All the headlines from our Training Development Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Mar 7 2019 // Santa Anita racetrack in California has canceled racing indefinitely to re-examine its dirt surface after the deaths of 21 horses in the last two months.Tim Ritvo, chief operating officer of The Stronach Group, which owns...
Mar 4 2019 // The Middlesex County District Attorney’s Office says one of three workers injured at an MIT building construction site has died.The Cambridge Fire Department tweeted Thursday that temporary support beams fell on the...
Feb 28 2019 // School officials say a subcontractor fell at a new school construction site in Louisiana and later died. News outlets report that the subcontractor fell around 14 feet while working at the Bullion Primary School...
Feb 27 2019 // Authorities have been searching a bay off southeast Texas for clues about what caused a Boeing 767 cargo plane carrying Amazon packages to nose-dive into the shallow water, killing all three men on board.A north wind aided...
Feb 27 2019 // Young agents want change. They want more diversity in the agency sales ranks. They want better paths to grow in their careers. They want other agents to adhere to professional standards and ethics. They want faster and...
Feb 25 2019 // Atlanta, GA, February 25, 2019 — Jared Mathis, executive vice president and head of the Blue River Underwriters’ specialty property group will be presenting an informational webinar on a new investor property...
Feb 25 2019 // Skipped paying a fine in China? Then forget about buying an airline ticket.Would-be air travelers were blocked from buying tickets 17.5 million times last year for “social credit” offenses including unpaid...
Feb 18 2019 // Owners Must Show Them the Money, Culture and Other PerksAs the insurance industry unemployment rate continues to hover at 1.7 percent, which is lower than the national average of 3.9 percent, insurance agencies face stiff...
Feb 18 2019 // To Win the War for TalentIn today’s passive, candidate-driven market, employers do not have the upper hand in the recruitment process. Despite the rising rate of retirement among experienced professionals, which is...
Feb 15 2019 // The U.S. Justice Department is accusing Lockheed Martin Corp. of using false records and making false statements to bill the Energy Department for tens of millions of dollars in unauthorized profits and fees at the Hanford...
Feb 13 2019 // This is Insurance Careers Month. I really enjoy when this comes around every year. It’s a chance for me to remind some (and educate others) that the insurance industry is a great career to work in. It has been good...
Feb 11 2019 // State regulators have ordered a medical marijuana dispensary in Acton, Mass., to close its doors temporarily.The Cannabis Control Commission announced on Twitter on Friday that it had issued a cease-and-desist order...