All the headlines from our Training Development Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 22 2004 // March is Ethics Awareness Month in the insurance and financial services industries, and this seems an appropriate time to suggest that the majority of what passes for “ethics training” is having little or no...
Mar 22 2004 // The greatest fear amongst employees is outliving their savings, according to Met Life’s 2003 Employee Benefits Trend Study. Nearly half the workers polled said they believe they will have to take on full or part-time...
Mar 19 2004 // Jeffrey D. Parmenter, CPCU, the newly elected president of the Professional Insurance Agents of Connecticut Inc. stressed relationship building and continuing education as primary requirements of success for individuals in...
Mar 18 2004 // According to New Jersey’s Department of Banking and Insurance, the state’s innovative Auto Insurance Purchasing Planner has been used by more than 6,500 consumers shopping for auto insurance since the program...
Mar 16 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents of San Antonio announced it is presenting a two-hour continuing education ethics course on April 8, 2004.IIASA noted that this course is back by popular demand. The class will be taught by...
Mar 16 2004 // The Alabama State Council of Insurance Women will hold a golf tournament on Thursday, May 20, beginning at 7 a.m. at the Indian Oaks Golf Course in Anniston, Alabama. Proceeds will benefit the NAIW Education...
Mar 15 2004 // The Professional Insurance Agents of New York State, New Jersey, Connecticut and New Hampshire have announced a new audio-conference series created to help agencies educate their staff at little cost in the convenience of...
Mar 12 2004 // A New Jersey legislative task force has recommended that the state mandate safety training for all boat operators. If the state does not do that, it should at least require insurers to provide premium discounts to those...
Mar 10 2004 // The Professional Insurance Agents of New York State Inc. has issued a bulletin giving further details for its 19th annual Long Island Regional Awareness Program (RAP) to be held Thursday, April 22, 2004, at Leonard’s...
Mar 10 2004 // The Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission (AWCC) announced that its 17th annual educational conference will be held Oct. 13 – 15, 2004 in Little Rock.The conference traditionally mixes in-depth study...
Mar 9 2004 // The Alabama Department of Insurance has launched an updated Web site. It remains at the same address, which is http://www.aldoi.gov/. The new site, designed by department webmaster Jelene Hardy, should reportedly provide...
Mar 8 2004 // The number of independent insurance agencies with revenue greater than $250,000 dwindled to 20,066 in 2000, from 35,000 in 1990. By 2010, the number of agencies will decline to less than 12,000. While some portion of...
Mar 8 2004 // The Certified Professional Insurance Agents (CPIA) Society, a national organization dedicated to providing sales training, networking and marketing innovation to insurance professionals, unveiled both a new name—American...
Mar 8 2004 // March is Ethics Awareness Month in the insurance and financial services industries, and this seems an appropriate time to suggest that the majority of what passes for “ethics training” is having little or no...
Mar 8 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New Jersey (IIABNJ) has issued a bulletin applauding the state’s Insurance Commissioner, Holly Bakke and the Department of Banking and Insurance (DOBI) for the new...
Mar 8 2004 // We have found not all members are knowledgeable about all of the programs we have available for them, which means they are not getting the full value of their membership in the association. It’s hard to believe that...
Mar 8 2004 // Last August, Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and he pleaded no contest to the charge in October 2003. Now, he’s facing felony counts ranging from embezzlement...
Mar 4 2004 // Marsh’s Crisis Academy, the e-learning solution for Crisis Readiness, is working with the Risk and Insurance Management Society Inc. (RIMS) to offer 11 online courses including the global best practices standard for...
Mar 4 2004 // American International Group Inc. (AIG), announced the formation of AIG Higher Education Risk Solutions, a division of the property and casualty insurance subsidiaries of AIG, to address the growing risks faced by colleges...
Mar 4 2004 // The publishers of e-Insurance Marketer and digital insurance agency, The Credo Group, announced it would hold its e-Insurance Conference on May 17, 2004 in Princeton, N.J.The conference, which has been created especially...