All the headlines from our Training Development Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 10 2003 // Even with the dominance of the Internet, and the trend toward doing almost everything online from a remote location, something phenomenal is happening. Insurance agents are flocking to users conferences in droves—setting...
Mar 10 2003 // Marine insurance is, as Insurance Journal put it last year, “a unique animal.” The belly of the beast consists of cargo and yacht coverage, which account for 50 percent of U.S. written premium.But another...
Mar 10 2003 // Even with the dominance of the Internet, and the trend toward doing almost everything online from a remote location, something phenomenal is happening. Insurance agents are flocking to users conferences in droves—setting...
Mar 5 2003 // Sen. John Breaux (D-La.) will be among the prominent speakers addressing more than 800 independent agents and brokers during the 27th Annual National Legislative Conference of the Independent Insurance Agents &...
Mar 4 2003 // An Ohio Civil Rights Commission (OCRC) housing conference will host several panel discussions about the impact of insurance scoring on access to homeownership in the state.Three sessions dealing with different issues...
Mar 1 2003 // Zurich North America Small Business today announced a new Direct Bill website on zurichna.com.The new site gives agents and brokers direct online access to their customers’ billing information, including the status,...
Feb 24 2003 // In some respects, the world of employee benefits seems to be on a roll. The Indepen-dent Insurance Agents & Brokers Association (IIABA) reports that about 26 percent of the U.S. agencies examined in its “2002...
Feb 24 2003 // In some respects, the world of employee benefits seems to be on a roll. The Indepen-dent Insurance Agents & Brokers Association (IIABA) reports that about 26 percent of the U.S. agencies examined in its “2002...
Feb 24 2003 // Comparative raters for independent agents have been available since the early 80s with the introduction of personal computers. Just like today’s PC, they have made great strides since the days of the floppy drive...
Feb 14 2003 // Collectible auto and boat insurer Hagerty Insurance recently updated its agents-only Web site to allow for 24-hour, seven-day-a-week access to client policies and customer ID cards.The changes are available in the...
Feb 10 2003 // The Big “I” Virtual University (VU) of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) is now offering Richardson QuickSkills™: a four-star rated portfolio of online sales skills programs...
Feb 4 2003 // Last year’s workers’ compensation benefit increase bill (AB 749) eliminated the state’s loss control certification unit as of Dec. 31, 2002, replacing it with a new “Worker Occupational Safety and...
Jan 29 2003 // North Carolina-based Agency Ideas® announced a complete transformation of its CSRcross-selling.com(TM) Web site, which is dedicated to advancing cross-selling skills throughout the property and casualty insurance...
Jan 28 2003 // Austin, Texas-based insurance education provider, The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research, announced the selection of Carolyn Smith as the new director of Marketing and Promotions for the...
Jan 23 2003 // Ohio-based Progressive announced the opening of two new expanded auto insurance claims training facilities and the industry’s first center dedicated to training representatives to handle motorcycle, ATV, RV, boat and...
Jan 23 2003 // Top government officials, along with insurance industry experts and leaders, kicked off an American Insurance Association (AIA) conference this week focused on the recently enacted Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of...
Jan 22 2003 // The consumer group Texas Watch unveiled a new Web site designed to help consumers participate in the legislative debate on insurance reform. Through the Web site at www.fixtexasinsurance.org, the group will provide...
Jan 21 2003 // This year’s MetroRAP conference is scheduled to be held at the New York Marriott in Brooklyn on Thursday, Jan. 23. Highlights of the Program will include a Keynote address by Warren Heck, chairman and CEO of the GNY...
Jan 16 2003 // The Great Lakes Chapter of the Association of Insurance Compliance Professionals (AICP) is sponsoring an Education Day Thursday, March 20, at the Clarion Barcelo Hotel, 5615 North Cumberland, Chicago. The conference will...
Jan 14 2003 // InVEST, a business-education partnership training high school and community college students in insurance agency and company operations and preparing them for careers in the industry, announced its own JaneMarie...