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RLI Launches High Performance Driver’s Education Event Insurance
Mar 8 2016 // RLI Insurance Co. has launched a new high performance driver’s education event insurance product, RLI Track Day. RLI Track Day provides personal vehicle insurance coverage to drivers who participate in on-track high...
UT Dallas Students Receive Scholarships from Insurer Trade Group
Mar 7 2016 // The Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) Education Foundation has honored five insurance and risk management students at the University of Texas at Dallas with scholarships and registration into the Gamma Iota Sigma (GIS)...
The Hartford, Olympians to Advocate ‘Death of Disability’ at SXSW
Mar 7 2016 // New research has placed a spotlight on a gap between what Americans say about themselves and what they think about others when it comes to disability in the workplace and sports. According to the research by The Hartford,...
How to Attract, Retain Next Generation of Brokers
Mar 7 2016 // It is no secret that many insurance professionals, especially those in sales, tend to be at more advanced stages in their careers. But how do you attract and lead a new generation of brokers when insurance is not near the...
N.H. Insurance Department Revamps Health Care Cost Comparison Site
Mar 4 2016 // New Hampshire consumers can now compare prices on dental care and prescription drugs in addition to medical procedures through a state government website designed to help them save money on health care costs. The New...
Training for Penn. Police Aims to Reduce Traffic-Related Deaths
Mar 3 2016 // Training showing police ways to reduce the chances of dying in a traffic-related incident included something as simple as buckling up. For 27-year police veteran Scott Slagle, the message provided during a recent training...
SECURA Promotes 4 to Vice President Status in Wisconsin
Mar 2 2016 // Appleton, Wis.-based SECURA Insurance recently promoted several individuals within the organization. Tony Brecunier was promoted to vice president–Workers’ Compensation Claims. He joined SECURA in 1999 and served...
South Carolina Announces Initiative to Prevent, Fight Cybercrime
Feb 26 2016 // The South Carolina Revenue Department’s massive 2012 data breach gave Gov. Nikki Haley a firsthand lesson on the need for efforts to counter cybercrime, she said Wednesday. “Today, there is never a day I...
Exclusive: Google to Shut Down Online Insurance Site, Partners Say
Feb 22 2016 // It appears Google Compare’s grand experiment in online comparison shopping for auto insurance is dead – for now at least. Insurance Journal has learned that two of Google Compare’s major partners were told...
Chubb’s Greenberg Confident Most Top Talent, Agents to Stay
Feb 22 2016 // Chubb Chairman and CEO Evan Greenberg believes opportunity and incentives will encourage most executives to stay with the insurer in the wake of its recently completed mega-merger. “I don’t kid myself....
Attracting, Developing Talent a Focus for Westfield Group
Feb 9 2016 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv It’s anticipated that by 2020 there will be hundreds of thousands of unfilled positions in the insurance industry and that some 25 percent of those currently working in the sector will...
CEO Greenberg Confident Most Top Talent, Agents Will Stay with New Chubb
Feb 8 2016 // Chubb Chairman and CEO Evan Greenberg believes opportunity and incentives will encourage most executives to stay with the insurer in the wake of its recently completed mega-merger. “I don’t kid myself....
Attracting, Developing Talent Has Long Been a Focus for Westfield Group
Feb 8 2016 // It’s anticipated that by 2020 there will be hundreds of thousands of unfilled positions in the insurance industry and that some 25 percent of those currently working in the sector will retire within the next three...
Louisiana Sees Big Growth in Health Care, Education Employment
Feb 8 2016 // Employment in education and health services grew by 2,400 jobs in December 2015 to the highest level since the current employment tracking system began in 1990, while Louisiana’s unemployment rate fell to 6.1...
ITC Agent Conference to Feature Panel of Online Insurance Aggregators
Feb 5 2016 // Insurance Technologies Corporation (ITC), a Carrollton, Texas-based provider of agency marketing, rating and management software and services, announced that a panel of online aggregators will present the keynote address...
Long Hours for Surgeons Not Higher Risk to Patient Safety: Research
Feb 4 2016 // A new national study led by Northwestern Medicine showed allowing surgical residents the flexibility to work longer hours in order to stay with their patients through the end of an operation or stabilize them during a...
Academy of Insurance Partners with PIA of Florida to Offer Online Insurance Training
Feb 4 2016 // Tallahassee, FL – February 4, 2016 — The insurance marketplace is ever changing and continued training is the rule of the day. The high cost of off-site training can be prohibitive for a lot of agencies. Today, that...
Rival Insurance Pros Assess Super Bowl Risks and Probability of Loss
Feb 3 2016 // Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton can be wild and the Denver Broncos’ Peyton Manning is no spring chicken. Which QB is the best insurance risk? Insurance Journal wanted to learn how insurance professionals...
Glatfelter Expands Commercial Ambulance Program to Additional States
Feb 2 2016 // Glatfelter Commercial Ambulance (GCA) is expanding into several new states. After an initial rollout in Pennsylvania and New Jersey last year, GCA plans to expand to Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, New York, Ohio and Texas...
EEOC Seeks Input on Workplace Retaliation Guidance
Feb 1 2016 // The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is seeking public input on proposed enforcement guidance addressing retaliation and related issues under federal employment discrimination laws. The enforcement...
