All the headlines from our Training Development Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 10 2013 // XL Group announced the launch of “Fast Fast Forward,” which it described as a “new online platform for commentary, news and tools to advance discussion of risk and business challenges. Fast Fast...
Jun 7 2013 // On the site of a former military golf course where President Dwight Eisenhower once played, the future of U.S. warfare is rising in the shape of the new $358 million headquarters for the military’s Cyber Command.The...
Jun 3 2013 // It’s easy to think the railroads are unsafe when there are pictures of burning, derailed cars on the nightly news. But the nation’s railroads are actually safer than ever, government statistics show.Derailments...
May 28 2013 // Students from four universities said they filed federal complaints alleging that their schools failed to address campus sexual assault and harassment.The college students filed actions with the U.S. Education Department...
May 20 2013 // Editor’s Note: This is part of a team report on opioid use by injured workers. For the national story read: Opioid Epidemic Plagues Workers’ CompThe epidemic of opioid abuse and its impact on workers’...
May 14 2013 // Van Wert, Ohio-based Central Insurance Companies has elected Janet L. White, to its board of directors, appointed her to its executive committee and promoted her to senior vice president of human resourcesWhite holds the...
May 10 2013 // The Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers Training Academy in Pearl isn’t the most aesthetically appealing place to train officers these days, its director, Pat Cronin, concedes.The March 18 hailstorms that struck...
May 6 2013 // A Blaine County jury has awarded $3.5 million in damages to the family of a 15-year-old Carey boy who died in a crash during his driver’s education class.The Idaho Mountain Express reports jurors deliberated for...
May 6 2013 // The media focus on gun-centric events and the public discussion of liability issues has piqued interest in personal liability insurance for firearms owners, insurance professionals say.While coverage is available through...
May 6 2013 // Renewal of the Terrorism and Risk Insurance Act was a much talked about topic at the annual Risk and Insurance Management Society conference, a four-day event in Los Angeles, Calif. in late April that included panels...
May 6 2013 // A two-thirds majority of independent insurance agents say their carriers are providing them with training and consulting on how to use their agency websites to increase sales, a new survey reveals.The annual survey of...
May 3 2013 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) and its Trusted Choice agencies, insurance representatives and other insurance professionals from across the state will gather at the Omni Dallas Hotel, June 26-28, for...
May 2 2013 // Twenty insurance and risk management students at five Texas universities were recently awarded a total of $23,000 in academic scholarships from the Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) Education Foundation.The students attend...
Apr 29 2013 // A police officer fired for driving drunk in an unmarked police car while off-duty has filed a $6 million lawsuit against the city of Gresham, Ore. the police chief and others, alleging his rights were violated under the...
Apr 25 2013 // For the first time in history, American companies now have five generations of employees in the workforce: the silent generation (born 1925-45), baby boomers (1946-64), generation X (1964-80), generation Y (1980-90) and...
Apr 23 2013 // The road to becoming a successful independent insurance agent is not always easy. The economy and often volatile property/casualty insurance market cycle are just two of the potholes agents must maneuver. Young agents in...
Apr 23 2013 // A two-thirds majority of independent insurance agents say their carriers are providing them with training and consulting on how to use their agency websites to increase sales. This is one of the findings in a new survey of...
Apr 22 2013 // All successful organizations have visionary leaders. Dr. Edwin S. Overman, CPCU, was a leader in the insurance business and an advocate for insurance education. He served as president of The Institutes from 1966 to 1987,...
Apr 19 2013 // Warwick, RI, 4/19/13 – Astonish, a leading digital marketing solutions and sales training provider for insurance agencies, encourages local insurance agency principals, CEOs, and presidents in Michigan and surrounding...
Apr 18 2013 // Texas Mutual Insurance Co. will host the American Association of State Compensation Insurance Funds (AASCIF) Annual Conference. The 2013 AASCIF Annual Conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency in Austin, Texas, from...