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Waymo-Uber Trial in California Highlights Tech Talent War

Feb 5 2018 // Should full frontal lobotomies be required of Silicon Valley engineers looking to change jobs?Uber Technologies Inc. has said with a touch of hyperbole that that’s what the future holds if Waymo wins its lawsuit...

Why Workplace Sexual Harassment Is Under-Reported: SHRM Survey

Feb 5 2018 // Sexual harassment in the workplace is under-reported by employees partly because some employees are unaware that their employers have anti-harassment policies or that there are ways to report without bringing harm to...

Super Regional P/C Insurer Conference Registration Underway

Feb 5 2018 // Lake Geneva, WI, February 5, 2018- Following up on a sold-out inaugural conference last year, the industry’s second annual Super Regional P/C Insurer Conference has been scheduled for July 22-24, 2018 at the Grand...

Still an Uphill Climb for Commercial Auto Market

Feb 5 2018 // The difficult job of moving commercial auto insurance to a profitable place has not gotten any easier.More vehicles on the road thanks to a rebounding economy, more miles driven, distracted drivers and...

The Competitive Advantage: The Value of an Employee Handbook

Feb 5 2018 // Most small agencies, and quite a few middle-to-large agencies, lack a current employee handbook or at least one of quality. Honestly, day-to-day, an employee handbook really is not that important, especially with just a...

Bringing the Next Generation into the Fold

Feb 5 2018 // Time and again, I hear that our industry lacks young talent. I read that millennials are entitled, and I watch people characterize insurance agencies as dull. I beg to differ with it all.I wasn’t always as optimistic...

Vandal Causes Thousands of Dollars in Damage to ‘Field of Dreams’ Site in Iowa

Feb 5 2018 // A vandal has caused thousands of dollars in damage to the Field of Dreams in Iowa by driving a vehicle onto the site made famous by the 1989 movie.The Dubuque Telegraph Herald reports that workers at the site outside...

Feds Investigating Fatal Fall at Nebraska Construction Site

Feb 2 2018 // Federal workplace safety investigators are looking into what led to the fatal fall of a construction worker at a Hastings, Nebraska, work site last week.Television station KSNB reports that Jeff Funke of the Omaha office...

Super Regional P/C Insurer Conference Registration Underway

Feb 1 2018 // Following up on a sold-out inaugural conference last year, the industry’s second annual Super Regional P/C Insurer Conference has been scheduled for July 22-24, 2018 at the Grand Geneva Resort & Spa in Lake...

United Educators Offers Free Webinar on Independent School Liability Claims

Feb 1 2018 // Bethesda, MD, February 1, 2018— United Educators (UE) is a reciprocal risk retention group serving educational institutions, including independent K-12 schools. Over a five-year period, UE and its member institutions...

Lloyd’s Market Association to Offer International Courses, Technical Programs

Jan 31 2018 // The Lloyd’s Market Association Academy (LMA Academy) announced that, starting in March, it will begin offering a range of technical programs and courses internationally.The expansion builds on the success of the...

NCC Difference Makers Adjusters Conference 2018 to be Held in San Antonio, Texas

Jan 31 2018 // Atlanta, GA, January 31, 2018 – National Claims Connection (NCC) is hosting the 2018 Adjusters Conference on February 25-27, 2018 at the historic Menger Hotel in San Antonio, Texas. NCC has partnered with sister...

Vandal Causes Thousands of Dollars in Damage to Iowa ‘Field of Dreams’ Site

Jan 25 2018 // A vandal has caused thousands of dollars in damage to the Field of Dreams in Iowa by driving a vehicle onto the site made famous by the 1989 movie.The Dubuque Telegraph Herald reports that workers at the site outside...

Northern California Agency Owner Answers Christmas Wishes of Single Mothers in Need

Jan 25 2018 // Commercial Coverage Insurance Agency Owner Samantha Tradelius approaches running the nonprofit she started two years ago, The Sparkle Foundation, in the same manner she runs her insurance agency: it’s about taking...

How I Use Video in Training Presentations (on a budget) – Guest Post

Jan 24 2018 // There has been a lot of discussion in adult learning about how to maintain engagement in the learning environment. I have found it’s generally agreed-upon that adults are often visual/video learners. Adults today...

Insurance Education Scholarships Available for Missouri Students

Jan 23 2018 // The Missouri Department of Insurance announced that high school seniors and college students who are Missouri residents are eligible to apply for Missouri Insurance Education Foundation (MIEF) scholarships. The deadline is...

California Wholesaler Conference Questions: Rising Premiums, Disruption, Disasters?

Jan 22 2018 // Surplus lines in California had a great year with more premium and more items, such as policies and endorsements sold.However, surplus lines brokers had to work harder for all that premium. That’s according to Ben...

People

Jan 22 2018 // Connie Clarke has been appointed president of TDECU Insurance Agency LLC in Lake Jackson, Texas.Clarke brings more than 20 years’ experience in both the insurance and financial services industries to the...

Zurich Shares Lessons from First Earn-and-Learn U.S. Apprenticeship Class

Jan 22 2018 // In early 2016, Zurich North America teamed up with William Rainey Harper College in Palatine, Ill., to offer an apprenticeship in insurance program and now its first group of employee-students have graduated with a job at...

‘Super Underwriter’ Hoopingarner Wins Insurance Journal’s ‘Coolest Part of Your Job’ Contest

Jan 22 2018 // Insurance underwriter Aubrie Hoopingarner said she wound up working in insurance the same way many people in the industry start their careers, she “kind of stumbled into it!”Now, nearly a decade into a...