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Growing the Next Generation of Agency Professionals
Oct 5 2015 // Despite low unemployment, competitive salaries and overall job stability, a career within insurance or at an insurance agency, is often overlooked by today’s Millennial generation. However, with the industry in the...
Best Agency to Work For – East
Oct 5 2015 // BELMONT, MASSACHUSETTS WT Phelan & Co. Best Agency to Work For – East 4th-Generation Family Agency Invests in Employees, Community WT Phelan & Co. principals, from L-R: Robert J. Ramsey, David L. Ramsey, Thomas...
EPA Finalizes $14M Plan to Clean Soil at Former Sherwin-Williams Plant Site
Sep 30 2015 // The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said Wednesday that it has finalized a $14 million plan to clean up contaminated soil from homes at the Sherwin-Williams/Hilliards Creek Superfund site in Gibbsboro and...
Griffith Insurance Education Award Goes to Ohio Mutual’s Kennedy
Sep 28 2015 // James Kennedy, CEO of the Ohio Mutual Insurance Group, was named the recipient of the 2015 Griffith Insurance Education Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award for his career-long dedication to education and support of the...
Delaware Gov. Markell, Education Officials Tout Statewide School Safety Efforts
Sep 25 2015 // Delaware officials are celebrating the completion of a statewide effort to improve safety in public schools. Delaware Gov. Jack Markell joined education and law enforcement officials Tuesday to recognize the completion of...
1st Generali Global Graduate Program Launches with 20 Young Participants
Sep 23 2015 // International profile, excellent resume and broad-ranging skills are the qualities of the 20 young adults chosen by Generali for the first “Generali Global Graduate Program,” an international program aimed at...
Aon Outlines New Growth Paths for Re/Insurers at 14th Hazards Conference
Sep 22 2015 // Aon Benfield is examining how insurers and reinsurers can identify and capitalize on new growth opportunities amid challenging market dynamics at its 14th Biennial Hazards Conference in Australia. Aon noted that it’s...
University in West Virginia to Require Risk Management Training of Greek System
Sep 14 2015 // Marshall University is requiring its fraternity and sorority chapters to undergo training for risk management and party hosting after hundreds of students had to be dispersed by police last month. Marshall says in a news...
North Carolina Insurance Head Urges Lawmakers Not to Cut Driver’s Ed Funding
Sep 8 2015 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin has spoken out against a proposal by state lawmakers to eliminate funding for driver education through public high schools as a way to help close a deficit in the state...
Palmer & Cay of Texas: Focused on Specialization
Sep 8 2015 // Georgia-based Palmer & Cay may have a lot of history behind it but what’s driving the expansion of the independent insurance brokerage into Texas is a very modern sense of what it takes to succeed in the...
Managers as Employee Engagement Ambassadors
Sep 7 2015 // Faced with an aging workforce, a shortage of incoming talent and an unemployment rate hovering around 2 percent, the insurance industry is encountering an increasingly challenging recruiting climate. In light of this...
Kansas Insurance Regulators Considering More Agent CE Hours
Sep 1 2015 // The Kansas Insurance Department is considering whether insurance agents need more training. Currently, the state’s insurance agents are required to complete 12 hours of education every other year. Most states require...
UK’s Towergate Reports H1 Before Tax Loss of $88.8M, vs. $23M Profit in H1 2014
Aug 27 2015 // Towergate Insurance, the UK insurance intermediary, reported a before tax loss of £58 million ($88.8 million) during the first half, compared with a £15 million ($23 million) before tax profit in the same period of...
New Hole Opens Up at Site of Fatal 2013 Florida Sinkhole
Aug 20 2015 // Sometime after the sun came up Wednesday, a woman walking her dog past a fenced-off area in a sleepy suburban neighborhood near Tampa, Florida, heard a loud rumble. She quickly dialed 911. The earth had opened, again. By...
101 Sales, Marketing & Management Ideas
Aug 17 2015 // Fellow agents, Insurance Journal readers, experts, educators, marketing professionals, along with Theodore Roosevelt, Steve Jobs, Zig Ziglar, CNBC’s Kelly Evans, Harvard Business Review and Fortune magazine have been...
U.S. Safety Board Criticizes Emergency Response in Tracy Morgan Crash
Aug 14 2015 // Federal safety officials who reviewed a highway crash in New Jersey that badly injured comedian Tracy Morgan and killed a friend were sharply critical of the emergency response to it and are urging the state to establish...
The Myth of the Tech-Savvy Millennial
Aug 3 2015 // The idea that Millennials have superior tech skills and knowledge is something that has been an oft-repeated fact, both in the insurance industry and in our national consciousness. It makes sense; Millennials are the first...
Investigators: FAA Guidance Lacking in Wisconsin Midair Collision
Jul 31 2015 // A lack of guidance from the Federal Aviation Administration and improper training were significant factors in the midair collision of two skydiving planes over northwestern Wisconsin about two years ago, according to...
MarketScout Adds 2 Underwriters to Restaurants, Bars Unit in Dallas
Jul 24 2015 // MarketScout has added two underwriters in its Restaurants, Bars, and Taverns (RBT) underwriting facility in the company’s Dallas headquarters. Jessica Johnston joins the RBT underwriting team as a commercial...
Illinois’ Harper College, Zurich Team Up for Insurance Apprenticeship Program
Jul 6 2015 // A Chicago-area community college and a global insurance company are creating what they believe is the first-of-its-kind insurance apprenticeship program in the United States and one they hope will become an industry...
