All the headlines from our Training Development Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 15 2019 // After 25 years in the insurance business both as an agent and consultant, Mernice Oliver has heard a consistent theme from the women she has worked with and coached: there are no leadership initiatives or groups focused on...
Apr 12 2019 // U.S. officials have removed part of a Montana asbestos cleanup site from its Superfund list in the latest sign that the 17-year cleanup is ending, though the asbestos-related health problems for thousands of people...
Apr 3 2019 // The Georgia Department of Insurance has unveiled a new program called Open Checkbook on its website that details how the agency spends its funds.According to a statement from Georgia Insurance Commissioner Jim Beck, Open...
Apr 3 2019 // After 25 years in the insurance business both as an agent and consultant, Mernice Oliver has heard a consistent theme from the women she has worked with and coached: there are no leadership initiatives or groups focused on...
Apr 1 2019 // Like other industries today, the property/casualty insurance industry is facing a highly competitive job market as it strives to fill positions needed to grow.The unemployment rate for the insurance industry is 1.7...
Apr 1 2019 // Newsflash to insurance agency owners seeking to onboard new employees: Expect to have to pay more, offer more and train more.Those trying to hire probably know that already. “What we’re seeing in particular in...
Apr 1 2019 // In last month’s column, I enumerated seven factors that enable one to avoid or prevent claim disputes:(1) Having a good historical perspective of the industry; (2) Understanding and embracing two foundational...
Mar 25 2019 // Soon after Lion Air Flight 610 plummeted into the Java Sea last October, killing all 189 people aboard, Boeing Co. began to point gingerly toward mistakes the airline may have made.A preliminary report by Indonesian...
Mar 22 2019 // Medicines proven to treat opioid addiction remain vastly underused in the U.S., the nation’s top medical advisers said Wednesday.Only a fraction of the estimated 2 million people addicted to opioids are getting the...
Mar 21 2019 // Tens of thousands of people east of Houston are being told to stay indoors after benzene and other volatile organic compounds were found in the air within the city limits of Deer Park, one day after a fire that broke out...
Mar 21 2019 // The former chief executive officer of XL Group, Mike McGavick, admits that frequently during his career he has taken on leadership roles that some of his contemporaries considered too hot to handle—such as the...
Mar 20 2019 // Should drivers using vehicles with autonomous features be trained on those features before they get behind the wheel?A new paper, “What Do We Tell the Drivers? Toward Minimum Driver Training Standards for Partially...
Mar 19 2019 // Leaving the European Union is making it harder for fintech firms in Britain to recruit top talent, a report said on Tuesday, threatening to slam the brakes on a 7 billion pound ($9 billion)growth sector just as EU states...
Mar 18 2019 // Bethesda, MD, March 18, 2019—United Educators (UE), a reciprocal risk retention group that insures education, on May 1 will launch enhancements to its liability insurance coverage for public K-12 schools to continue its...
Mar 18 2019 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) earlier this year named 34 representatives for 2019 under its Consumer Liaison Program that promotes consumer interaction with state insurance regulators at...
Mar 18 2019 // Years ago, insurance consumer advocates in the states were most often focused on getting consumers access to insurance at fair prices. They still advocate on those issues, of course, but today some are looking beyond these...
Mar 14 2019 // The family of a black man killed by a Nashville police officer filed a federal lawsuit Monday, naming the city and the white officer who fatally shot the man from behind as he ran with a gun.Attorney Joy Kimbrough said the...
Mar 13 2019 // A former security guard at the Nevada National Security Site is suing her former employer over allegations she was sexually assaulted and harassed by colleagues and then retaliated against for reporting the...
Mar 11 2019 // California’s Santa Anita racetrack will impose new rules to scrutinize horses training on its racetrack and add a director of equine welfare following the deaths of 21 horses since Dec. 26.The main dirt track and...
Mar 8 2019 // Nonprofits are a lot like most insurance clients. They seek trusted and consultative relationships with their agents, brokers and carriers. They seek partners that understand their mission. But they also seek agents who...