All the headlines from our Training Development Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 20 2019 // The insurance industry is undergoing a technological transformation. Insurers are moving data to the cloud, using artificial intelligence and beginning to prepare for a potential blockchain economy. Products and services...
May 20 2019 // Sixty-one percent of firms surveyed for insurer Hiscox had a cyber attack in the past year, compared to 45% in 2018. Meanwhile, the median cost for cyber incidents losses soared from $229,000 to $369,000.While those...
May 15 2019 // One of the questions that we get more often than I’m comfortable with is, “Do you provide continuing education credit?”The answer, for better or worse, is no, we don’t. You may disagree with our...
May 14 2019 // Atlanta, GA, May 14, 2019 — Jared Mathis, executive vice president and head of the Blue River Underwriters’ specialty property program group will be presenting an informational webinar on vacant property insurance...
May 13 2019 // Officials say a construction worker tumbled down a roughly 10-foot shaftway at a Brooklyn building site and is hospitalized with critical injuries.He fell around 9 a.m. Friday at a property where a three-story apartment...
May 6 2019 // Q: I’m the Talent Acquisition Director for a national brokerage and have been recruiting within insurance for 10 years. I’ve seen all the highs and lows when sourcing experienced talent however 2019 seems to be...
May 3 2019 // Peter Drucker wrote in The Effective Executive, “An organization that just perpetuates today’s level of vision, excellence and accomplishments has lost the capacity to adapt. And since the one and only thing in...
Apr 30 2019 // Hartford InsurTech Hub, powered by Startupbootcamp, hosted its second Demo Day at the Bushnell Performing Arts Center in Hartford, Conn., on April 26.The InsurTech Accelerator is the first component of Hartford InsurTech...
Apr 26 2019 // The Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) Education Foundation has awarded a total of $40,000 in academic scholarships to 30 students studying insurance and risk management at five Texas universities.The students attend the...
Apr 24 2019 // Sixty-one percent of firms surveyed for insurer Hiscox had a cyber attack in the past year, compared to 45% in 2018. Meanwhile, the median cost for cyber incidents losses soared from $229,000 to $369,000.While those...
Apr 23 2019 // It was about 6:30 on a Friday night in January when Phoenix Police Det. Kemp Layden pulled over a white Jeep Cherokee that was speeding and weaving in and out of its lane.The 47-year-old driver spoke slowly, his eyes were...
Apr 18 2019 // A board of pilot experts appointed by U.S. aviation regulators has reviewed Boeing Co.’s proposed software fix for the grounded 737 Max aircraft and concluded that pilots won’t need additional simulator...
Apr 18 2019 // For four days in February, Ben Shukman showed up to his office at Phantom Auto in Mountain View, California, sat down in front of a bank of computer screens with a steering wheel in a darkened room, and began driving. As...
Apr 17 2019 // I’m at the AAIS Main Event this week and I’ve learned a lot. I go to a lot of different events for a lot of different reasons. I go to this event in part to network and meet people that the Academy can help,...
Apr 17 2019 // A special inspection of a nuclear power plant in Mississippi has resulted in two low-level citations, as its operator says it has continued trying to make improvements.The Nuclear Regulatory Commission, in a March 29...
Apr 15 2019 // Employees should have continual training. They should be trained in “conflict resolution, hospitality and emotional intelligence,” according to Richard Branson of Virgin Cos.Employees need to truly understand...
Apr 15 2019 // Young agents don’t always feel supported by their elder peers. They say training is sometimes lacking for newbies in the agency world. They don’t see enough diversity in leadership. And they continue to say...
Apr 15 2019 // Mike Bateman, managing director, Sales, for Dallas-based Higginbotham has invested a lot of time and money into making the firm’s “Higg University” a reality. Launched in 2016, the University is the...
Apr 15 2019 // The difference between where your agency is today and where it’ll be in five years is directly related to your ability to develop your sales team.If you can create a sales culture that helps your producers improve...
Apr 15 2019 // As Generation Z enters the workforce, five generations are working side-by-side for the first time in history. Insurance organizations face the challenge of motivating and engaging individuals that span from Gen Z (born...