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East States See Health, Flood Coverages as Key in 2019 with Insurtech, Recruitment Raising Concerns

Jan 7 2019 // From big data and blockchain to autonomous vehicles and new technology that isn’t yet on the radar, “change is inevitable” for the insurance industry in 2019.“Insurance companies, insurance...

2018 Agents of the Year

Jan 7 2019 // Paramount Exclusive Insurance Services Inc. | Encino, CaliforniaJacob Barzivand started working as an insurance producer right after college at the age of 20. Now, at just 26, he’s built a sizable book of business in...

2019 Insurance Industry Meetings & Conventions Directory

Jan 7 2019 // 2019 CIWA Industry DaysJan 6-8 Hilton La Jolla Torrey PinesLa Jolla, CACIWAwww.ciwa.net2019 Big ‘I’ Winter MeetingJan 9-12 Hyatt Regency St. Louis at the ArchSt. Louis, MOIndependent Insurance Agents &...

Not#YouToo

Jan 7 2019 // How Not to Become Part of the #MeToo Conversation, and Where to Look for Help If You DoNot long ago, if someone asked you if you had heard about Harvey Weinstein and Kevin Spacey, you would assume they were working on a...

Worker Badly Burned at Connecticut Construction Site

Jan 4 2019 // A construction worker has suffered serious burns in an accident at a site of an apartment complex in Connecticut.The Day reports the man became injured while trying to refuel a running air compressor at the site in...

Global Gender Pay Gap Improves Slightly but Will Take Many Years to Close: WEF

Dec 28 2018 // The good news: The global gender gap has improved, slightly. The reality: Differences in economic opportunity, including pay between men and women, are so vast it’ll take 202 years to fully bridge them, according to...

Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Wade to Step Down

Dec 18 2018 // Connecticut Insurance Department Commissioner Katharine Wade plans to step down from her position on December 19, 2018.Connecticut’s incoming Governor-elect Ned Lamont, who is set to take office on January 9, will...

Take Corporate Citizenship to the Next Level with Coalitions

Dec 17 2018 // Interest in corporate social responsibility (CSR) has grown substantially in recent years. What used to be just a recommended business practice is now a mandate for organizations across all industries. Employers clearly...

Insurance Educator Shares BBQ Talent with Firefighters, Friends and Neighbors

Dec 17 2018 // When we think about giving, we think about people and organizations going all out and making big splashes around the world. Yet, many in the insurance world, do their giving quietly and in their neighborhood. That’s...

Should You Hire an Appointment Setter?

Dec 17 2018 // One of my mentors, Dan Sullivan, says: “All progress starts with telling the truth.”Is it true that you don’t spend enough time prospecting to have a pipeline of real opportunities that you can win? And...

Special Report: The Industry Industry Gives Back

Dec 14 2018 // Safety National proudly supports Variety the Children’s Charity of St. Louis, an organization that has been helping children with physical and developmental disabilities for more than 80 years. In 2018, Safety...

Florida Judge Rules Deputy Had Duty to Protect in Parkland School Shooting Suit

Dec 14 2018 // A judge has rejected a deputy’s claim that he had no duty to confront the gunman during the school shooting in Parkland, Florida.Refusing to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the parent of a victim, Broward Circuit Judge...

Michigan Business Index Shows Hiring, Retaining Talent Still Challenging

Dec 13 2018 // Acquiring and retaining talent remains the top challenge for Michigan’s small- to mid-sized business leaders, according to a survey commissioned by Accident Fund Insurance Company of America and the Michigan Business...

Michigan’s Kaufman Group Named a BEST for Workplace Training and Development

Dec 11 2018 // The employees and agent/broker clients of Farmington Hills, Michigan-based H.W. Kaufman Group may be pleased but not surprised to learn that the specialty insurance organization has been recognized as one of the best in...

A Guide to What Matters to Gen Zers, the Next Class of Insurance Recruits

Dec 11 2018 // Today’s insurance labor market is colored by the rapid graying of the workforce. The industry’s growing retirement rate and burgeoning skills and knowledge gap are creating a candidate-driven market. As many...

How to Deliver Restaurants from Risks of Take-Out Boom

Dec 10 2018 // With a growing number of apps and on-demand services, millennials in particular are increasingly ordering take-out food from their favorite restaurants.As more restaurants expand services into delivery, risk managers must...

Boeing Defends 737 MAX Planes as Safe Amid Calls for More Pilot Training

Dec 7 2018 // Aviation authorities in Indonesia and India on Thursday pushed for more simulator training for Boeing Co 737 MAX pilots following the deadly Lion Air crash, while the world’s largest planemaker reiterated that its...

Cincinnati Insurance to Open Facility at U. of Cincinnati’s Innovation Hub

Dec 6 2018 // Cincinnati Financial Corp.’s property casualty subsidiary, Cincinnati Insurance Co., will open an innovation center within the University of Cincinnati’s 1819 Innovation Hub in early 2019, the company said.UC...

Florida Extends Continuing Education Deadline for Insurance Professionals

Dec 4 2018 // Licensed insurance professionals working in the Florida Panhandle have been granted an extension of continuing education deadlines in an effort to help accelerate Hurricane Michael recovery efforts in the region, according...

Lion Air Crash Demonstrates Unintended Consequences of Cockpit Automation

Nov 30 2018 // As Boeing Co. was developing its latest version of the 737 airliner, it discovered the design was slightly more prone to a loss of control. So the company added a computer-driven safety feature — one that is now a...