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OSHA: Texas Workers Exposed to Asbestos at Construction Site
Dec 4 2015 // Federal safety regulators say three commercial real estate renovators have been cited for a combined $112,000 in penalties for exposing workers to asbestos hazards at a San Antonio, Texas, worksite. FBZ Broadway LP, One...
Ohio-Based Cintas Corp. to Pay $1.5M to Settle Sex Discrimination Suit
Dec 1 2015 // Cintas Corp., an Ohio-based uniform manufacturer and supplier, will pay $1,500,000 to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit according to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). According to a lawsuit filed...
Suit Accuses Nevada Special Education Teacher of Abusing 2 Children
Dec 1 2015 // Two families are suing a Reno, Nev. area school district, a teacher and a principal for what their lawsuit says was abuse at a school for children with disabilities. The Reno Gazette-Journal reported the lawsuit filed in...
Tennessee Insurance Commissioner McPeak Elected as NAIC Officer
Dec 1 2015 // Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI) Commissioner Julie Mix McPeak was elected Secretary-Treasurer of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). She joins the other 2016 NAIC officers...
Negotiation Skills
Nov 23 2015 // Negotiation As agents, we are required to negotiate frequently as a natural course of doing business. We negotiate every day of our lives with clients, prospects, underwriters,marketing reps, and Agency personnel. We...
Texas Agent CE Requirements Changed with Passage of SB876
Nov 19 2015 // Senate Bill 876, passed during the 2015 Texas legislative session, reduced the required credit hours for continuing education (CE) for agent and adjuster license renewals to 24 hours for each two-year renewal period and...
Texas Insurance Trade Group Awards Scholarships to 17 Students
Nov 19 2015 // Seventeen students at three Texas universities were recently awarded a total of $34,000 in academic scholarships from the Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) Education Foundation. The students attend St. Mary’s...
Ohio Working with Active Military, Veterans on Insurance Careers
Nov 18 2015 // Ohio Lieutenant Governor and Insurance Director Mary Taylor is urging Ohioans who are members of the military — both actively serving and veterans — to consider a career in insurance. The state is offering free...
UT Dallas Recruits Industry Execs for Risk, Insurance Advisory Group
Nov 18 2015 // Debra Richardson, director of a new University of Texas at Dallas concentration in risk management and insurance (RMI), plans to have students in that area equipped to fill some of 400,000 industry vacancies anticipated by...
New Hampshire Lawmakers Expected to Create Drug-Focused Task Force
Nov 17 2015 // New Hampshire state lawmakers are expected to create a task force aimed at tackling New Hampshire’s substance abuse crisis when they return to Concord, New Hampshire, on Wednesday for a special session. If all goes...
Louisiana Hosts Saudi Arabia, Philippines Insurance Regulators
Nov 17 2015 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance is hosting insurance regulators from Saudi Arabia and the Philippines as part of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) International Fellows Program. First...
Academy of Insurance Partners with LAAIA to Offer Online Insurance Training
Nov 16 2015 // Miami, FL, November 16, 2015 — 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 all...
Gender Gap Closing
Nov 16 2015 // Male risk managers in higher education are paid more on average than their female counterparts but the gap is closing as women gain experience in the field, according to a survey on risk manager compensation. Male risk...
‘We Start Businesses Instead of Buying Them,’ Berkley Says in Last Earnings Conference Call as CEO
Nov 16 2015 // William R. Berkley’s last earnings conference call as chief executive officer of the company that bears his name lasted just over 20 minutes, with a lack of questions about a less-eventful quarter than competitors...
Westfield Insurance Foundation Scholarship Honors Outgoing CEO
Nov 12 2015 // The Westfield Insurance Foundation is creating the James R. Clay Scholarship to honor its outgoing chairman and CEO. The Ohio Farmers Insurance Co. (OFIC) board of directors authorized the transfer of $100,000 to the...
West Virginia Supreme Court Dismisses Lawsuit by Fired Superintendent
Nov 12 2015 // A former West Virginia schools superintendent cannot sue the state Board of Education over its decision to fire her, the state’s Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. The court ruled in favor of the board, which appealed a...
Fatal Dallas Construction Site Fall Leads to $400K Fine for Contractors
Nov 11 2015 // A fall from a third-story balcony in Dallas killed 44-year-old Jorge Carrion Torres as he worked on the exterior of an apartment complex on May 14, 2015. As a result the federal Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health...
Trying to Fit In at Work, Veterans Downplay Military Service, Injuries
Nov 11 2015 // Almost a third of U.S. veterans in civilian jobs hide their war injuries from employers and many downplay their military service to get along with co-workers, according to a new study by the Center for Talent...
Gender Gap in Risk Manager Compensation Closing: Survey
Nov 9 2015 // Male risk managers in higher education are paid more on average than their female counterparts but the gap is closing as women gain experience in the field, according to a survey on risk manager compensation. Male risk...
Best Agency to Work For – East: Novick Group Inc.
Nov 6 2015 // ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND Novick Group Inc. Best Agency to Work For – East Specialty Agency Offers Welcoming, Family-Friendly Workplace Novick Group employees say everyone is valued as individuals and for their contribution to...
