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Kentucky Offers Regional Vehicular Homicide Training
May 1 2009 // Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway announced that his office will train police officers and local prosecutors on the effective prosecution of vehicular homicide cases. Robert Stokes, the Commonwealth’s Traffic...
Nevada Workers Safety Training Plan Debated
Apr 29 2009 // Changes to speed up the workplace safety training for new employees in Nevada, in efforts to reduce on-the-job deaths and injuries, prompted questions in a Nevada Assembly committee hearing. AB148 requires 10 hours of...
Willis Research Network Reports on Hazard Risk Assessment Conference
Apr 27 2009 // Last Thursday, April 23, the Willis Research Network (WRN), which is supported by Munich Re, Risk Management Solutions and Swiss Re, held a conference at the General Assembly of European Geosciences Union (EGU) in Vienna....
Insurers’ Taxes Could Back Florida Private School Voucher Program
Apr 27 2009 // A private school voucher program for children from low-income families in Florida would be strengthened by a bill the House passed last week, but critics say it would be another financial blow for public...
What Young Agents Value About Being Independent
Apr 24 2009 // Good things come to those who wait and work hard. Even in today’s challenging economic climate, young independent insurance agents remain hopeful and happy to be in a profession that allows them to work...
Jackson to Serve as PIA of Ohio’s Director of Education
Apr 21 2009 // The Professional Insurance Agents Association of Ohio Inc. (PIA) has selected Douglas L. Jackson, of Hilliard, to serve as director of Education. Jackson, a Certified Parks and Recreation Professional (CPRP), comes to PIA...
For Award Winning CSR, Going ‘Above and Beyond’ is Part of the Job
Apr 20 2009 // What does it take to deliver outstanding customer service? Kimberly J. Muesse, a senior account manager with the Lockton Companies in Houston, should know. She’s won a string of awards during her 25-plus years in the...
Colorado Senate Panel Looks at Workers’ Comp to Fund Higher Ed
Apr 20 2009 // Colorado lawmakers are looking at a plan to take $500 million from the state-created workers’ compensation insurance company to reverse deep cuts in higher education. The Senate Appropriations Committee reviewed the...
Don’t Cheap Out on the Training
Apr 20 2009 // And Other Lessons from High-Performing Agencies Use your agency management system to the max. Measure your productivity. Communicate consistently and effectively with your staff, customers and carriers. And above all,...
Make the iConnection: Engage Your Future Leaders
Apr 20 2009 // Talent Strategies for Understanding Generation Y Employees “They all received trophies just for showing up. They are unable to accept failure.” “If they don’t like the way the game is being played,...
Colo. Democrats Offer Alternate Budget Cuts
Apr 17 2009 // Democratic legislators in Colorado are offering an alternate package of budget cuts to avoid eliminating $300 million in funding to state colleges and universities, according to plans obtained by The Associated Press. The...
Colorado Senate Votes to Take $500 Million from Workers’ Comp Insurer
Apr 15 2009 // The Colorado Senate has backed two measures aimed at taking $500 million from a state-created workers compensation insurance company to balance next year’s budget over the objections of Pinnacol Assurance and the...
Survey: Most U.S. Companies Hold Steady on Benefit Plans for Employees
Apr 14 2009 // Despite the pressures of the economic crisis, most U.S. companies continue to view their retirement as a vital part of their workplace relationship with employees, even as they struggle to balance cost and talent...
Nevada Insurance Division Launches Public Education Campaign
Apr 13 2009 // The Nevada Division of Insurance in cooperation with The Nevada Surplus Lines Association is addressing the uncertainties that surround the issue of protecting personal assets through sound, well-researched insurance...
Pinnacol Exploring Ways to Help Colorado Budget
Apr 10 2009 // Pinnacol Assurance is exploring ways it could use its $2 billion in assets to voluntarily help the state balance its budget even as the state-created insurance company fights legislation that would hand over control of its...
Farmers Appoints Harwood Vice President
Apr 2 2009 // Jim Harwood, former assistant vice president over Agency Training at Farmers Insurance has been promoted to the position of vice president, University of Farmers. He will be responsible for the strategic direction and...
Association To Administer California Insurance Careers Program
Mar 30 2009 // The Insurance Brokers and Agents of the West (IBA West) has begun administration of a California-wide insurance careers program that unites community colleges, workforce investment boards, businesses, and the K-12...
Evidence Points to Crew Error in Upstate New York Plane Crash
Mar 27 2009 // Flight data point to possible flight crew errors rather than ice accumulation as a key factor in last month’s plane crash near Buffalo, New York, that killed 50 people, aviation safety experts said. The National...
Ultimate Producer School™ Offered This Spring
Mar 10 2009 // The Ultimate Producer School™, provided by Agency Management Resource Group (AMRG) is offering its next school starting March 30th in Sacramento, California. The school combines technical coverage information,...
Copenhagen Climate Change Conference Commences
Mar 10 2009 // One of the largest ever interdisciplinary conferences on climate change will kick-off today in Copenhagen, Denmark. A bulletin from the University of Copenhagen notes that “more than 2,000 participants from around 80...
