Latest Training Development Headlines
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NAIC Unveils Enhanced Web Site
Sep 15 2005 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has redesigned its Web site with a more user-friendly format for both NAIC members and first-time visitors. Work on the new site began in May after an internal...
New Mexico, Washington State Associations Honored with L.P. McCord Education Award
Sep 15 2005 // Independent Insurance Agents in New Mexico and Washington state were recognized for their outstanding commitment to education as the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America presented the three state...
Alliance Offers New Programs at 2005 Conference & Expo
Sep 15 2005 // A “Launching Pad” where companies will be displaying their new products and services is just one of many new features that will highlight “Partnering for Success,” the American Agents Alliance 2005...
Texas Workers’ Comp Conference Presentations, Handouts Posted to DWC Web Site
Sep 13 2005 // The Texas Department of Insurance Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has posted videotaped presentations and handouts from the 15th Annual Texas Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference on the DWC Web...
Ala. Big ‘I’ Chapter Honored: McCarley Receives National Education Award
Sep 12 2005 // Victor McCarley Sr. executive director of the Alabama Independent Insurance Agents has been presented the L.P. McCord National Education Award for outstanding commitment to education by Thomas Grau, president of the...
Presidents Panel Discusses Industry Trends, Effects of Katrina at Young Agents Conference
Sep 12 2005 // Several insurance industry leaders discussed the effects of Hurricane Katrina and current industry trends, including technology, recruitment efforts and future plans for their companies during a panel at the Independent...
LDI Web Site a Primary Source for Hurricane Katrina Recovery Information
Sep 12 2005 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance is updating daily important information regarding recovery from Hurricane Katrina, including company contact information, on the department’s Web site at...
Excess Lines Claims Annual Conference Sept. 21-24
Sep 9 2005 // The Excess Surplus Lines Claims Association has announced that its 36th annual meeting will be held Sept. 21-24, 2005, at the Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort & Spa in Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico. “Among our major...
National Alliance Establishes Disaster Relief Scholarship Fund
Sep 8 2005 // The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research has established and fully funded a Disaster Relief Scholarship Fund in order to assist those in the insurance community and their families, whose lives have...
I.I.I. Unveils New Web Site
Sep 7 2005 // The Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.) has launched the first online edition of The Commercial Lines Market, to help businesses and the media better understand the basics of commercial insurance – what it is...
CII Launches New “Contract Certainty” Certificate; Education Course
Sep 6 2005 // The U.K.’s Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) announced the launch of a new certificate “to help individuals and organizations meet the FSA’s [Financial Services Authority] contract certainty...
NAPSLO Prepares for Record Attendance at Annual Conference
Sep 5 2005 // As the National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices gathers in San Francisco this month (Sept. 14-18) for its annual national conference, Insurance Journal recently caught up with the outgoing President...
NAPSLO Prepares for Record Attendance at Annual Conference
Sep 5 2005 // Leadership Says Surplus Lines Industry in Good Shape; Ready for Softer Market As the National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices gathers in San Francisco this month (Sept. 14-18) for its annual national...
Early Registration Deadline Sept. 23: FAIA Announces Management and Automation Training Seminar Topics
Sep 1 2005 // A line-up of expert management and technology speakers have been announced by the Florida Association of Insurance Agent’s Management and Automation Training Seminar, “MATS 2005,” taking place Oct. 16 to...
Web Site Provides List of Hurricane Katrina Survivors, Those Unknown
Aug 31 2005 // A list of survivors and those whose fate is unknown following Hurricane Katrina is up and running at www.gulfcoastnews.com. The site has a survivor list with the person’s hometown address and the latest updates on...
PIA Oregon/Idaho to Conduct CIC and CISR Programs in Idaho
Aug 30 2005 // The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research and the Professional Insurance Agents of Oregon/Idaho have announced that the PIA of Oregon/Idaho will assume administrative leadership of the Certified...
LOMA Grants Kanbay “Excellence in Education” Award
Aug 26 2005 // Kanbay International, Inc., a global IT services firm focused on providing solutions to the financial services industry, announced that the company has been named a winner of the LOMA “Excellence in Education”...
Consumers Need More Auto Insurance Education, Panel Says
Aug 25 2005 // The Colorado Legislature’s Interim Committee on Auto Insurance has concluded that there needs to be more uniformity in presenting and explaining automobile insurance coverage options to residents buying or renewing...
ICT TO HOST WORKERS’ COMP CONFERENCE
Aug 22 2005 // The Insurance Council of Texas will host its 2005 Workers’ Compen-sation Conference in Austin on Sept. 7. State Representative Burt Solomons of Carrollton, author of House Bill 7, the broad workers’...
Broker Disclosure Dominates Western States Surplus Lines Conference
Aug 22 2005 // Brokers should disclose contingent commissions and other incentive agreements to consumers, industry experts said at the Western States Surplus Lines Conference held July 24-26 in San Diego. Participants in the...