All the headlines from our Training Development Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 30 2016 // Police said a worker’s hard hat likely saved his life after he was hit by a falling steel beam at a suburban Syracuse, New York construction site.Officials told The Post-Standard of Syracuse that officers responded...
Jun 30 2016 // At first, the woman tried to hide her painkiller problem. She told the doctor that she still had pain from her past pregnancy, and that she just wanted a refill on her pain medication.After a few questions, though, she...
Jun 20 2016 // There is no “standard” umbrella. — Christopher J. Boggs, vice president of education, Insurance Journal Academy of Insurance Agents should visit the topic of excess casualty coverage with every new client and...
Jun 20 2016 // The construction risk is one of the toughest categories of businesses to insure. Insurance professionals are vulnerable from the first point of sale, according to Laurie Infantino, president of the Insurance Community...
Jun 17 2016 // A 30-year-old self-insurance pool has been paying off well for North Dakota political subdivisions, despite large claim losses in 2015.“It’s worked extremely well,” said Steve Spilde, chief executive...
Jun 17 2016 // Video-sharing website Vimeo LLC cannot be held liable for copyright infringement for unknowingly hosting older music uploaded by its users, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Thursday, dealing a blow to record labels seeking...
Jun 13 2016 // A company that manufactures passenger-carrying drones will be testing its system in Nevada.The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that EHang Inc., which is headquartered in Guangzhou, China, is partnering with the Nevada...
Jun 9 2016 // CoverHound CEO Keith Moore has a vision of simplifying cyber insurance sales that involves underwriting the security vendors used by insureds—a model that could ultimately allow small business customers to bind their...
May 25 2016 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Virginia (IIAV) has hired Carter Hope Lyons as director of Education and Professional Development. Based in IIAV’s Richmond, Virginia, office, Lyons will also take on the role of...
May 24 2016 // At the Vermont Fire Academy in Pittsford, Vermont, fire safety instructors are getting some training to deal with a new challenge — battling blazes on rooftops adorned with solar panels. A workshop at the academy...
May 23 2016 // The Federal Aviation Administration is establishing a broad-based advisory committee to provide advice on key unmanned aircraft integration issues.Also, under a new policy, the FAA will also make it easier for students to...
May 23 2016 // For 90 years the American Association of Managing General Agents (AAMGA) has dedicated itself to the growth and sustainability of the global specialty distribution marketplace. This year’s incoming AAMGA president,...
May 18 2016 // As New Hampshire considers mandatory drug prevention education in all grades, the state’s opioid crisis has heightened the sense of urgency for existing programs that largely target teens.A proposal to require at...
May 13 2016 // In the trucking industry, technology is driving change.Todd Smith, chief operating officer at Decker Truck Line Inc. in Fort Dodge, Iowa, told The Messenger that by the end of 2017 it will be mandated that all trucks have...
May 13 2016 // Employee resumes are very likely to contain misrepresentations and candidates’ job histories and education backgrounds aren’t what they seem, according to a survey of recruitment and human resource...
May 10 2016 // Brian Weaver, senior vice president of sales for Aegis Specialty, was given the Brokers Insurance Group Hall of Fame award on Saturday at the Riverside Convention Center in California.BIG is an association that works with...
May 9 2016 // The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is establishing a broad-based advisory committee to provide advice on key unmanned aircraft integration issues.Also, under a new policy, the agency will also make it easier for...
May 5 2016 // Most people aren’t prepared for the big one.If there was one common theme at a three-day earthquake conference in downtown Long Beach, Calif., that was it. The National Earthquake Conference, which runs through...
May 5 2016 // The Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) Education Foundation recently awarded a total of $32,000 in academic scholarships to 27 insurance and risk management students at six Texas universities.The students attend...
May 3 2016 // Police in Sioux Falls, S.D., are looking for the vandal who damaged construction equipment to the tune of $400,000. Police spokesman Sam Clemens says the vandal was able to turn on a backhoe and tipped over a pickup truck,...