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New Reno Air Course Debuts, Organizers Get $1.7M Insurance Hike

Jun 18 2012 // Pilots offered praise for a new course designed to keep them farther away from spectators at the Reno National Championship Air Races after last year’s accident that killed 11 people. Pilots who flew the course for...

What Do Millennials Want?

Jun 18 2012 // Flexibility, Balance, Respect and Accessibility Are Important, Studies Find There’s a lot of talk in property/casualty insurance circles these days about how the industry is going to replace the huge wave of baby...

Professional Liability Exposures Evolve with Changing Healthcare Environment

Jun 18 2012 // National healthcare reform legislation passed by Congress in 2010 may or may not survive consideration by the U.S. Supreme Court, but the healthcare system already has been evolving in ways that are likely to proceed...

3 Universities Receive Grants from Griffith Insurance Education Foundation

Jun 15 2012 // The Griffith Insurance Education Foundation, based in Columbus, Ohio, has awarded $15,000 in grant money to three universities to support their Risk Management and Insurance (RMI) programs. The grant monies came from the...

500 School Officials to Attend Bullying Prevention Conference in Va.

Jun 14 2012 // Nearly 500 school officials from across Virginia are expected to attend a conference on bullying prevention next week. The conference is set for June 20 at Charlottesville High School. Experts from Clemson University and...

Illinois Gun Works Fined $111K for Exposing Workers to Hazards

Jun 13 2012 // Federal officials have fined an Illinois gun sales business, a shooting range and gun safety training company for allegedly exposing workers to hazards, including lead. Proposed fines total $111,000. The U.S. Department of...

In the Workplace, What Do Millennials Want?

Jun 11 2012 // There’s a lot of talk in property/casualty insurance circles these days about how the industry is going to replace the huge wave of baby boomers that are beginning to retire and will continue to do so into the next...

Darlene Stevens Joins NARS as Director of Quality Assurance and Claims Operations

Jun 6 2012 // Altamonte Springs, FL, 06/06/12 —North American Risk Services (NARS) has appointed Darlene Stevens to the newly created role of Director of Quality Assurance and Claims Operations. Darlene’s background is in claims...

What Do Millennials Want?

Jun 4 2012 // Flexibility, Balance, Respect and Accessibility Are Important, Studies Find There’s a lot of talk in property/casualty insurance circles these days about how the industry is going to replace the huge wave of baby...

Professional Liability Risks Evolve with Changes in Healthcare System

Jun 1 2012 // National healthcare reform legislation passed by Congress in 2010 may or may not survive consideration by the U.S. Supreme Court, but the healthcare system already has been evolving in ways that are likely to proceed...

OSHA Investigating Recent Spate of Construction Site Accidents in N.J.

May 24 2012 // Federal labor officials want construction companies in New Jersey to ensure that employees working above 6 feet have the proper equipment to protect themselves from falls. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational...

Safety Report Cites Lack of Progress in Reducing Motorcyclist Deaths

May 22 2012 // Last year saw little to no progress in reducing the number of fatal motorcycle crashes around the country, making this one of the few areas in highway safety where progress has been disappointing. The Governors Highway...

MetLife to Buy Georgia Golf Site

May 21 2012 // The posh golf community of Reynolds Plantation in Greensboro, Georgia is being bought by MetLife. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that the agreement includes six golf courses, four marinas, nearly 5,000 acres of...

Aon Hewitt Says NYC Is World’s Lowest-Risk City for Recruiting, Hiring

May 17 2012 // New York maybe crowded and noisy, and the cost of living in the city is sky-high. But it’s also the best city in the entire world for recruiting, employing and relocating employees, according to a new study. Aon...

Two Workers Hurt in Texas Fracking Tank Site Blast

May 17 2012 // Two workers were hurt in an explosion at a hydraulic fracturing tank site in south Texas early on Wednesday, a sheriff’s dispatcher said. U.S. workplace safety regulators cited the company that owns the site, Vann...

Hurricane Andrew Remembered at Storm Conference

May 17 2012 // Florida’s emergency managers are preparing for the upcoming tropical storm season by reexamining the lessons learned from Hurricane Andrew. This August will mark the 20th anniversary of Andrew’s catastrophic...

The Language of Sales

May 16 2012 // Much of life is a sales process. At some point in every relationship we are, in effect, negotiating, selling and buying ideas. Communication is not an exact science. When we communicate, we use our words, in our own style...

Minnesota Agents Group to Administer Risk Management Program

May 7 2012 // The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research and the Minnesota Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers announced that the agents association will assume administrative leadership of the Certified Risk...

Massachusetts to Host Hurricane Preparedness Conference

May 7 2012 // Hundreds of emergency management and public safety officials from across Massachusetts are meeting this week for a hurricane preparedness conference. The all-day conference hosted by the state Emergency Management Agency...

Oil, Economy Fuel Insurance Hiring in Texas

May 7 2012 // Job Outlook Across the nation, employment levels in insurance agencies and brokerages declined at a faster rate than the overall U.S. employment level since the recession began in 2007. The good news: Some independent...