Latest Training Development Headlines
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IIASA Offers Steves Scholarship
Aug 18 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents of San Antonio announced that the Myron F. Steves Insurance Professional Scholarship Program is now available to the association’s members. In its pledge to “Excellence through...
R.I. Lowers Workers’ Comp System Assessment
Aug 18 2004 // Rhode Island officials have decreased the premium assessment that insurers must charge to cover the costs of administering the state’s workers compensation system. Effective July 15, 2004, the Workers’...
SIIS to Hold Fall Conference in Fort Worth
Aug 18 2004 // Southwestern Insurance Information Service announced that “Legislation, Regulation and Education” is the theme of its 51st Annual Fall Conference, to be held Sept. 19-20, 2004, at the Doral Tesoro Hotel in Fort...
Texas Mutual Web Site is a Three-Peat Winner
Aug 17 2004 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company announced that for the third consecutive year its Web site, www.texasmutual.com, took first place in an international communications competition hosted by the American Association of State...
University of Vt., Captives Launch Training Program
Aug 11 2004 // The University of Vermont has joined a captive insurance industry group to launch a new educational program to serve the industry, the first of its kind in the nation. “Because the captive industry has grown so...
TWCC, IWCF to Hold 14th Annual Texas Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference
Aug 11 2004 // The Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission and the International Workers’ Compensation Foundation Inc. are the sponsors of the 14th Annual Texas Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference. The...
Midwest Tech Conference to Focus on Real-Time
Aug 10 2004 // An upcoming technology conference geared toward Midwest agency owners, managers and IT staff will focus on the effect of real-time insurance transactions on agency workflow, among other topics. The conference, which...
Sanborn’s Mexico Insurance adds AIG to e-Commerce site
Aug 10 2004 // Sanborn’s Mexico Auto Insurance, a division of Travco Services Inc, is pleased to announce the addition of AIG Mexico Seguros Interamericana, S.A. de C.V. to their e-commerce solution to sell southbound Mexico...
Accident Compensation Corp. Chooses SumTotal for Improvement to Workforce Readiness
Aug 9 2004 // SumTotal Systems, an industry provider of learning and business performance technology, services and processes, announced that New Zealand’s Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC), which handles approximately 1.5...
Miss. Nominee Chosen as 2004 National Outstanding CSR of the Year
Aug 5 2004 // Ruth Phillips, CISR, CPIW, of the Morrell Agency Inc., in Magnolia, Mississippi, was awarded the 2004 National Outstanding CSR of the Year Award. The Society of Certified Insurance Service Representatives (CISR) and the...
InVEST Awards Scholarship to San Diego Resident
Aug 5 2004 // InVEST, an education program that strengthens the insurance industry by assembling a diverse group of high school and community college students and shaping them into insurance professionals and informed consumers,...
Toledo Broker is 1,000th to Earn CRM Designation
Aug 4 2004 // Joseph R. Buick, a broker with the Hylant Group in Toledo, Ohio, made his mark in risk management education history as he became the 1,000th individual to earn the prestigious Certified Risk Managers (CRM) designation, the...
Fireman’s Fund Unveils $500,000 Program to Improve Fire Safety, Prevention in Metro Atlanta
Aug 4 2004 // Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company (FFIC) has launched a new program that will provide fire agencies in Metropolitan Atlanta with $500,000 in funding and donations for firefighting equipment, fire prevention tools,...
IIABW to Hold Annual Conference Sept. 30 – Oct. 2
Aug 4 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of Washington will hold its annual conference Sept. 30 – Oct. 2, 2004 at The Davenport Hotel in Spokane, Washington. The conference theme, “Making a...
National Alliance Designates the 1,000th CRM
Aug 3 2004 // Austin, Texas-based The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research announced that Joseph R. Buick, account executive with Hylant Group in Toledo, Ohio, made his mark in risk management education history,...
CPCU Annual Conference Set for October
Aug 3 2004 // The CPCU Society has announced that its 60th Annual Meeting and Seminars will take place in Los Angeles, Calif., on Oct. 23-26. The Annual Meeting’s Property and Casualty Insurance Track features 25 seminars about...
Kaplan Professional Adds Insurance Systems of Tenn.
Aug 2 2004 // Kaplan Professional, a division of Kaplan, Inc., has acquired Insurance Systems of Tennessee Inc. As the state’s largest insurance education provider, Insurance Systems offers insurance pre-licensing classes,...
Mary M. Eisenhart Joins Agency Management Resource Group
Jul 30 2004 // Cheryl L. Koch, CPCU, CIC, ARM, AAI, AIM, AIS, ARP, AAM, API, ACSR, owner of Agency Management Resource Group of Lincoln, CA, a leading provider of consulting and training services to independent agents and companies, is...
International Assoc. of Black Actuaries Hosts Conference
Jul 29 2004 // The International Association of Black Actuaries (IABA) has announced that its 12th annual conference will be held on Aug. 6- 8 at the New York LaGuardia Airport Marriott, and on Sunday at the Courtyard by Marriott...
ProMutual Program Targets Baby Delivery Emergencies
Jul 28 2004 // ProMutual Group, the Boston-based provider of medical malpractice insurance in the Northeast, has launched a new patient safety program aimed at reducing the incidence of shoulder dystocia. Shoulder dystocia is a birth...
