial lines requires a detailed plan. The first step in any process is to assess where you are right now. As Yogi Berra once said, “If you don’t know where you’re going,...
Jul 16 2004 // The American Agents Alliance is proud to announce the completion of a three-month redesign of its Web site. The project, spearheaded by the association’s Technology Committee, represents ongoing efforts to utilize...
Jul 15 2004 // Donald Walters, general counsel and deputy director of the Insurance Marketplace Standards Association (IMSA), will be among the speakers addressing the issue of regulatory reform in the insurance industry at the 2004...
Jul 14 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Iowa is holding a two-day training seminar focusing on farm and agribusiness insurance risks Oct. 19-20 in Des Moines. The seminar, dubbed “The First Midwest Agribusiness...
Jul 12 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents of San Antonio announced it will hold a continuing education seminar on flood insurance on Aug. 11, 2004.The seminar will be taught by experts from the National Flood Insurance Program...