Latest Training Development Headlines
All the headlines from our Training Development Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Swett & Crawford, Corpedia Team Up to Offer EPL Training
Nov 6 2000 // Woodland Hills, Calif.-based Swett & Crawford and Phoenix, Ariz.-based Corpedia formed an alliance to offer web-based training in how to comply with employment practices liability laws and regulations. The training...
It’s About the Money
Nov 6 2000 // Rev. Jesse Jackson issued a challenge to the agents present at the Independent Insurance Agents of America’s annual meeting last week: Take off the blinders and see that a multicultural clientele is economically...
iwix.net Signs AIG Worldsource; Product Recall Products Added to Site
Oct 30 2000 // iwix.net, an Internet specialty insurance marketplace, has signed AIG Worldsource to provide new products on the iwix.net site. AIG Worldsource, located in New York, will provide product recall coverages, which will...
IIAA Honors 2000 National Awards Program
Oct 30 2000 // Top honors in the Independent Insurance Agents of America’s 2000 National Awards Program were presented today to the Independent Insurance Agents of New Mexico, the Independent Insurance Agents of Oklahoma, and the...
Today’s AGING Workforce is Ripe with Potential for Age Discrimination Claims
Oct 30 2000 // The 1990s were a time of turbulence for businesses as employers faced corporate restructuring, seasonal layoffs and reductions in force (RIF). The changing workplace relationships brought about both an increase in age...
PLUS Continues Focus on Education as International Conference Approaches
Oct 30 2000 // The Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS) will hold its 13th Annual International Conference in San Antonio this year, with a renewed commitment to education, according to PLUS President Stephen Gerstman. As...
Restraining the Departed’
Oct 23 2000 // When Agents Divorce Their Insurance Company Insurance companies and insurance brokerage houses (employers) use a variety of devices to try to prevent departing agents from competing against them. Sometimes smaller agencies...
Survey Reveals Insurers Top Fraud Concerns
Oct 20 2000 // According to a recent survey compiled by the National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII), medical fraud rings, staged auto accidents, arson, and workers’ comp scams top the list of fraud concerns for the...
New Northeast Alliance Changes New England Insurance Education
Oct 13 2000 // A collaboration between The National Alliance for Insurance Education and Research and the Massachusetts Association of Insurance Agents has resulted in a new insurance education partnership in New England called The...
Access General To Hold DirecNET Training Seminars in Southern California
Oct 12 2000 // Access General recently announced it will be holding training sessions in Southern California for its DirecNET program. The seminars will take place during the week of Nov. 6. Invitations will be sent to its “Premier...
