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IUMI Conference: Unpredictable Time for Marine Insurance
Oct 8 2012 // Standing in front of a crowd of several hundred members of the insurance community, San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders must have hit the nail on the head during a speech to the industry in late September, because agreeable nods...
Employees Staying Put Even If Unhappy: Talent Survey
Oct 8 2012 // As high unemployment persists and the global economic recovery remains halting and uneven, the “resume tsunami” seems to have subsided to a “resume riptide.” According to Deloitte’s latest...
Academy of Insurance Success Stories!
Oct 8 2012 // I strongly believe the annual membership with Academy of Insurance is very beneficial for us as we design employee educational programs. Working in the insurance industry, you never stop learning; through the annual...
What Makes a Marginal Producer?
Oct 8 2012 // Salespeople, broadly speaking, fall into three categories. First, there are those elusive few, typically the 20 percent of the firm’s salespeople, who are highly productive, who sell most of what is sold. These...
Choosing the Right Site for Your Banner Ad
Oct 5 2012 // I was recently talking with a regional wholesaler regarding her 2013 marketing plans. When we got to the topic of internet marketing and more specifically website banner ads, she told me they had tried it and it did not...
Louisiana Seeks to Use Hurricane Recovery Money for Pre-K Program
Sep 28 2012 // Gov. Bobby Jindal’s administration wants to shift $20 million in hurricane recovery dollars for hurricanes Gustav and Ike to fill in budget gaps in the state’s free preschool program for at-risk students. The...
Finding Superior Production Talent
Sep 26 2012 // Finding Superior Production Talent By David Connolly President iQ Consulting An excerpt from an interview with a successful agency owner DC: Historically, what has consistently been the biggest challenge you face as an...
2 Univ. of Akron Employees Resign after Harassment Claim
Sep 24 2012 // Two University of Akron employees, including a Republican candidate for Summit County, Ohio sheriff, have resigned their positions after a university investigation concluded they violated the school’s sexual...
Doing the Right Things
Sep 24 2012 // Congratulations to the winners of Insurance Journal‘s “2012 Best Independent Insurance Agencies to Work For” survey! As their employees put it: these agencies are doing all the right things. They provide...
First Annual InsurFEST Touts Leadership
Sep 24 2012 // Conference attendees will vote on a recommended name change for the group IBA West is debuting InsurFEST next month in San Diego, Calif., a conference that focuses on leadership. The conference also affords IBA West...
Meemic Insurance Services Now Available to Wisconsin Educators
Sep 20 2012 // Meemic Insurance Co., a Michigan-based insurance provider offering personal auto, homeowners, and umbrella coverages tailored exclusively to teachers and other educational employees, announced it will immediately begin...
Vermont Sheriff Gets Education Grant for Young Drivers
Sep 20 2012 // The Caledonia County Sheriff’s Department and St. Johnsbury Police Department are going to teach young Vermont drivers about the dangers of distracted driving. The departments have been awarded an educational grant...
Calif. Workers’ Comp Reform Dominates Conference
Sep 19 2012 // Senate Bill 863, or the more popular usage “SB 863,” was the phrase at the beginning, end or middle of many-a-conversation during the California Workers’ Compensation & Risk Conference on...
IUMI Conference: Unpredictable Time for Marine Insurance
Sep 18 2012 // Standing in front of a crowd of several hundred members of the insurance industry, San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders must have hit the nail on the head during a speech to the industry on Monday, because agreeable nods could be...
Dad of Rhode Island Club Fire Victim Wants Memorial at Site
Sep 18 2012 // The father of one of the 100 people who died in a 2003 Rhode Island nightclub fire is asking the state to take by eminent domain the land where the nightclub once sat so a memorial can be built. Dave Kane’s son,...
Former Montana Mill Eyed As Possible Superfund Site
Sep 18 2012 // The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says the former Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. pulp mill in Frenchtown has potentially dangerous levels of dioxins, heavy metals and other hazardous chemicals, a finding that could...
Willis Germany to Present Photovoltaic Cover at Solar Energy Conference
Sep 18 2012 // Willis Germany, part of Willis Group Holdings, announced that it will be demonstrating the special features of “Willis Electronic Plus,” at the 27th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition...
Top 5 Reasons Employees Leave and Stay
Sep 17 2012 // Who is leaving companies and why? And how do employers hold onto key employees? The incentives to get employees to stay are not exactly the same as the factors that would cause them to leave, according to the Talent 2020,...
Employees Staying Put Even If Unhappy: Talent Survey
Sep 17 2012 // As high unemployment persists and the global economic recovery remains halting and uneven, the “resume tsunami” appears to have been reduced to a “resume riptide.” According to Deloitte’s...
Q&A with Florida’s Citizens CEO Gilway: Leading in the Public Sector
Sep 13 2012 // Two months ago when Barry Gilway took over as president of Florida’s state-run property insurer, Citizens Property Insurance Corp., he quickly learned there would be no honeymoon period. He was thrust into debates...
