All the headlines from our Training Development Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 24 2014 // For the second year in a row, salaries and total compensation rose in independent insurance agencies across the nation. More agencies are offering health insurance and benefits offerings seem to be up – although at a...
Feb 24 2014 // Laurie Infantino has been named education director of Insurance Journal‘s Academy of Insurance. The insurance education professional will focus on the quality of the instructors and the education content offered by...
Feb 24 2014 // Southern California’s construction sector continues to gain momentum, making good on positive outlooks issued late last year, and agents and brokers who deal in this segment can’t be any happier – especially...
Feb 21 2014 // Agents and brokers who are not selling trade credit insurance – also known as receivables insurance – are missing huge opportunities but also opening themselves up to errors and omission (E&O) exposures, according...
Feb 19 2014 // The Houston Health Department likely won’t have to pay for additional training for most of the “navigators” who are helping city residents enroll in the new federal health insurance marketplace. All it...
Feb 12 2014 // Southern California’s construction sector continues to gain momentum, making good on positive outlooks issued late last year, and agents and brokers who deal in this segment can’t be any happier – especially...
Feb 10 2014 // The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) issued final rules that it says will strengthen protections for consumers who seek assistance from federal health benefit exchange navigators.The rules do not apply to licensed...
Feb 6 2014 // The MGIS Companies, Inc. (MGIS), the a nationwide insurance provider of products and services designed specifically for physicians, has partnered with Astute Doctor Education Inc., for a new PREVENT education...
Feb 6 2014 // Laurie Infantino, AFIS, CIC, CISC, CISR, ACSR, CRIS, has been named Education Director of Insurance Journal’s Academy of Insurance.The insurance education professional will focus on the quality of the instructors and...
Jan 30 2014 // The Hartford School of Insurance has introduced a small commercial training program designed to educate new agency professionals on technical insurance and sales knowledge focused on the needs of a small business...
Jan 29 2014 // A jury in DeSoto County will hear the wrongful-death lawsuit brought by the family of a Navy SEAL killed during a training exercise at a northwest Mississippi shooting range.Petty Officer 2nd Class Shapoor Alexander Ghane...
Jan 27 2014 // A jury in Mississippi’s DeSoto County will hear the wrongful-death lawsuit brought by the family of a Navy SEAL killed during a training exercise at a northwest Mississippi shooting range.Petty Officer 2nd Class...
Jan 22 2014 // The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) issued final rules that it says will strengthen protections for consumers who seek assistance from federal health benefit exchange navigators.The department says the rules address...
Jan 22 2014 // Village East Fire District has attained an improved rating, meaning residents of the Houma, La., community can expect a decrease in their fire insurance rates.The Property Insurance Association of Louisiana rates fire...
Jan 16 2014 // The company whose spill contaminated the water supply for 300,000 West Virginians has been cited for violations at a second facility where it’s storing chemicals. Department of Environmental Protection spokesman Tom...
Jan 15 2014 // Nothing, not one thing happens in this economy until a sale is made. No raw materials are ordered, not one engine starts, and no services are performed until an order has been placed. Strong sales are the single most...
Jan 13 2014 // Another year is in the books. As your agency reflects on the past year, how would your answer the following question: Are you a better errors and omissions (E&O) risk today than compared to a year ago?Many issues...
Jan 7 2014 // During a public hearing on Jan. 5, counselors who help Texas residents up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act criticized proposed state rules that would require them to undergo additional training and pay...
Jan 7 2014 // Insureon, an online insurance delivery platform for small business owners, said it has agreed to acquire Insurance Noodle, an online wholesale insurance broker, from Willis Group Holdings. The transaction is expected to...
Dec 30 2013 // When a fertilizer plant exploded in a small Texas town, killing 15 people and decimating homes and schools, it became Chris Connealy’s responsibility to stop anything like it from happening again.The state fire...