All the headlines from our Training Development Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 7 2014 // The call to become an insurance agent is different for everyone.For Matthew Ostrow the call to become an independent agent came via social media. Thirty-year old Ostrow entered insurance just five months ago after a...
Apr 4 2014 // General Star Management Co. has enhanced its coverage for specialty training operations and seeks those that are privately operated providing classroom or physically active training in which participants are engaged in...
Apr 3 2014 // A House committee has approved a bill that would allow trained officials to carry firearms in schools as a way to improve safety.The bill (HB 753) approved Wednesday is sponsored by Greg Steube, a Republican from Sarasota....
Apr 3 2014 // SAN DIEGO, CA – April 3, 2014 – Starr Hall, Chief Strategy Officer and President, Agency LEAD North America, will be the keynote speaker at the 2014 Insurance Marketing and Communications Association (IMCA) Annual...
Mar 27 2014 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak announced that he intends to ask the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) to invest in Shared Emergency Response Vehicles (SERVEs) for education and disaster...
Mar 21 2014 // ACE has launched specialized servicing capabilities designed for the construction industry through ESIS, Inc., a risk management services company owned by ACE Group. These services are available for general contractors,...
Mar 21 2014 // For the second year in row, salaries and total compensation rose in independent insurance agencies across the nation.That’s according to Insurance Journal’s annual Agency Salary Survey 2014. This year all...
Mar 21 2014 // The North Carolina legislature’s government watchdog agency says the state still does not have a good handle on how effective local driver’s education programs for high school students are financially or how...
Mar 19 2014 // Ping An Insurance Group Co., China’s second-biggest insurer, is collaborating with Ctrip.com International Ltd. to sell smog insurance to tourists traveling to Beijing and six other Chinese cities.Travelers in...
Mar 13 2014 // IJAM welcomes guest blogger Barbara Whiffen, Operations Manager for Insurance Journal’s Academy of Insurance.Ah, webinars. What’s your first thought when you hear the word “webinar”? If you’re...
Mar 10 2014 // Sigma Alpha Epsilon, one of the largest U.S. fraternities and the deadliest, said it would ban pledging, citing the toll that hazing has taken on its recruits and its reputation.SAE announced yesterday what it called a...
Mar 10 2014 // The worst kind of pain is self-inflicted pain.A large majority of the workers’ compensation injuries in the hotel and hospitality business are from the housekeeping department, and more specifically housekeepers/room...
Mar 10 2014 // More than half of all insurance companies say they plan to increase staff in 2014, although hiring for the most-in-demand positions may prove difficult. That’s according to the latest Semi-Annual U.S. Insurance Labor...
Mar 7 2014 // The Travelers Cos., in partnership with InVEST, a nationwide school-to-career nonprofit program, is helping to improve insurance and financial literacy in students and attract young talent for the insurance...
Mar 7 2014 // Two inspectors are responsible for making sure thousands of asbestos-removal projects are being properly handled in Iowa each year.The Des Moines Register reported that the lack of inspections at asbestos removal projects...
Mar 4 2014 // In 1977, there were 300,000 volunteer firefighters. Today, the number is closer to 50,000.Recruiting and retaining firefighters and emergency medical service providers is a growing concern in Pennsylvania and lawmakers are...
Mar 4 2014 // Two inspectors are responsible for making sure thousands of asbestos removal projects are being properly handled in Iowa each year.The Des Moines Register reports that the lack of inspections at asbestos removal projects...
Mar 3 2014 // The Malaysian Insurance Institute (MII) and the Insurance Association of Cambodia (IAC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for “a bilateral collaboration to forge a beneficial business relationship to...
Feb 27 2014 // Authorities say state and parish agencies are testing to see whether newly discovered gas bubbles northeast of the Bayou Corne, La.-area sinkhole are tied to the swampland hole.The Advocate reports the state Office of...
Feb 27 2014 // More than half of all insurance companies responding to a recent survey say they plan to increase staff in 2014. Although hiring for the most-in-demand positions may prove difficult.That’s according to the latest...