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Southeast Insurance Regulators Issue Industry Guidance for Coronavirus Outbreak
Mar 20 2020 // Insurance departments across the Southeast are notifying industry representatives of updated procedures and expectations in response to the coronavirus outbreak, while also acknowledging the potential for a serious impact...
Turning 50, Invest High School Program Eyes Apprenticeships for Independent Agencies
Mar 19 2020 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv A new apprenticeship program aimed at attracting and developing talent in the independent agency system is being rolled out by an insurance education organization that celebrates its 50th...
Wisconsin Easing Restrictions on Online Insurance Education, Proctoring
Mar 19 2020 // In response to the health emergency brought by the spread of COVID-19, Wisconsin’s Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) is making temporary changes to requirements for delivering online courses and online...
Meetings Update: Target Markets Mid-Year Called Off; RIMS Cancels Conference
Mar 16 2020 // The Target Market Program Administrators Association has become the latest insurance organization to cancel a meeting. TMPAA Executive Director Ray Scotto announced that the 2020 TMPAA Mid-Year Meeting planned for Tampa on...
Workers at High Risk for Coronavirus Exposure and How to Protect Them
Mar 16 2020 // According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), which is responsible for workplace safety regulations, certain workers are at higher risk than others for exposure to the coronavirus and the disease...
Meetings Update: RIMS Cancels 2020 Annual Conference; IICF Postpones Events
Mar 14 2020 // For the first time in the Risk and Insurance Management Society’s 70-year history, it is not going to have its annual conference. The RIMS 2020 Annual Conference & Exhibition scheduled for May 6 in Denver has...
Booming Cannabis Conference Business Isn’t Immune to Coronavirus Fears
Mar 12 2020 // Cannabis has been touted as a therapy for just about everything from anxiety to cancer, but even the well-affirmed feel-good effects of the now broadly legalized drug aren’t immune to the caustic impact of an...
Update March 12: Insurance Conferences Canceled, Postponed, Going Virtual
Mar 12 2020 // The roster of insurance-related conferences being canceled, postponed or moved to virtual due to the coronavirus threat keeps changing. Here is an updated list: March Property Liability Research Bureau (PLRB) called off...
U.S. Cybersecurity Report Calls for Major Government Role in Cyber Insurance
Mar 11 2020 // A major government report on cybersecurity that warns the nation is seriously underprepared for cyber attacks calls for the creation of a federally-funded center to develop cybersecurity insurance certifications and a...
Surplus Lines Association of California Makes Executives Staff Moves
Mar 9 2020 // The Surplus Line Association of California announced on Monday that Pat McAuley, who had served most recently as the senior vice president for the education and compliance department, officially retired on Feb. 28 after...
This Week’s PLRB Claims Conference Cancelled Due to Concern Over Coronavirus
Mar 8 2020 // A major insurance claims industry conference scheduled to start Sunday, March 8 has been cancelled due to events related to the coronavirus. The event was scheduled for the Gaylord National Hotel in National Harbor,...
Handshakes, Buffets Out. Otherwise It’s Insurance Conferences-as-Usual Amid Coronavirus.
Mar 3 2020 // As the coronavirus and its COVID-19 disease spread, Insurance professionals going to industry conferences over the next few weeks and months could find themselves having their temperature taken at the door and being told...
Large Crane Collapses at Los Angeles Stadium Site, No Injuries Reported
Mar 2 2020 // A large construction crane collapsed Friday morning outside SoFi Stadium, the new home of the NFL’s Los Angeles Chargers and Rams, according to the fire department. No injuries were reported. Firefighters were...
Aviation Safety Whistleblower to Get $90K
Feb 25 2020 // The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) agreed to pay $90,000 to an aviation safety inspector who faced retaliation for raising concerns about unqualified flight safety inspectors, a U.S. agency said Monday. The U.S....
Finding the right balance: Time to get creative with comp
Feb 24 2020 // What makes employees happy at work? Is it pay? Is it benefits? Culture, leadership or employee development opportunities? In today’s competitive insurance job market, it’s all of those and more. Employee...
Why Small Agencies Struggle to Hire New Producers
Feb 24 2020 // It’s hard to find a needle in a haystack, unless you know what you are looking for The very best agencies that are committed to hiring new producers, who have senior leaders dedicated to recruiting, a bevy of...
Black Woman, County Settle New Mexico Profiling Lawsuit for $100K
Feb 21 2020 // New Mexico’s largest county has reached a racial profiling settlement with a black woman who was stopped by deputies three times in less than a month but never cited. Bernalillo County and Sherese Crawford reached a...
Oklahoma Senate OKs Bill to Allow More Armed Teachers
Feb 14 2020 // School teachers in Oklahoma with a gun license would be able to carry firearms into their classrooms with district approval under a bill approved in the state Senate. The bill, approved on a 37-7 vote mostly along party...
Real Estate Investor and Property Insurance Program Webinar for Agents to be Held Tuesday, February 18
Feb 14 2020 // Atlanta, GA, February 14, 2020 — The Specialty Property team at Blue River Underwriters will host an informative webinar on the real estate investor property insurance market and other commercial excess and surplus...
Members of Lloyd’s New Cultural Advisory Group Include Mental Health Specialists
Feb 13 2020 // Lloyd’s has announced the membership of its new, independent Culture Advisory Group, which has been set up as part of its action plan to drive long-term cultural changes in the market. Lloyd’s started its...
