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AIG Executives Outline Path to Underwriting Profit in 2019

Nov 2 2018 // “We do see it coming. We expect that in 2019 we’re going to be in an underwriting profit position, not a great one, but a profit. And we’ll move from there to a great one.”So said Brian Duperreault,...

$1.99 Cannabis Training Courses for Insurance Professionals

Oct 25 2018 // Rancho Cordova, CA August 8, 2018 – MyCEcourse announces a new way to provide insurance brokers looking to enter and service the cannabis industry with online courses they can use. With the launch of Express Courses,...

NJM Hires Callahan to Expand Teen Driver Safety Program in Pennsylvania

Oct 24 2018 // NJM Insurance Group (NJM), a property and casualty insurer in the Mid-Atlantic region of the U.S., has hired Jeneen M. Callahan to lead the expansion of its Teen Driver Safety Program into Pennsylvania.In her role,...

The Man Behind the InsureTech Connect Conference Phenomenon

Oct 23 2018 // The 2018 InsureTech Connect (ITC) conference is history. In its short three-year life, the ITC affair has grown from 1,500 to 6,000 attendees. This year, an estimated 500 CEOs were there. “It’s hard to...

Major Surgery Patients Without Opioids Have Shorter Hospital Stays: Research

Oct 22 2018 // Surgeons at an Ohio hospital have developed a treatment protocol that they say sends people home after operations without any opioids to manage their pain, leading to shorter hospital stays.“Over 75 percent of our...

To Insure Cyber or Not to Insure Cyber: Cautions and Caveats for Carriers

Oct 22 2018 // While there are some issues with the data, virtually every report shows the cyber insurance market growing. Aon Benfield had it growing 37 percent last year to $1.8 billion. It’s profitable and the loss ratio is in...

The Lowdown: Share The ABCs of Job Site Safety

Oct 19 2018 // Of the 200 fatalities under investigation by OSHA during the first 8 months of 2018, these terms appear in 148 of those deaths,- accidentally crushed, struck or fell from, fell off of, fell into…or something fell...

How to Make Self-Driving Cars Safer on Roads with Humans

Oct 18 2018 // As the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Congress press for removing safety regulations in order to fast-track the introduction of highly automated vehicles, human factors/ergonomics experts are...

Kimberly Fobbs, Candidate for Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner

Oct 16 2018 // The office of the insurance commissioner in Oklahoma is an elected position. The current commissioner, John D. Doak, is term limited and cannot run again; his successor will be determined in the general election that takes...

Insurtech: A Role Model of Innovative Talent Success

Oct 15 2018 // Several years ago, technology announced its intent to rock the insurance industry. Some dismissed the challenge and saw the rise of insurtech as a minor disrupter. But times have changed. Funding is pouring in for major...

Pennsylvania’s Erie Insurance Names Dugan VP, Corporate Human Resources Officer

Oct 11 2018 // Erie Insurance, an Erie, Penn.-based insurer, has named Sean Dugan as vice president and corporate human resources officer. His new role begins October 25.In this role, Dugan will have oversight of the Talent Acquisition,...

Losses to North Carolina Schools from Florence Worse than Hurricane Matthew

Oct 11 2018 // North Carolina’s public school officials expect damage from Hurricane Florence to well exceed school losses after Hurricane Matthew two years ago, a Department of Public Instruction official told the state’s...

#MeToo Brings Positive Changes and Unintended Consequences to Workplaces

Oct 9 2018 // Has the workplace changed in the year since New York Times reported the first allegations against movie producer Harvey Weinstein? At the very least, many powerful men have altered their behavior, according to a new survey...

Parents of Teen Who Drowned in Swim Class File Claim in California

Oct 8 2018 // The parents of a teenager who drowned during a high school swim class have filed a claim with his Northern California school district.The claim, generally a precursor to a lawsuit, alleges that a physical education teacher...

America’s Best Agencies To Work For

Oct 1 2018 // The votes were tallied and the results are in for the 2018 Best Independent Insurance Agency to Work For survey by Insurance Journal.Employees of the Best Agencies to Work For in 2018 highlight the importance of...

Start With Good Intentions

Oct 1 2018 // Employee-focused. Employee-owned. And family. Those are the qualities employees value most at Orland Park, Ill.-based The Horton Group — winner of Insurance Journal’s Best Agencies to Work For Overall 2018...

Insurance Is the New Kale? Not So Fast

Oct 1 2018 // An industry publication recently published an article that said insurance is “the new kale” because the one-time ignored garnish today is sought after as a healthy must-have in the form of everything from...

The Sky Is the Limit

Oct 1 2018 // The opportunities are limitless.That seems to be the consensus among employees at SwingleCollins & Associates (SCA), judging from their responses to Insurance Journal’s 2018 Best Agencies to Work For survey....

Kimberly Fobbs, Democratic Candidate for Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner

Oct 1 2018 // While this is the first time Kimberly Fobbs has run for statewide office, she is no stranger to either politics or the insurance industry. She has long been active in Tulsa county politics and currently serves as chair of...

Insurance Pros’ Guide to How to Dress, Behave, Speak at InsureTech Conference

Sep 28 2018 // It’s billed as the “world’s largest gathering of insurance leaders and innovators.”So, of course, as an insurance leader and/or innovator you will be one of the 6,000 attendees at the ITC—the...