Latest Training Development Headlines
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Texas Legislature Moves Few Bills
Mar 5 2001 // It will likely come as no surprise to those who have been following the Texas Legislature this session that very few insurance-related bills are expected to make it out of committee. At least it’s no surprise Bo...
IIAA Names Flannagan VP of Education and Research
Feb 15 2001 // Madelyn H. Flannagan is the new vice president of education and research for the Independent Insurance Agents of America. “Madelyn offers many years of agency system experience in the areas of research, agency...
Insurance Carriers to Launch Personal Lines Site
Feb 14 2001 // American International Group, Kemper Insurance Cos. and Prudential Insurance Co. of America plan to jointly establish a web-based insurance agency that will allow consumers to research, buy and manage personal lines...
The Reeducation of Texas Agents
Feb 5 2001 // Looming agent licensing changes stemming from the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act could have a direct effect on how and what information agents receive through continuing education classes. Already, 30 states have begun preparing...
IIAA LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE
Feb 5 2001 // Nearly 800 independent insurance agents will come together in the nation’s capital May 2-4 for the 25th Annual Independent Insurance Agents of America National Legislative Conference. The 2001 IIAA National...
National Consumer Education Foundation Elects
Feb 1 2001 // Peter van Aartrijk Jr., CIC, a 20-year veteran of insurance industry communications, has been elected chairman of the board of directors of the National Consumer Education Foundation. The NCEF supports communication...
Online CE Courses are Changing the Ways Agents Get Educated
Jan 29 2001 // Sadly, this is the mindset of many agents when it comes to continuing education. Every agent knows the important role that continuing education (CE) plays in keeping up with the industry’s ever-changing business...
CIWA Starts Off the New Year with a Successful Conference
Jan 29 2001 // The California Insurance Wholesalers Association (CIWA) held its 6th Annual Wholesaler Industry Day on the sunny first weekend of January at the Hilton Torrey Pines in La Jolla, Calif. The conference marked the launch of...
WEF Conference Opens in Davos
Jan 25 2001 // Government and business leaders, plus some environmental activists and more than a few protesters are set to converge on Davos, the exclusive Swiss ski resort, for the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum. While...
Planning Underway For 25th Annual IIAA National Legislative Conference
Jan 19 2001 // Nearly 800 independent insurance agents will come together in the nation’s capital May 2-4 for the 25th Annual Independent Insurance Agents of America National Legislative Conference. The 2001 IIAA National...
A BUDDING RELATIONSHIP
Jan 15 2001 // An agreement between the Insurance Educational Association and The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research has resulted in a new working relationship in the Western U.S. The organizations will work...
CIWA Starts Off New Year with Successful Conference
Jan 8 2001 // The California Insurance Wholesalers Association (CIWA) held its 6th Annual Wholesaler Industry Day on Jan. 5-6 at the Hilton Torrey Pines in La Jolla, Calif. The conference marked the launch of the Young Wholesalers...
Insurance Educational Association and The National
Dec 27 2000 // An agreement between the Insurance Educational Association and The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research has resulted in a new working relationship in the Western United States. The organizations will...
Court Shuts Down Fake-ID Web Site
Dec 13 2000 // Based on a Federal Trade Commission complaint, a federal court has shut down a website offering templates to help produce fake driver’s licenses and state identification cards. The FTC complaint, filed earlier this...
CPCU Report: Urge to Merge Wages War Throughout the Industry
Nov 27 2000 // “Make no mistake about it—we are at war right now,” John Amore, CEO of Zurich U.S. Specialties, told a roomful of 600+ attendees during the general session of the 52nd Annual Golden Gate Chapter CPCU All...
Independent Currents
Nov 27 2000 // Ever notice how sometimes it’s the most important stuff that doesn’t get done at work? Every business, large or small, has four quadrants wherein all short-term and long-term work falls. (Some management guru...
As Climate Conference Fails, CGNU Director Warns of Mounting Damages
Nov 26 2000 // Even as delegates at the UN sponsored environmental conference in the Hague failed to reach any agreement to address the effects of climate change, Dr. Andrew Dlugolecki, director of general insurance development at CGNU,...
St. John’s University to Merge With The College of Insurance
Nov 15 2000 // St. John’s University and The College of Insurance have signed a definitive merger agreement, making TCI a school of St. John’s Peter J. Tobin College of Business. The combination creates a more powerful...
Special Investigative Units Battle Insurance Fraud, ‘Crime of the ’90s’
Nov 13 2000 // People outside the industry are always surprised to learn how much fraud insurance companies are actually forced to deal with. It wasn’t until fairly recently, in the late 1980s, that insurance companies and local,...
IBA West Establishes Scholarship Fund for Insurance Education
Nov 10 2000 // The Board of Trustees of the Insurance Brokers and Agents of the West created a scholarship fund to award qualified candidates pursuing a career in insurance at an institution of higher education. The Jesse L. Gary...
