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Caltrans Settles Lawsuit over Construction Site Death
Aug 26 2016 // The California Department of Transportation has settled a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the parents of a 24-year-old woman who was killed by a drunk driver while working on a nighttime paving project. Attorneys for...
101 Sales, Marketing, and Agency Management Ideas
Aug 22 2016 // Emotional Connections.Great brands avoid selling products. Great salespeople cultivate emotional connections with customers. —Harvard Business Review, August 2016 How to Increase Sales.Discuss all coverages applicable...
Is Education the Key to Unlocking the Next Generation of Talent?
Aug 22 2016 // The insurance talent crisis is here. Thanks to an aging workforce, an impending wave of retirements and an increasingly shallow talent pool, the industry is now coming face-to-face with a growing labor gap. The past 10...
10 Ways to Be a Competitive Buyer in a Seller’s Market
Aug 22 2016 // Many agency owners would like to acquire another firm that is compatible with theirs. Agency owners today want to be buyers of agencies with books that might be a great fit with the same type of business the agency already...
As Active Shooter Incidents Increase, Industry Addresses Coverage ‘Gray Area’
Aug 11 2016 // There’s a new insurance market emerging in light of a disturbing reality in today’s world – active shooter risks. The new coverage is meant to address a gray area in insurance policies that may leave insureds...
Changing Employee Demographics Push Insurers to Focus on Strategic Recruitment
Aug 9 2016 // With nearly 400,000 employees expected to retire from the insurance industry workforce within the next few years, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, its incumbent on carriers to consider the ways in which...
Planning for the Worst: Terrorism and Workplace Violence
Aug 8 2016 // Several recent manmade events, including the attack at Pulse nightclub in Florida and the Belgium airport terrorist bombing, highlight the vulnerability of the workplace. Workplace violence costs employers more than $120...
Tennessee Fines Zenefits $62K Over Unlicensed Insurance Sales
Aug 8 2016 // The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance (TDCI) has issued a Consent Order against YourPeople, Inc., (DBA Zenefits FTW Insurance Services) and ordered the California-based company to pay a civil monetary penalty...
Graduate of Disabled Veterans Insurance Careers Hired to Florida Insurance Agency
Jul 27 2016 // Disabled Veterans Insurance Careers (DVIC), the non-profit organization that helps train, educate and create employment opportunities within the insurance industry for disabled veterans, celebrated the graduation of Joanne...
Cunningham Lindsey Subsidiary, Vale, Launches Claims Consulting Service
Jul 19 2016 // Dallas-based Vale Training, a Cunningham Lindsey company and an independent division specializing in training for adjusters and appraisers in the insurance claims industry, has launched Vale Consulting Services to provide...
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...
