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EPA, Forest Service Seek Permanent Firefighters Near Montana Asbestos Site
Jul 18 2016 // The Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Forest Service want to station 10 firefighters near Libby this summer so crews are immediately available to fight any fire that night burn in or near a former vermiculite...
Oklahoma Regulators Probing Oil, Gas Activity Near Site of New Quakes
Jul 14 2016 // Oklahoma’s oil-and-gas regulators are investigating a recent cluster of earthquakes recorded near Blanchard, about 30 miles south of downtown Oklahoma City, including three of magnitude 3.0 or higher. The Oklahoma...
West Virginia to Receive $524K in Grants for Mine Safety Courses
Jul 12 2016 // The West Virginia Office of Miners’ Health, Safety and Training will receive more than $524,000 in federal funds for training courses aimed at reducing mining accidents, injuries and illnesses. The Mine Safety and...
Florida Agents Putting New Law to Work to Attract Millennials to Insurance Careers
Jul 11 2016 // Florida insurance agents are trying to bolster the industry’s track record in attracting college graduates by employing a new state law that aligns college courses with the state’s licensing requirements. The...
Is It Time to Dust Off Your Agency CAT Program?
Jul 11 2016 // Does your organization have an emergency response plan in case a massive hurricane devastates a coastal area and affects thousands of insureds? Is your staff prepared to handle the influx of calls after a tornado cuts...
SFM Mutual Insurance Acquires Minnesota’s Barrier Free Access
Jul 7 2016 // SFM Mutual Insurance Co., a Midwest regional workers’ compensation insurer, has acquired Barrier Free Access, a Byron, Minn.-based provider of safe patient handling products, design consultation and training to...
95% of Post-Recession Jobs Went to College Educated: Study
Jun 30 2016 // Out of the 11.6 million jobs created in the post-recession economy, 11.5 million went to workers with at least some college education, according to newly research from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the...
Hard Hat Saved Life of Construction Worker at Syracuse Site
Jun 30 2016 // Police said a worker’s hard hat likely saved his life after he was hit by a falling steel beam at a suburban Syracuse, New York construction site. Officials told The Post-Standard of Syracuse that officers responded...
How Medical Schools Are Altering Their Training to Address Opioid Epidemic
Jun 30 2016 // At first, the woman tried to hide her painkiller problem. She told the doctor that she still had pain from her past pregnancy, and that she just wanted a refill on her pain medication. After a few questions, though, she...
10 Things to Know About Umbrella Coverage
Jun 20 2016 // There is no “standard” umbrella. — Christopher J. Boggs, vice president of education, Insurance Journal Academy of Insurance Agents should visit the topic of excess casualty coverage with every new client and...
New Construction Certification Aims to Specialize the Specialist
Jun 20 2016 // The construction risk is one of the toughest categories of businesses to insure. Insurance professionals are vulnerable from the first point of sale, according to Laurie Infantino, president of the Insurance Community...
Despite Losses, North Dakota Political Subdivision Insurance Fund Pays Off
Jun 17 2016 // A 30-year-old self-insurance pool has been paying off well for North Dakota political subdivisions, despite large claim losses in 2015. “It’s worked extremely well,” said Steve Spilde, chief executive...
Video-Sharing Site Vimeo Wins Appeal of Copyright Infringement Claim
Jun 17 2016 // Video-sharing website Vimeo LLC cannot be held liable for copyright infringement for unknowingly hosting older music uploaded by its users, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Thursday, dealing a blow to record labels seeking...
Nevada Chosen as Test Site for Passenger-Carrying Drones
Jun 13 2016 // A company that manufactures passenger-carrying drones will be testing its system in Nevada. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that EHang Inc., which is headquartered in Guangzhou, China, is partnering with the Nevada...
Security Vendors, Partnerships Offer Key to Simplifying, Selling Cyber Insurance Online: CoverHound CEO
Jun 9 2016 // CoverHound CEO Keith Moore has a vision of simplifying cyber insurance sales that involves underwriting the security vendors used by insureds—a model that could ultimately allow small business customers to bind their...
Independent Insurance Agents of Virginia Names New Education Director
May 25 2016 // Carter Hope Lyons The Independent Insurance Agents of Virginia (IIAV) has hired Carter Hope Lyons as director of Education and Professional Development. Based in IIAV’s Richmond, Virginia, office, Lyons will also...
Vermont Firefighters to Receive New Solar Panel Training
May 24 2016 // At the Vermont Fire Academy in Pittsford, Vermont, fire safety instructors are getting some training to deal with a new challenge — battling blazes on rooftops adorned with solar panels. A workshop at the academy...
FAA Creates Drone Advisory Panel, Lifts Barrier to Education
May 23 2016 // The Federal Aviation Administration is establishing a broad-based advisory committee to provide advice on key unmanned aircraft integration issues. Also, under a new policy, the FAA will also make it easier for students to...
AAMGA’s Incoming President Levy Talks About Challenges, Opportunities
May 23 2016 // For 90 years the American Association of Managing General Agents (AAMGA) has dedicated itself to the growth and sustainability of the global specialty distribution marketplace. This year’s incoming AAMGA president,...
New Hampshire’s Opioid Crisis Adds Urgency to Drug Prevention Education
May 18 2016 // As New Hampshire considers mandatory drug prevention education in all grades, the state’s opioid crisis has heightened the sense of urgency for existing programs that largely target teens. A proposal to require at...
