All the headlines from our Training Development Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 25 2017 // Two construction workers, one of them a father of five children, fell to their deaths at separate building sites on Thursday.The first death occurred in the morning at a residential high-rise construction site in the...
Sep 21 2017 // Fire investigators say a blaze on the west edge of Reno, Nev. that threatened as many as 100 homes and destroyed two construction trailers started at a home construction site. Truckee Meadows Fire Chief Charlie Moore says...
Sep 18 2017 // When you sell insurance policies like every other agency, how can you stand out from the competition? Be irreplaceable.It’s simpler than it sounds when you follow three rules. The first is counterintuitive; the...
Sep 12 2017 // Paul Martin has joined Texas-based independent MGA and wholesaler, Myron F. Steves and Co., as director of Education and Development. He will also oversee the company’s operations in San Antonio.Martin most recently...
Sep 6 2017 // According to dictionary.com, loyalty is the state or quality of being loyal (I guess they never had my English teacher. She told me never to use a word to define itself.); faithfulness to commitments or obligations. (and)...
Aug 25 2017 // The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation on Thursday convened Southern California insurance industry leaders to explore the impact of fostering an inclusive work environment, with an estimated 200 attendees at its...
Aug 25 2017 // The New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) has issued cybersecurity requirements for financial services companies. Codified at 23 NYCRR §500, the law became effective on March 1, 2017, and requires insurance and...
Aug 22 2017 // Some library workers in Maryland are learning how to administer an opioid overdose antidote.The Baltimore Sun reports that library systems in Harford, Carroll and Anne Arundel counties have begun offering training to staff...
Aug 21 2017 // Self-driving cars will begin taking test laps this December on the site of a famous World War II airplane factory in Michigan where Rosie the Riveter helped produce a shiny B-24 Liberator bomber every hour more than seven...
Aug 21 2017 // 1. Dare to Break the Mold. We tend to hit a sweet spot of what works for us in agency management and stay there, focusing on the “sexier” sales side of the business. It’s fine to keep what works, but...
Aug 21 2017 // Outdated, behind-the-times, old-fashioned and boring — all of these terms have been used to describe the insurance industry at one point in time. It’s clear that the industry has an image problem. But what...
Aug 8 2017 // Authorities say a construction worker was buried alive when a concrete and dirt wall collapsed on him at a commercial and residential development site in New York.Poughkeepsie fire officials tell the Poughkeepsie Journal...
Aug 3 2017 // Two new driving laws kicked in for Louisiana this month. Also children can bring sunscreen to school without a doctor’s note, minors face tougher restrictions for getting an abortion and colleges can’t ask...
Jul 28 2017 // AmWINS Program Underwriters has launched a new stand-alone site pollution liability program to offer a streamlined alternative for small auto servicing entities to obtain site pollution liability coverage.The program,...
Jul 25 2017 // Answer Financial, a personal lines insurance agency in the U.S., has expanded its insurance comparison platform to include homeowners and condo insurance. The expansion enables shoppers to compare rates and customize...
Jul 24 2017 // To say that most new producers don’t hit the ground running is an understatement. Between learning about the specific products and coverages the firm offers, beginning to prospect leads, and acclimating to a new job,...
Jul 24 2017 // The tension between Washington, D.C., and Sacramento seems to have created extra work for some lobbyists.“It’s absolutely palpable,” Paul Yoder, managing director for the California Coalition on...
Jul 19 2017 // Note: This article originally appeared in the Texas Tribune.Cesar Ovalde has been working in the construction industry for the better part of 15 years. Most of the time, he’s working on large commercial projects, and...
Jul 19 2017 // Woodmere, Ohio-based MarshBerry has hired Bob Barber as a talent acquisition manager. His responsibilities include overseeing a team of direct reports to source and screen high quality sales professionals for the role of...
Jul 17 2017 // XL Catlin announced the appointment of Ashish Umre as Accelerate partner, Artificial Intelligence (AI), based in London.Accelerate is XL Catlin’s internal disruption and innovation team, which was established in...