All the headlines from our Training Development Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 5 2022 // Even before waves of people quit their jobs in the wake of COVID-19, brokers and agents struggled to find and retain good talent as the workforce continued aging out.Challenge has led to opportunity, however, with creative...
Dec 5 2022 // The struggle to fill vacant positions at Conrade Insurance Group is real.Two slots remain open after the Kansas-based agency spent more than six months trying to fill them. Underscoring the challenges, a new hire even...
Nov 28 2022 // Starting Jan. 1, security guards in Tennessee will need new training to de-escalate violence, and bars that employ untrained guards could lose their liquor licenses.It’s all part of Dallas’ Law, passed by state...
Nov 22 2022 // The North Carolina Department of Transportation’s winter weather prep is going digital this year with a snow plow simulator designed to give employees more training time without getting behind the wheel of an actual...
Nov 21 2022 // As the renewable energy insurance market continues to grow, there are risk concerns including catastrophe exposures, inflation and supply chain challenges.The insurance industry is well aware of the risks and knows it will...
Nov 18 2022 // Investigators have found traces of explosives at the site of the damaged Nord Stream gas pipelines, confirming sabotage had taken place, a Swedish prosecutor said on Friday.Swedish and Danish authorities are investigating...
Nov 9 2022 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tvAs cyber attack methods are constantly evolving, guests on this episode of The Insuring Cyber Podcast offered their best advice for how to evolve with them. “This idea of being cyber...
Nov 7 2022 // Sourcing is the number one problem most insurance organizations tell me they have with recruiting. While finding candidates is important, that’s like saying your company’s revenue will grow if you get more...
Nov 3 2022 // The Swiss-based operator of Russia-led Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline said on Wednesday it had completed initial data gathering at location of the pipeline damage on line 1 in the Swedish exclusive economic zone and found...
Oct 27 2022 // Fort Campbell staff are using controlled burn techniques to manage a fire that started in a training area last week, base officials said.The fire started near Trigg County, Kentucky, during routine training. Clinton Allen,...
Oct 26 2022 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tvCybersecurity is becoming more important in an increasingly digital world, and experts agree that good cybersecurity starts with a good education. As the use of technology and tech platforms...
Oct 26 2022 // Flexsteel Industries Inc. has agreed to a consent decree that requires it to pay $9.8 million for the cleanup of contamination at the Lane Street Ground Water Contamination Superfund Site (Lane Street Site) in Elkhart,...
Oct 24 2022 // San Diego, CA. October 24, 2022 — This week, two books published by the Insurance Journal’s Academy of Insurance reached #1 and #2 on Amazon’s Property Insurance category, respectively. The audiobook version...
Oct 17 2022 // Risk Strategies acquired Relation Education Solutions from Relation Insurance Services.The deal adds key capabilities to Risk Strategies’ National Education Practice. A division of California-based Relation Insurance...
Oct 17 2022 // Insurtechs are continuing to disrupt the insurance industry, while pushing traditional insurers to focus on modernization initiatives and how they can best leverage the capabilities of data and analytics. While global...
Oct 3 2022 // For years, the insurance industry has battled a looming talent crisis, and the threat of that crisis is becoming more urgent.According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than 50% of insurance workers will retire...
Sep 29 2022 // Our editorial team caught up with attendees at the 2022 InsureTech Connect conference in Las Vegas. Industry experts took the time to discuss what this year’s theme, The Future of Insurance, means to them. They also...
Sep 6 2022 // At a 131-year-old maritime academy along Buzzards Bay in Massachusetts, people who will build the nation’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm are learning the skills to stay safe while working around turbines...
Sep 5 2022 // The insurance industry is experiencing a reshuffling of talent, an aging workforce and ongoing disruption. Its vital insurance organizations are exploring their current talent strategies to successfully attract and retain...
Sep 2 2022 // State police say the body of a worker was found in the rubble of a collapse at a construction site in Pennsylvania.Trooper Megan Frazer said the body of the 30-year-old man was found at about 9:45 p.m. Tuesday at the site...