All the headlines from our Training Development Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 6 2012 // Pilot error, defective sensors, inadequate training and insufficient oversight combined to send an Air France passenger plane plunging into the south Atlantic in 2009 in the airline’s worst disaster, French...
Jul 5 2012 // A new Florida law seeks to reduce the regulatory burden on agents and adjusters by consolidating some licenses and revamping the education classes they must take to conduct business in the state.Among the changes:...
Jul 3 2012 // New York will be offering its annual training session this month for property/casualty insurance adjusters who want to seek or maintain certification so they can conduct adjuster services for claims filed under National...
Jul 2 2012 // Insurance Journal‘s Academy of Insurance recently launched a new Technical Skills Evaluation (TSE) program designed for: 1) use by managers to plan employee development; or 2) individual insurance professionals...
Jul 2 2012 // As a volunteer engaged with a network of agency management system vendor clients, I have an opportunity to hear from my peers about their experiences and compare this with what goes on in our own office. While we all find...
Jul 2 2012 // National healthcare reform legislation passed by Congress in 2010 may or may not survive consideration by the U.S. Supreme Court, but the healthcare system already has been evolving in ways that are likely to proceed...
Jul 2 2012 // July 11 Work Comp Retrospective Rating Plans Frank Pennachio, co-founder, The WorkComp Advisory GroupJuly 12 Property Valuation Chris Amrhein, president, Amrhein & Associates and Insurance is Fun July 18 Managing...
Jun 22 2012 // Thousands of New Orleans school employees were wrongfully fired after Hurricane Katrina scattered the populations and shut down the city and its schools, a Louisiana judge ruled.Judge Ethel Simms Julien awarded more than...
Jun 19 2012 // A defense contractor that’s one of northern Wisconsin’s largest employers is struggling to recruit recent high school graduates for some of the region’s best-paying jobs.Marinette Marine Corp. says it is...
Jun 18 2012 // Pilots offered praise for a new course designed to keep them farther away from spectators at the Reno National Championship Air Races after last year’s accident that killed 11 people.Pilots who flew the course for...
Jun 18 2012 // There’s a lot of talk in property/casualty insurance circles these days about how the industry is going to replace the huge wave of baby boomers that are beginning to retire and will continue to do so into the next...
Jun 18 2012 // National healthcare reform legislation passed by Congress in 2010 may or may not survive consideration by the U.S. Supreme Court, but the healthcare system already has been evolving in ways that are likely to proceed...
Jun 15 2012 // The Griffith Insurance Education Foundation, based in Columbus, Ohio, has awarded $15,000 in grant money to three universities to support their Risk Management and Insurance (RMI) programs.The grant monies came from the...
Jun 14 2012 // Nearly 500 school officials from across Virginia are expected to attend a conference on bullying prevention next week. The conference is set for June 20 at Charlottesville High School. Experts from Clemson University and...
Jun 13 2012 // Federal officials have fined an Illinois gun sales business, a shooting range and gun safety training company for allegedly exposing workers to hazards, including lead. Proposed fines total $111,000.The U.S. Department of...
Jun 11 2012 // There’s a lot of talk in property/casualty insurance circles these days about how the industry is going to replace the huge wave of baby boomers that are beginning to retire and will continue to do so into the next...
Jun 6 2012 // Altamonte Springs, FL, 06/06/12 —North American Risk Services (NARS) has appointed Darlene Stevens to the newly created role of Director of Quality Assurance and Claims Operations.Darlene’s background is in claims...
Jun 4 2012 // There’s a lot of talk in property/casualty insurance circles these days about how the industry is going to replace the huge wave of baby boomers that are beginning to retire and will continue to do so into the next...
Jun 1 2012 // National healthcare reform legislation passed by Congress in 2010 may or may not survive consideration by the U.S. Supreme Court, but the healthcare system already has been evolving in ways that are likely to proceed...
May 24 2012 // Federal labor officials want construction companies in New Jersey to ensure that employees working above 6 feet have the proper equipment to protect themselves from falls.The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational...