Latest Training Development Headlines
All the headlines from our Training Development Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Calif. Homeowners Insurance Valuation Training Courses Available Online
Mar 31 2011 // Education to meet the California’s Department of Insurance Homeowners’ Valuation Training requirement can be obtained online. Through the Insurance Community University Web site,...
9 Alternatives to Individual Health Insurance Mandate; Will They Work?
Mar 29 2011 // There are alternatives to the controversial federal government mandate that requires almost everyone to purchase health insurance, although experts are divided over how effective the alternatives might be in helping to...
State Farm Sponsors ‘Stay-in-School’ Campaign with Heat’s James
Mar 22 2011 // LeBron James studies statistics all the time. One in particular is jumping out at him these days. And it has nothing to do with basketball. James will help lead a new stay-in-school initiative being unveiled in Washington...
Mitigation Consensus
Mar 21 2011 // The Griffith Insurance Education Foundation recently brought together industry, government and academic leaders — many from disaster-prone coastal states such as Florida Louisiana and Mississippi for a symposium at Ohio...
Best Practices – Training and Implementation
Mar 18 2011 // We have spent the past several weeks discussing Best Practices – Standards, Procedures and Workflows. I know, you say: “My staff already knows how to use the agency management system. We have this new document...
An Ongoing Commitment to Education
Mar 7 2011 // During my 30-plus years as the owner of one of the largest independent insurance agencies in Texas, I’ve been a stalwart champion for professional education. As an industry, our success is rooted in our commitment to...
California Earthquake Authority Targets $5 Million to Help Agents Sell Insurance
Mar 7 2011 // New Zealand’s 6.3 magnitude Christchurch earthquake is expected to be one of the costliest global insurance events since 2008, with total insured losses ranging between $3 billion and $12 billion. And it’s not...
California Earthquake Authority Targets $5 Million to Help Agents Sell Earthquake Insurance
Mar 7 2011 // New Zealand’s 6.3 magnitude Christchurch earthquake is expected to be one of the costliest global insurance events since 2008, with total insured losses ranging between $3 billion and $12 billion. And it’s not...
Calif. Workers’ Comp Web Site To Verify Employers’ Insurance
Feb 25 2011 // The California Office of Administrative Law has approved new regulations for creating a Web site that will allow people to verify employers have workers’ compensation insurance coverage, and for employers to dispute...
Kneser Named Customer Service Rep of the Year
Feb 23 2011 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”) and The Institutes is reminding the insurance industry to honor customer service representatives today, designated as Annual...
Independent Spirit Shapes Marsh’s New Retail Unit
Feb 21 2011 // CEO Eslick Shares Lessons Learned in Assembling Marsh & McLennan Agency In a little over a year, mega-broker Marsh & McLennan quickly assembled one of the largest independent agencies in the nation, entirely...
Washington To Process Producer Licenses Online
Feb 17 2011 // The Washington Office of the Insurance Commissioner has adopted new online insurance licensing rules that affect licensed agents, brokers and insurance companies, and people who provide insurance continuing education and...
Texas Workers’ Comp January Enforcements Include Fines Up to $68K
Feb 15 2011 // Final disciplinary actions taken by the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC) for January 2011 include individual fines up to $68,000. The final actions include orders related to...
Mississippi Municipal Insurer Takes Aim at Taser Weapons in Training
Feb 15 2011 // A company that administers an insurance program for county workers injured on the job is discouraging the use of Taser shock weapons in training police officers. The Mississippi Public Entity Workers’ Compensation...
360training.com Adds Ray as Director of Regulatory and Accreditation
Feb 14 2011 // Austin, Texas-based 360training.com has appointed Matt Ray as director of Regulatory and Accreditation. Previously, Ray served in various roles with Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) for more than 23 years, most recently...
Two Workers Die After New York Construction Site Fall
Feb 10 2011 // Two ironworkers died Tuesday morning after they fell from a fifth floor through an open elevator shaft at a church construction site where they were installing steel, New York City authorities said. Brett McEnroe, 49, of...
Independent Spirit Shapes Marsh’s New Retail Unit
Feb 7 2011 // CEO Eslick Shares Lessons Learned in Assembling Marsh & McLennan Agency In a little over a year, mega-broker Marsh & McLennan quickly assembled one of the largest independent agencies in the nation, entirely...
E&O for Agents – A Necessity Even if Mistakes Don’t Happen
Feb 7 2011 // Errors and omissions insurance is available, and necessary, not just because mistakes happen. A customer’s perception can be that the reason a loss was not covered, valid or not, was the result of an agent’s...
Applied Systems Client Network Completes Move to Chicago Area
Feb 4 2011 // Applied Systems Client Network (ASCnet), the users group of Applied Systems insurance agency management software, has completed its transition to new offices near Chicago and hired several new staff, announced Steve...
TDI December Enforcement Actions Result in Nearly $575K in Fines, Restitution
Feb 2 2011 // Texas Department of Insurance enforcement actions taken by Commissioner Mike Geeslin that became final during December 2010 include four license revocations, and fines and restitution totaling $574,348. Copies of...
