All the headlines from our Training Development Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 21 2017 // Outdated, behind-the-times, old-fashioned and boring — all of these terms have been used to describe the insurance industry at one point in time.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...
Jul 17 2017 // The owner of the Ashley Madison adultery website said on Friday it will pay $11.2 million to settle U.S. litigation brought on behalf of roughly 37 million users whose personal details were exposed in a July 2015 data...
Jul 12 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 6 2017 // AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. announced it is acquiring Novae Group plc, a specialty re/insurer that operates through Lloyd’s of London.“The US$604 million transaction adds scale and breadth to the international...
Jun 29 2017 // Veterans of the United States Armed Forces and some active duty military and reservists now have a new incentive to become licensed insurance agents in Virginia.The State Corporation Commission’s Bureau of Insurance...
Jun 27 2017 // The Alaska Marijuana Control Board will discuss three different options for on-site marijuana consumption proposed by board members at its next meeting.Board member Loren Jones’s proposal would make it legal to try...
Jun 26 2017 // Spencer Houldin is chairman of the nation’s largest and oldest agents’ association, the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America (Big “I”). He is also co-president of the family-run...
Jun 22 2017 // Three construction workers were injured in Queens when the roof of a two-story brownstone undergoing renovations collapsed.It happened on 28th Road in Astoria just before 4 p.m. Tuesday. Fire officials say a load of...
Jun 22 2017 // Seven U.S. coal miners died in accidents so far this year, most of them with less than a year of experience at that particular job and mine, according to federal officials. In all of last year, eight miners died.Tim...
Jun 19 2017 // West Des Moines, Iowa-based GuideOne Insurance has named Jessica E. Clark as the company’s new chief executive officer.Bringing nearly 20 years of leadership experience in property and casualty insurance, Clark...
Jun 19 2017 // Imagine this conversation with another agency owner:“Charlie, what are you guys using as a pipeline tool?” “Well Mike, I had my IT guy look into it and he recommended we go with SalesForce.com, he said it...