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Winning the Talent War
Jan 23 2012 // The talent war is not new but today the insurance industry is under heavy pressure to come up with a more successful strategy. The insurance industry workforce is old. The average age of an insurance industry professional...
Veteran Gambled and Won in Starting Own Agency
Jan 20 2012 // A recent study from the Small Business Administration suggests there is a strong correlation between self-employment and past military experience. Veterans are at least 45 percent more likely to start their own businesses...
Ship Disaster Unlikely to Prompt Quick Safety Changes
Jan 19 2012 // The cruise ship disaster off Italy’s coast is drawing fresh scrutiny to the gaps in international safety rules and standards – yet there may be little appetite among the world’s major shipping nations and...
Mission Accomplished: Post-Military Job with a Purpose
Jan 19 2012 // One of the things Shane Crockett loved about being in the military was the sense of purpose he felt on the job every day, something he said was missing from his first post-military job as an engineer. So like the veteran...
Aon’s Warriors Bring Military Values to Managing Global Risks
Jan 18 2012 // When the phone rings in the Crisis Management Operation Center within Aon Corp.’s headquarters in Chicago, it’s typically not someone calling with good news or to say, “Have a nice day.” Chances are...
Mississippi Handling 20 Cases of Teacher Misconduct with Students
Jan 18 2012 // Eight Mississippi educators have surrendered their licenses after being notified that they had violated a state standard against sexual misconduct with students. A ninth educator’s license has been revoked, and 11...
P/C Insurance Industry Enlisting Veterans in Talent War
Jan 17 2012 // The property/casualty insurance industry is calling on the military for help in the talent war. Through special units, concerted outreach, mentoring programs, job fairs and partnerships with veterans organizations,...
Report Calls for More Fire Safety Education in West Virginia
Jan 12 2012 // West Virginia suffers from one of the nation’s worst fire-related death rates. That has officials calling for greater public education efforts. But the state Fire Commission has become too short-staffed to provide...
Wow! How the Academy Has Changed!
Jan 9 2012 // What do Barbara Dooley, Academy of Insurance memberships and “Insurance is Not Risk Management” have in common? All three were added to Insurance Journal‘s Academy of Insurance in 2011. Barbara Dooley...
Western Insurance Agents Roundtable Discussion Highlights
Jan 5 2012 // Rancho Cordova, Calif.-based WIAA Education & Research Foundation, a nonprofit corporation focused on advancing knowledge of insurance industry professionals, hosted a recent roundtable discussion on the industry and...
Indiana: 2% Fail Job Training Drug Tests
Dec 30 2011 // Indiana officials say a drug testing program that started in July for people seeking job training has led to about 2 percent of applicants failing. The state Department of Workforce Development says 13 people, or 1...
Employers Share Employee Benefits Success Stories at Mass. Conference
Dec 29 2011 // New England Employee Benefits Council (NEEBC) held its annual conference earlier this month, giving its Best Benefits Practices awards to six winners. The winners shared their success stories at the NEEBC conference in...
What is it About the PRIS Designation
Dec 27 2011 // The Property Risk Insurance Specialist (PRIS) program is an intense, three-day study of all areas of property insurance developed by Insurance Partners Academy and contributed to by the Insurance Journal Academy of...
South Carolina State Worker Seeks Free Speech Damages Over Firing
Dec 27 2011 // A former South Carolina state employee has filed a federal lawsuit over his termination earlier this year after a diversity training session, an action he says amounts to trampling his free speech rights. The State...
Property Risk Insurance Specialist
Dec 21 2011 // The Property Risk Insurance Specialist (PRIS) program was developed by Insurance Partners Academy and is contributed to by the Insurance Journal Academy of Insurance. PRIS allows agents, brokers, underwriters, risk...
FastrackCE Offers New Program For Significant Co-Branding Possibilities
Dec 19 2011 // Chino, CA – The launch of a new Partner Program was announced today by FastrackCE, a leader in the insurance continuing education (CE) industry. The program provides an opportunity for insurance companies,...
Insurance Charitable Foundation Awards a Record Number of Grants
Dec 15 2011 // The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF) New York/Northeast division awarded a record number of grants at its 2011 benefit dinner on Wednesday in New York City. In total, grants were awarded to 14 charitable...
Experts: Little Oversight of Science Class Labs in Minnesota
Dec 14 2011 // A recent science demonstration that went bad in a Maple Grove, Minn., middle school has drawn attention to the fact that there’s little official oversight of experiments in classroom labs. Four students were burned,...
Munich Re Describes Climate Conference Results as ‘Disappointing’
Dec 14 2011 // From Munich Re’s perspective, the recently concluded climate summit in Durban “yielded disappointing results that fail to reflect the world climate’s dramatic situation.” Prof. Peter Höppe, head of...
Montana Superfund Site Cleanup Could Take 30 More Years
Dec 12 2011 // A project to clean up contamination caused by a former dry cleaner at a Bozeman, Mont. shopping center may take 30 more years and cost the city a total of $7.4 million. City commissioners voted earlier this week to sign a...
