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How to Make Self-Driving Cars Safer on Roads with Humans
Oct 18 2018 // As the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Congress press for removing safety regulations in order to fast-track the introduction of highly automated vehicles, human factors/ergonomics experts are...
Kimberly Fobbs, Candidate for Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner
Oct 16 2018 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Election 2018 The office of the insurance commissioner in Oklahoma is an elected position. The current commissioner, John D. Doak, is term limited and cannot run again; his successor will be...
Insurtech: A Role Model of Innovative Talent Success
Oct 15 2018 // Several years ago, technology announced its intent to rock the insurance industry. Some dismissed the challenge and saw the rise of insurtech as a minor disrupter. But times have changed. Funding is pouring in for major...
Pennsylvania’s Erie Insurance Names Dugan VP, Corporate Human Resources Officer
Oct 11 2018 // Erie Insurance, an Erie, Penn.-based insurer, has named Sean Dugan as vice president and corporate human resources officer. His new role begins October 25. In this role, Dugan will have oversight of the Talent Acquisition,...
Losses to North Carolina Schools from Florence Worse than Hurricane Matthew
Oct 11 2018 // North Carolina’s public school officials expect damage from Hurricane Florence to well exceed school losses after Hurricane Matthew two years ago, a Department of Public Instruction official told the state’s...
#MeToo Brings Positive Changes and Unintended Consequences to Workplaces
Oct 9 2018 // Has the workplace changed in the year since New York Times reported the first allegations against movie producer Harvey Weinstein? At the very least, many powerful men have altered their behavior, according to a new survey...
Parents of Teen Who Drowned in Swim Class File Claim in California
Oct 8 2018 // The parents of a teenager who drowned during a high school swim class have filed a claim with his Northern California school district. The claim, generally a precursor to a lawsuit, alleges that a physical education...
America’s Best Agencies To Work For
Oct 1 2018 // The votes were tallied and the results are in for the 2018 Best Independent Insurance Agency to Work For survey by Insurance Journal. Employees of the Best Agencies to Work For in 2018 highlight the importance of...
Start With Good Intentions
Oct 1 2018 // Employee-focused. Employee-owned. And family. Those are the qualities employees value most at Orland Park, Ill.-based The Horton Group — winner of Insurance Journal’s Best Agencies to Work For Overall 2018...
Insurance Is the New Kale? Not So Fast
Oct 1 2018 // An industry publication recently published an article that said insurance is “the new kale” because the one-time ignored garnish today is sought after as a healthy must-have in the form of everything from...
The Sky Is the Limit
Oct 1 2018 // The opportunities are limitless. That seems to be the consensus among employees at SwingleCollins & Associates (SCA), judging from their responses to Insurance Journal’s 2018 Best Agencies to Work For...
Kimberly Fobbs, Democratic Candidate for Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner
Oct 1 2018 // While this is the first time Kimberly Fobbs has run for statewide office, she is no stranger to either politics or the insurance industry. She has long been active in Tulsa county politics and currently serves as chair of...
Insurance Pros’ Guide to How to Dress, Behave, Speak at InsureTech Conference
Sep 28 2018 // It’s billed as the “world’s largest gathering of insurance leaders and innovators.” So, of course, as an insurance leader and/or innovator you will be one of the 6,000 attendees at the ITC—the...
AXIS Specialty UK Offers GCHQ-Certified Training at Cyber Center of Excellence
Sep 27 2018 // AXIS Specialty UK Holdings Ltd. announced it has been certified as a GCHQ Certified Training provider for its course “Understanding Cybersecurity and Insurance.” The training is offered through the AXIS Cyber...
California OKs New Program to Streamline Licensing for Independent Adjusters
Sep 26 2018 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones announced on Wednesday he had approved a Universal Claims Certification program from Claims and Litigation Management Alliance designed to streamline the licensing process for...
Annual Global Festival for Diversity & Inclusion, Dive In, Begins This Week
Sep 24 2018 // The fourth annual global festival for diversity and inclusion (D&I), Dive In, begins this week in a record number of 27 countries across the globe. Dive In began in 2015 in London, growing to 10 countries in 2016, 17...
Members of Assn. of Bermuda Insurers & Reinsurers Provide $840M to Local Economy
Sep 20 2018 // Members of the Association of Bermuda Insurers & Reinsurers (ABIR) made a direct economic contribution to Bermuda of more than $840 million in 2017, according to the group’s 13th annual member survey...
Marsh & McLennan Moved Quickly as Stars and People Aligned in JLT Deal
Sep 18 2018 // Marsh & McLennan Inc. (MMC) has been preparing for a major acquisition and admiring its competitor Jardine Lloyd Thompson (JLT) for years. So right after the CEOs of the two firms met on Sept. 7 and he sensed an...
National Alliance Names Hold CEO; Will Also Succeed Father as President in 2 Years
Sep 18 2018 // The Austin-based insurance education organization the National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research has appointed William J. Hold as chief executive officer. He will assume the day-to-day leadership of the...
Hanover Insurance May Follow Chaucer Sale with Talent Hiring, Acquisition
Sep 17 2018 // The Hanover Insurance Group could use some of the $950 million it will make from selling its Chaucer international specialty business to fuel organic growth, pursue select acquisitions and hire top talent from rivals,...
