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States Eye Private Flood Insurance Model Law Industry Thinks Is Unnecessary
Oct 31 2019 // An organization of state lawmakers is moving ahead toward adoption of a “model law” designed to encourage the sale of private flood insurance, even though insurers don’t think any new state laws are...
How Specialty Carriers Approach Product Innovation: Research, Repeat and Reuse
Oct 30 2019 // “The industry really does look to specialty writers to be at the forefront of innovation,” says Gail McGiffin. Specialty insurance carriers have a unique “toolset” that helps them grow through...
Poll Shows #MeToo Movement Is Changing Workplace Conversations, Behavior
Oct 28 2019 // Barbara Myers started work as an apprentice electrician in 1995, and over the years she learned to shoot back sexual banter on the job site as much as she had to take it from some of her coworkers. Those days, she says,...
Massive Fire Breaks Out at N. Zealand Convention Center Building Site
Oct 23 2019 // New Zealand’s flagship international convention center project faces further significant delays as a fire at the central Auckland construction site continues to burn more than 22 hours after breaking out. The fire,...
J.M. Wilson Promotes O’Leary to Director, Training & Strategic Quality
Oct 23 2019 // J.M. Wilson has promoted Kristin O’Leary to director of Training & Strategic Quality, in its Portage, Michigan office. O’Leary’s previous role as director of Strategic Quality, will now be expanded to...
2 Unstable Cranes Felled at Site of Collapsed Hotel in New Orleans
Oct 22 2019 // Officials set off thundering explosions that toppled two cranes Sunday that had loomed precariously for days over a partially collapsed hotel in New Orleans, saying their controlled demolition went “exactly” as...
California Workers’ Comp Institute Summarizes 2019 Legislation
Oct 21 2019 // Among the 870 bills that California Gov. Gavin Newsom acted upon for 2019 that were passed by the state Legislature, there were about 20 that may hold interest for the workers’ compensation community. The California...
New Simple Insurance Policies That Take Care of All Your Needs
Oct 21 2019 // Insurance policies are difficult to read and understand. Another name for an insurance policy is a “legal contract.” An insurance policy is a specific kind of legal contract. Without training and experience,...
20 Ways to Reinvigorate Your 2020 Recruiting
Oct 21 2019 // What grade do you give your agency’s 2019 hiring? If you think there’s room for improvement, my advice is not to expect that using the same old tricks. 2020 ushers in a great opportunity to test new, creative...
A Family First Agency
Oct 21 2019 // The people who work at the Texas-based independent insurance agency BKCW are not employees — they are team members and they are family. That team-oriented, family first culture is just one of the many aspects of the...
Possibility of Tropical Weather Adds to Worry at New Orleans Collapse Site
Oct 17 2019 // A tropical disturbance over Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula is being eyed by New Orleans authorities, who fear it could become a tropical depression or storm that would topple a partially collapsed building and two huge...
What Agents Should Know Before Joining an Insurance Agency Network
Oct 11 2019 // Today is a great time to be an independent agent, but running an independent agency is not easy. Without an awareness of how the industry is evolving, and having access to ongoing training and education, you may not be...
More States Now Mandate Employee Training to Prevent Sexual Harassment
Oct 10 2019 // Two years into the #MeToo movement, an unprecedented number of American workers are required to receive mandatory sexual harassment training, the result of a handful of new state regulations aimed at creating safer...
Insurance Site, Other Businesses Battle Google Search Engine’s Escalating Costs
Oct 9 2019 // “Where’s the best place to hide a body? The second page of a Google search.” The gallows humor shows that people rarely look beyond the first few results of a search, but Lee Griffin isn’t...
Florida Governor Appoints 8 to Cybersecurity Task Force
Oct 9 2019 // Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has appointed eight individuals to Florida Cybersecurity Task Force, according to a statement from the governor’s office. The Florida Cybersecurity Task Force is tasked with reviewing...
A Democracy of Ideas
Oct 7 2019 // That phrase “you can’t be all things to all people” has been tossed out the window at Snapp & Associates Insurance Services. Accurate and regular salary reviews. Room for growth. Good leaders who...
America’s Best Agencies to Work For
Oct 7 2019 // The votes were tallied and the results are in for the 2019 Best Independent Insurance Agency to Work For survey by Insurance Journal. Employees of the Best Agencies to Work For in 2019 highlight the importance of...
How Emerging Risks for Medical Device Manufacturers Create Opportunities for Agents
Oct 7 2019 // The medical device industry is an expanding market with significant growth forecasted over the next decade. According to KPMG data, global predictions reveal the life sciences sector will grow by more than 5% per year,...
Manufacturer, Staffing Agency Sued for Harassment, Retaliation at Oklahoma Site
Oct 2 2019 // U.S. officials say Johnson Controls Inc. (JCI) and ManpowerGroup US Inc. (Manpower) violated federal law when they fired a female employee who complained about sexual harassment at a JCI manufacturing facility in Norman,...
Atlanta Workers Now Required to Undergo Active Shooter Training
Sep 25 2019 // Atlanta employees and elected officials are now required to undergo active shooter training on an annual basis. The Atlanta City Council recently passed an ordinance requiring such training. The vote comes less than a...
