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Florida’s Rosier Insurance Hosts Training for Grads of Disabled Veterans Career Program

Florida-based Rosier Insurance has collaborated with Disabled Veterans Insurance Careers (DVIC) to provide on the job training for its most recent class of disabled veterans. The recent DVIC class trained at the Rosier Insurance office in Bonita Springs, Fla., receiving …

Trying to Fit In at Work, Veterans Downplay Military Service, Injuries

Almost a third of U.S. veterans in civilian jobs hide their war injuries from employers and many downplay their military service to get along with co-workers, according to a new study by the Center for Talent Innovation. Minority veterans are …

Survey: Insurers Spent $1.52B with Diverse California Suppliers Last Year

Diverse California businesses supplied $1.52 billion in goods and services to insurance companies last year, according to a survey by the California Department of Insurance. The 2014 tally was a $587 million increase since 2012, according to Insurance Commissioner Dave …

Next Class of Veterans Begins Insurance Career Training at Florida-Based DVIC

Disabled Veterans Insurance Careers (DVIC) has launched its next class of disabled veteran trainees. The veterans will spend the next six months training and learning the many facets of the insurance industry in order to pursue careers in that field. …

Veterans’ Advocate Seeks to Change Attorneys’ Role in Disability Claims

David Huffman has helped thousands of military veterans seeking disability benefits navigate the complex, often slow and at times frustrating claims process. The Wood County, West Virginia lawyer can relate: he was a 19-year-old Marine in Vietnam when a booby …

Agents Creating At-Home Insurance Jobs for Disabled Veterans

For insurance agents Gary Trippe and Jim Pender, the idea for DVIC, or Disabled Veterans Insurance Careers, which aims to provide disabled veterans with employment in insurance, evolved in part from their own personal experiences dealing with disabled family members. …

P/C Insurance Industry Enlisting Veterans in Talent War

The property/casualty insurance industry is calling on the military for help in the talent war. Through special units, concerted outreach, mentoring programs, job fairs and partnerships with veterans organizations, insurance companies and brokers are letting it be known that the …