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Students Building Tiny Houses for West Virginia Flood Survivors
Nov 28 2016 // Vocational students from across West Virginia are building tiny houses to help some people struggling to recover from flooding this year. Students from 12 vocational schools are designing and building the houses, which...
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Nov 21 2016 // Former long-time Chubb executive Dino E. Robusto assumes the roles of CNA chairman and chief executive officer on Nov. 21, succeeding Thomas F. Motamed, who is retiring after eight years in those positions. The succession...
Advising Senior Living Residential Clients on Sexual Expression Policies
Nov 21 2016 // Samantha Jones of “Sex and the City” is probably a few decades away from moving into a senior living community. Nevertheless, the topic of sexual expression in senior living communities is a resident matter...
The Wedge: The Brutal Journey of a Newly Appointed Agency Sales Manager
Nov 21 2016 // Yes, I’m stuck in the middle with you And I’m wondering what it is I should do It’s so hard to keep this smile from my face, Losing control, and I’m all over the place Clowns to the left of me,...
Small Business Insurance Site CoverWallet Pulls In $7.8 Million in Funding
Nov 17 2016 // Online commercial insurance agency CoverWallet announced it has received $7.8 million in funding in a Series A round led by Union Square Ventures, bringing its total raised to date to $9.5 million. In addition to Union...
Starr Launches Site Selling Directly to Small Businesses
Nov 17 2016 // Starr Companies has joined a growing roster of insurers selling insurance directly to small business owners online with its launch of Starr Insure. The new digital agency currently offers property/casualty business owner...
The Right Cyber Coverage Can Protect a Business from Financial Ruin
Nov 16 2016 // A recent report on cybersecurity still shows many companies are unprepared for cyberattacks. The report, conducted by KPMG and British Telecom, reveals only 22 percent of companies have a comprehensive plan in place to...
Massive Fire Engulfs Building at Former New York Steel Mill Site
Nov 10 2016 // A major blaze is burning at the former Bethlehem Steel site outside Buffalo. Firefighters responded around 7:30 a.m. Wednesday to reports of a fire at the industrial site in the city of Lackawanna, just south of...
Does Your Agency Need a ‘Coverage Consultant’
Nov 10 2016 // Google the phrase “business consultant” and more than 21 million hits pop up available for review. Granted some of these are links to descriptions of what a business consultant is, but the majority of possible...
Home-Share Site Airbnb Loses Round in Fight Against City Regulations
Nov 9 2016 // Airbnb Inc.’s claim that it’s just a conduit for user-generated content was rejected by a judge who said the company may not be able to duck a San Francisco law punishing it when hosts book units that...
Auditor: Kentucky Misused Funds from State Insurance Tax
Nov 7 2016 // The Kentucky Law Enforcement Foundation Program Fund is supposed to be spent on training for police officers. But state lawmakers have raided its coffers for other purposes so often it forced officials to increase a tax on...
Lloyd’s Innovation Awards Go to Aon, Beazley, Cromar, Hiscox, Tokio Marine Kiln
Nov 3 2016 // Lloyd’s of London recently announced the winners of its 2016 Innovation Awards. Beazley, Cromar, Hiscox and Tokio Marine Kiln each picked up awards for innovative products or new ways of working. Aon won most...
Review of 14 Studies Identifies Risk Factors for Kids’ Bicycle Injuries
Oct 25 2016 // Kids of lower socioeconomic status, those riding in rural areas, and those riding mostly on the sidewalk have higher risk of injury than others, according to a new review. Not surprisingly, injuries related to motor...
SILVER Best Agency to Work For 2016 – East Rogers & Gray Insurance
Oct 24 2016 // Best Agency to Work For – SILVER South Dennis, Massachusetts Rogers & Gray Insurance Rogers & Gray Insurance, a South Dennis, Mass., headquartered independent insurance agency, has a vision shaped by one...
Is Training the Key to Unlocking Analytics Talent?
Oct 24 2016 // Analytics and big data are here to stay. Already creating monumental shifts in the business world, today’s analytical advancements are leading an evolution on how people think about information, track data, shop for...
University and San Diego PD Join Forces to Boost Teen DUI Prevention
Oct 20 2016 // Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine will join forces with the San Diego Police Department to reduce alcohol-impaired driving among San Diego youth between the ages of 15 to 20. Helped by...
10 Takeaways from the Future of Insurance and InsureTech Connect Conference
Oct 17 2016 // You’ve probably heard. There is tremendous investor interest right now in technology-first insurance startups, or insurtech firms. The first InsureTech Connect Conference in Las Vegas in early October attracted an...
State Taking Steps to Protect Washington Nuclear Site Workers
Oct 14 2016 // Washington state asked a federal judge this week to issue an injunction requiring the U.S. Department of Energy and its contractor to take steps to protect workers at a major nuclear waste storage site. Washington state...
Older Teen Drivers Remain High Risk for Crashes Despite Graduated Licensing Laws: Report
Oct 12 2016 // While states have made progress in reducing teen driver-involved traffic crashes and deaths over the past decade, teen drivers are still 1.6 times more likely to be involved in a fatal crash than their adult counterparts,...
Michigan Officials Seeking Food Safety Education And Training Grant Proposals
Oct 11 2016 // Michigan agriculture officials are seeking proposals for food safety education and training grants. The Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development says grants from the Food Safety Education Fund are...
