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South Dakota Bill Allowing Insurance Tax Credits for Scholarships Signed

Mar 28 2016 // South Dakota insurance companies would get tax credits for donating to private school scholarships under a measure Gov. Dennis Daugaard signed into law, providing the financial backing for a school choice program that...

Get the Full View of M&A and Organic Growth Best Practices

Mar 28 2016 // Woodmere, OH, March 28, 2016 – MarshBerry is excited to once again host the MarshBerry 360 Seminar Series. These educational events provide a comprehensive packet of strategies that help insurance agencies and brokers as...

Former U.S. Security Specialist’s MGA Ridge Global Tackling Cyber Risks

Mar 23 2016 // It may be surprising to some that a former governor and head of National Security started an insurance company focused on cyber risk, but Tom Ridge, president and CEO of Ridge Global says it shouldn’t be.“While...

Insurance Society of Philadelphia Hires Zapalac as Director of Education

Mar 22 2016 // Melodye Zapalac The Insurance Society of Philadelphia has hired Melodye Zapalac as director of Education. In her new role, Zapalac will be responsible for the Insurance Society of Philadelphia’s professional...

Wyoming Workplace Safety Meetings Planned Around State

Mar 21 2016 // Responding to the trend of workplace shootings that have happened around the country, the state of Wyoming is offering free workplace training in April and May to inform workers and supervisors how to respond to active...

The Search for Innovative Talent: Decoding the Secret of an Adaptable Workforce

Mar 21 2016 // The insurance industry has entered an era of rapid change and evolution — the rise of analytics, the growing influence of technology, and the emergence of disruptors. In light of the industry’s shift toward...

H.W. Kaufman Financial Group Acquires New Orleans Site for Burns & Wilcox Center

Mar 10 2016 // The Michigan-based specialty insurance organization, H.W. Kaufman Financial Group, has acquired the Cox Communications Building located in the greater New Orleans area. As part of the acquisition, the building will be...

Florida’s Rosier Insurance Hosts Training for Grads of Disabled Veterans Career Program

Mar 9 2016 // Florida-based Rosier Insurance has collaborated with Disabled Veterans Insurance Careers (DVIC) to provide on the job training for its most recent class of disabled veterans.The recent DVIC class trained at the Rosier...

Beazley Reports Industry Data Breaches Up 60% in 2015

Mar 8 2016 // A leading data breach response insurer says its breach response unit handled 60 percent more data breaches in 2015 than in 2014 in the U.S., with a concentration of incidents in the healthcare, financial services and...

RLI Launches High Performance Driver’s Education Event Insurance

Mar 8 2016 // RLI Insurance Co. has launched a new high performance driver’s education event insurance product, RLI Track Day.RLI Track Day provides personal vehicle insurance coverage to drivers who participate in on-track high...

UT Dallas Students Receive Scholarships from Insurer Trade Group

Mar 7 2016 // The Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) Education Foundation has honored five insurance and risk management students at the University of Texas at Dallas with scholarships and registration into the Gamma Iota Sigma (GIS)...

The Hartford, Olympians to Advocate ‘Death of Disability’ at SXSW

Mar 7 2016 // New research has placed a spotlight on a gap between what Americans say about themselves and what they think about others when it comes to disability in the workplace and sports.According to the research by The Hartford, a...

How to Attract, Retain Next Generation of Brokers

Mar 7 2016 // It is no secret that many insurance professionals, especially those in sales, tend to be at more advanced stages in their careers. But how do you attract and lead a new generation of brokers when insurance is not near the...

N.H. Insurance Department Revamps Health Care Cost Comparison Site

Mar 4 2016 // New Hampshire consumers can now compare prices on dental care and prescription drugs in addition to medical procedures through a state government website designed to help them save money on health care costs.The New...

Training for Penn. Police Aims to Reduce Traffic-Related Deaths

Mar 3 2016 // Training showing police ways to reduce the chances of dying in a traffic-related incident included something as simple as buckling up.For 27-year police veteran Scott Slagle, the message provided during a recent training...

SECURA Promotes 4 to Vice President Status in Wisconsin

Mar 2 2016 // Appleton, Wis.-based SECURA Insurance recently promoted several individuals within the organization.Tony Brecunier was promoted to vice president–Workers’ Compensation Claims. He joined SECURA in 1999 and served in...

South Carolina Announces Initiative to Prevent, Fight Cybercrime

Feb 26 2016 // The South Carolina Revenue Department’s massive 2012 data breach gave Gov. Nikki Haley a firsthand lesson on the need for efforts to counter cybercrime, she said Wednesday.“Today, there is never a day I...

Exclusive: Google to Shut Down Online Insurance Site, Partners Say

Feb 22 2016 // It appears Google Compare’s grand experiment in online comparison shopping for auto insurance is dead – for now at least.Insurance Journal has learned that two of Google Compare’s major partners were told...

Chubb’s Greenberg Confident Most Top Talent, Agents to Stay

Feb 22 2016 // Chubb Chairman and CEO Evan Greenberg believes opportunity and incentives will encourage most executives to stay with the insurer in the wake of its recently completed mega-merger.“I don’t kid myself....

Attracting, Developing Talent a Focus for Westfield Group

Feb 9 2016 // It’s anticipated that by 2020 there will be hundreds of thousands of unfilled positions in the insurance industry and that some 25 percent of those currently working in the sector will retire within the next three...