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CEO Greenberg Confident Most Top Talent, Agents Will Stay with New Chubb

Feb 8 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 Has Long Been a Focus for Westfield Group

Feb 8 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...

Louisiana Sees Big Growth in Health Care, Education Employment

Feb 8 2016 // Employment in education and health services grew by 2,400 jobs in December 2015 to the highest level since the current employment tracking system began in 1990, while Louisiana’s unemployment rate fell to 6.1...

ITC Agent Conference to Feature Panel of Online Insurance Aggregators

Feb 5 2016 // Insurance Technologies Corporation (ITC), a Carrollton, Texas-based provider of agency marketing, rating and management software and services, announced that a panel of online aggregators will present the keynote address...

Long Hours for Surgeons Not Higher Risk to Patient Safety: Research

Feb 4 2016 // A new national study led by Northwestern Medicine showed allowing surgical residents the flexibility to work longer hours in order to stay with their patients through the end of an operation or stabilize them during a...

Academy of Insurance Partners with PIA of Florida to Offer Online Insurance Training

Feb 4 2016 // Tallahassee, FL – February 4, 2016 — The insurance marketplace is ever changing and continued training is the rule of the day. The high cost of off-site training can be prohibitive for a lot of agencies. Today, that...

Rival Insurance Pros Assess Super Bowl Risks and Probability of Loss

Feb 3 2016 // Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton can be wild and the Denver Broncos’ Peyton Manning is no spring chicken. Which QB is the best insurance risk? Insurance Journal wanted to learn how insurance professionals...

Glatfelter Expands Commercial Ambulance Program to Additional States

Feb 2 2016 // Glatfelter Commercial Ambulance (GCA) is expanding into several new states. After an initial rollout in Pennsylvania and New Jersey last year, GCA plans to expand to Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, New York, Ohio and Texas...

EEOC Seeks Input on Workplace Retaliation Guidance

Feb 1 2016 // The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is seeking public input on proposed enforcement guidance addressing retaliation and related issues under federal employment discrimination laws. The enforcement...

Louisiana Sees Big Growth in Health Care, Education Employment

Jan 29 2016 // Employment in education and health services grew by 2,400 jobs in December 2015 to the highest level since the current employment tracking system began in 1990, while Louisiana’s unemployment rate fell to 6.1...

Deadline Announced for Missouri Insurance Education Foundation Scholarships

Jan 29 2016 // Missouri insurance regulators say the application deadline for Missouri Insurance Education Foundation (MIEF) scholarships is March 31.High school seniors and college students, who are Missouri residents may apply for the...

5 Trends Driving Change in Insurance Distribution

Jan 25 2016 // The property and casualty (P/C) industry is in a great position for further growth in the upcoming year. Robust economic recovery along with the entry of new products and services have enhanced the industry’s...

IFG Companies Add Solomon as SVP, Chief People Officer in Georgia

Jan 14 2016 // IFG Companies has announced that Mesale Solomon has joined as its senior vice president and chief people officer. Solomon comes to IFG with more than 15 years of experience leading human resource professionals and helping...

2016 Insurance Industry Meetings & Conventions Directory

Jan 11 2016 // Welcome to Insurance Journal‘s 2016 Insurance Industry Meetings and Conventions Directory. The information in this directory is taken from a larger database containing additional information on these and other...

Maine Sees Most Motorcycle Deaths Since 1991

Jan 5 2016 // Maine ended the year 2015 with 32 motorcycle deaths, the most since 1991, and safety officials say there’s no single factor that seems to be behind the spike.Mild weather that extended the riding season through early...

Not all North Dakota Farmers Embracing New Type of Crop Insurance

Jan 3 2016 // Officials think education could increase interest in a new type of crop insurance that also might give farmers who diversify a boost.Whole farm crop insurance became available in North Dakota this past growing season. No...

Connecticut Doctors Say ‘Concussion’ Film Could Mislead

Dec 31 2015 // In the last few years, Erik Lanese, athletic trainer at Holy Cross High School in Waterbury, Connecticut, has seen a dramatic increase in the number of diagnosed concussions. The key word is “diagnosed.”...

P/C Industry Growing and Aligning Its Charitable Giving

Dec 22 2015 // U.S. property/casualty insurers have increased their charitable giving by an average of 15 percent since 2011, to an industry total of $575 million, outpacing inflation and moving closer to what many industry leaders...

OSHA: Texas Workers Exposed to Asbestos at Construction Site

Dec 4 2015 // Federal safety regulators say three commercial real estate renovators have been cited for a combined $112,000 in penalties for exposing workers to asbestos hazards at a San Antonio, Texas, worksite.FBZ Broadway LP, One...

Ohio-Based Cintas Corp. to Pay $1.5M to Settle Sex Discrimination Suit

Dec 1 2015 // Cintas Corp., an Ohio-based uniform manufacturer and supplier, will pay $1,500,000 to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit according to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).According to a lawsuit filed by...