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Risk & Insurance Education Alliance Launches New RiskPRO Certification Series
Mar 19 2025 // Austin TX., March 18, 2025 — The Risk & Insurance Education Alliance is proud to announce the launch of the RiskPRO Certification Series, an innovative, niche-specific certification program designed to empower...
Comulate Marks Fifty Top 100 Broker Partnerships with Launch of BALANCE Conference
Mar 19 2025 // SAN FRANCISCO, March 19, 2025 – Comulate’s leading accounting automation platform has reached an industry milestone in record time, now partnering with more than fifty Top 100 insurance brokers in the U.S. Building...
Carrier Management to Host New Wildfire Conference
Mar 14 2025 // Carrier Management, a sister publication of Insurance Journal, will host a free online event spotlighting wildfire risk assessment, prevention and intelligence tools for risk and insurance professionals. The first Wildfire...
Meta Faces Legal Challenge by French Publishers Over AI Training
Mar 12 2025 // French publishers and authors are suing Meta Platforms Inc. for copyright infringement, accusing the tech giant of using their books to train its generative artificial intelligence model without authorization. SNE, the...
School Owner Sentenced for Falsifying Asbestos Removal Training Documents
Mar 12 2025 // The owner of a Rhode Island asbestos abatement training center who falsified documents attesting individuals paid for, attended, and successfully completed an Environmental Protection Administration (EPA)-approved...
Broker Educational Sales & Training, Inc. Partners with Insurance Journal’s Academy of Insurance for Enhanced Educational Initiatives
Mar 11 2025 // San Diego, CA., March 11th 2025 – Broker Educational Sales & Training, Inc. is excited to announce a strategic partnership with the Insurance Journal’s Academy of Insurance. This collaboration aims to deliver...
Verisk Webinar Highlights Emerging Psychoactive Substance Risks
Mar 4 2025 // As public perception and the legality of cannabis and other novel psychoactive substances continue to evolve, what emerging risks and litigation should insurance professionals keep an eye on? Last week, Verisk Analytics...
Mountain West Conference Seeks Mediation Over $55M in Dispute in Poaching Suit
Mar 3 2025 // The Mountain West Conference said it is seeking mediation in the lawsuit the Pac-12 filed against it in an attempt to avoid paying $55 million in “poaching” fees for bringing five Mountain West teams into its...
Viewpoint: Attracting and Retaining Gen Z to Quell the Insurance Talent Crunch
Feb 27 2025 // The last three years have exposed a growing challenge for insurance carriers: attracting, hiring and retaining young talent. Despite the passing of the so-called “Great Resignation,” the insurance industry...
Building and Retaining Talent: Salary and Culture Matter but That’s Not Always Enough
Feb 24 2025 // Independent agency owners, producers, and support staff continue to report higher pay, according to Insurance Journal’s national online Agency Salary Survey results. But for the second year in a row, survey...
Texas County Approves Election for New City Starbase Near SpaceX Site
Feb 14 2025 // A Texas county on Wednesday approved holding an election sought by SpaceX that would let residents living around billionaire Elon Musk ‘s company decide whether to formally create a new city called Starbase. The...
Dubai Developer Plans Luxury Condo Project on Site of 2021 Surfside Collapse
Jan 31 2025 // SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) — A Dubai-based developer plans to build a 12-story luxury condominium project on the South Florida site where a building collapsed in 2021, killing 98 people. DAMAC International said Tuesday that it...
A Los Angeles Actuary on Lessons From the Palisades Fire
Jan 16 2025 // I watched as the skies over my home in Los Angeles turned an apocalyptic orange on January 7, 2025, as wildfires raged across the state. Among the most devastating, the Palisades Fire consumed thousands of acres, leaving a...
Minneapolis to Overhaul Police Training After George Floyd’s Murder
Jan 14 2025 // The Minneapolis City Council this month approved an agreement with the federal government to overhaul the city’s police training and use-of-force policies in the wake of the murder of George Floyd. The deal...
Risk & Insurance Education Alliance Expands Partnership with KAIA to Offer Comprehensive Educational Programs
Jan 10 2025 // Austin, TX., January 10, 2025 — The Risk & Insurance Education Alliance is proud to announce an expanded partnership with the Kansas Association of Insurance Agents (KAIA), further strengthening its commitment to...
Risk & Insurance Education Alliance Partners with PIA of Louisiana to Expand Educational Offerings
Jan 7 2025 // Austin TX, January 7, 2025 — The Risk & Insurance Education Alliance is excited to announce a new partnership with the Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) of Louisiana to bring its comprehensive suite of...
Brazil Says Workers at China’s BYD Site Are Victims of Human Trafficking
Dec 31 2024 // Chinese workers at a construction site in Brazil for a factory owned by China’s electric vehicle producer BYD are victims of human trafficking, Brazilian labor authorities said on Thursday in a growing controversy in...
Surviving the ‘Silver Tsunami’: Closing the Talent, Skills Gap in Underwriting
Dec 20 2024 // With a “silver tsunami” of skilled underwriters eligible to retire in coming years and a shift in employee expectations, recruitment and retention is a critical focus for the insurance industry right now, said...
Ryan Companies to Pay $350K Over Sexual Harassment at Iowa Site
Dec 12 2024 // The U.S. Department of Labor announced that its Office of the Federal Contract Compliance Programs has entered into a conciliation agreement with Ryan Companies US Inc. to resolve allegations that the federal...
Tepco Removes Nuclear Fuel Debris From Fukushima Disaster Site
Dec 9 2024 // Japanese utility Tokyo Electric Power Co. said it removed nuclear fuel debris left inside a reactor in a demonstration at its Fukushima power plant, 13 years after a meltdown. Radioactive debris was removed from unit 2 at...
