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Combined Insurance Survey Reveals Top Job Differentiators for New Agents
Aug 12 2013 // A survey by Illinois-based Combined Insurance of more than 400 of its new sales agents reveals that sales training and career advancement opportunities rank top when applying to and choosing an insurance sales employer,...
Zurich’s Environmental Site Business Enhances Z Choice Policy
Aug 8 2013 // Zurich has revised its Z Choice fixed facility environmental liability suite of products to include built in coverage features such as emergency expenses and crisis management. The new form provides for increased usability...
Arkansas AG: School District Must Name Teachers in Gun Program
Aug 8 2013 // An Arkansas school district that trained more than 20 teachers and staff to carry concealed handguns on campus through a program that faces questions over its legality was wrong to make secret the names of the employees,...
Cleanup Underway At Derailment Site in Louisiana
Aug 6 2013 // About 100 homes remained evacuated as officials worked to clean up the site of a 26-car train derailment in Louisiana near the small community of Lawtell, about 60 miles west of Baton Rouge. State police said crews were...
IIAT Conference Highlights New Officers, Award Winners
Aug 5 2013 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas elected new officers and recognized outstanding members at the association’s recent 116th Annual Conference and Trade Show in Dallas. Bill Henry, chairman and CEO of MHBT...
Alabama Sets Up State-Run School Teachers’ Liability Insurance Program
Aug 5 2013 // Gov. Robert Bentley’s administration has set up a new liability insurance plan for Alabama’s school workers who previously relied on the Alabama Education Association and other groups for coverage. How it will...
Willis Group Hosts Investor Conference
Jul 30 2013 // Willis Group Holdings announced an investor conference today in New York City from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. EDT. Willis, which last week reported its third consecutive quarter of strong top line growth, said today’s...
Hawaii Cyber Range Launches Anti-Hacking Training
Jul 26 2013 // The state of Hawaii has launched a center to train people to defend computer systems from attack. The so-called “cyber range” is a collection of servers and routers in a room on the University of Hawaii’s...
Dartmouth, USC Under Investigation for Sexual Misconduct Responses
Jul 23 2013 // Dartmouth College and the University of Southern California are under investigation by the U.S. Education Department for their responses to campus sexual harassment and misconduct. The department’s Office for Civil...
Alabama Sets Up State-Run Public School Teachers’ Liability Insurance Plan
Jul 23 2013 // Gov. Robert Bentley’s administration has set up a new liability insurance plan for Alabama’s school workers who previously relied on the Alabama Education Association and other groups for coverage. How it will...
Travelers’ Small Business Risk Education Program Launched in Chicago
Jul 18 2013 // The Travelers Companies Inc. announced the launch of the Small Business Risk Education (SBRE) program in Chicago to help women and minority small business owners learn about risk management, develop safety risk management...
Astonish Hosts Sales & Marketing Training for Insurance Professionals in Los Angeles on July 18, 2013
Jul 16 2013 // Warwick, RI April 2013 – Astonish, a leading technology, digital marketing, and training provider for insurance agencies, encourages local insurance agency principals, CEOs, and presidents in California and surrounding...
R.I. to Keep Assessment Rate for Workers’ Comp Insurers at 6.75%
Jul 15 2013 // The Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training said it is keeping the assessment rate for workers’ compensation insurers unchanged at 6.75 percent for the coming year. The department said this assessment rate has...
Fast-Growing Craft Brewers Slow to Adopt Workplace Safety
Jul 15 2013 // Welder Mark Moynihan crawled down a narrow tube into a space the size of a car interior to seal the crack in the fermentation tank at Calhoun’s Bar-B-Q & Brewery in Knoxville, Tennessee. The space was...
26 Motorcyclists Killed on Minnesota Roads This Year
Jul 12 2013 // The year so far has been a deadly one for motorcycle riders in Minnesota. The state Department of Public Safety says 26 motorcyclists have been killed on Minnesota roadways this year. Last year at this time, 18 riders were...
Texas Mutual, VFIS of Texas Fund Safety Training for Rural Fire Departments
Jul 10 2013 // Workers’ compensation insurer, Texas Mutual Insurance Co., has partnered with VFIS of Texas, a provider of specialized insurance solutions for the emergency service industry, to create a grant program for rural fire...
Alabama County Plans Site-Specific Tornado Warnings
Jul 3 2013 // Emergency officials in an Alabama county plan to sound tornado sirens in specific areas where storms are, and will no longer activate all sirens in the county with every tornado warning. Madison County’s system is...
Erie Insurance Announces Property Development Plan for Downtown Erie, Penn.
Jul 2 2013 // Erie Insurance announced Monday that beginning this summer, the company will begin development of several properties that it recently bought near its headquarters in downtown Erie, Pennsylvania. The plan includes building...
Study: 290,000 Idaho Jobs to Be Available By 2020
Jul 1 2013 // Nearly 290,000 jobs will become available in Idaho by 2020, a new study says. Georgetown University’s Center for Education and the Workforce in a study finds the fastest-growing occupations will be health care...
Colleges Could Face Lawsuits Following Supreme Court Affirmative Action Ruling
Jun 26 2013 // The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on affirmative action may force universities to re-examine their admissions policies and face waves of litigation about race- based admission. In a 7-1 ruling yesterday, the justices...
