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University of North Texas Scholarship Program to Honor McLendon
Sep 17 2014 // A scholarship program for students majoring in risk management, insurance, or financial services at the University of North Texas has been established in honor of Maureen C. McLendon. McLendon, a Dallas-area insurance...
California Workers’ Comp Kaleidoscope Through Conference-goers Eyes
Sep 12 2014 // Rick Hudson was sitting at his booth at the California Workers’ Compensation & Risk Conference on Thursday scanning emails on his smartphone during a slow period when he was asked what the most significant change...
Millennials Aspire to Be Workplace Leaders; Seek Training: Survey
Sep 11 2014 // As the 80 million millennials (ages 18-33) start to play a larger role in the U.S. workplace, they aspire to lead in business in the next five years, according to a new survey. The Hartford’s 2014 Millennial...
Engaging Tomorrow’s Workforce, Today
Sep 8 2014 // An organization’s biggest investment is in its human capital. Employees are the key to any successful business. Properly engaging staff can make a significant difference in a company’s productivity. Given the...
Oklahoma to Require Earthquake Insurance Education for Producers
Sep 8 2014 // Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin approved an emergency rule adopted by Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak that requires all licensed producers and adjusters with the property line of authority to complete one hour of continuing...
Over 1M Mass. Residents Had Personal Data Compromised in 2013: Report
Sep 4 2014 // Over a million Massachusetts residents had their personal information compromised last year, according to a new report issued today by the state’s Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation (OCABR). The...
Oklahoma to Require Earthquake Insurance Education for Producers
Aug 27 2014 // Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin has approved an emergency rule adopted by Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak that requires all licensed producers and adjusters with the property line of authority to complete one hour of...
Insurance Journal Upgrades Magazine App
Aug 27 2014 // Insurance Journal Magazine has updated its magazine news app for smartphones and tablets. The e-news app, which was originally launched in 2009, now offers users the ability to share and stream with others, plus improved...
EPIC Launches Education Protector for Student Athletes
Aug 26 2014 // Silicon Valley-based EPIC Insurance Brokers has launched a new policy designed to protect high school athletes who have received a verbal offer for an athletic scholarship or grant from an NCAA Division I or Division II...
Officials: Fewer Deaths on Missouri Roads
Aug 26 2014 // Traffic deaths on Missouri roads have been on a downward trend for nearly 10 years, and a highway patrol spokesman said the declining numbers are likely due to several factors that include education and road...
Agent Survey: Not All Carrier Training Is Created Equal
Aug 25 2014 // Independent agents say product training (used by 50 percent) and technology systems training (used by 41 percent) were the most common types of insurance carrier-provided training they attended last year. However, when the...
Cleanup at Arkansas Train Crash Site Ongoing
Aug 22 2014 // An important highway in northeast Arkansas could stay closed into next week as crews clean up the wreckage left from a head-on train collision, a highway official said. Two railroad workers were killed and two others were...
IIAT to Hold 10th Annual Small Agency Conference in San Marcos
Aug 22 2014 // Insurance agents and company representatives from across the state will meet Sept. 28-29 in San Marcos at the Embassy Suites San Marcos Hotel for IIAT’s 10th Annual Small Agency Conference. The Independent Insurance...
InVEST Insurance Education Program Adopted by Chicago High Schools
Aug 19 2014 // InVEST, the insurance industry’s classroom to career education program, announced that all Chicago Public School Career and Technical Education (CTE) finance programs will now offer its curriculum to seniors. The...
Hollywood Development Site Not Over Active Fault
Aug 18 2014 // A state official says there is no active earthquake fault under the site of a proposed development in Hollywood. The Los Angeles Times reported geologist Stephen Testa said Thursday that there’s “a lot of...
Insurer to Participate in Proposed Fund for Failed West Virginia School
Aug 15 2014 // Former Mountain State University students who sued the now-defunct Beckley, West Virginia school would be entitled to compensation under a tentative settlement announced this week. The proposed settlement announced by...
Another $1B Workers’ Comp Rebate Proposed for Ohio
Aug 13 2014 // Governor John R. Kasich and Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) Administrator/CEO Steve Buehrer announced a $1 billion rebate to Ohio’s private and public sector workers’ compensation customers, as...
South Carolina Allows Use of School Bus Camera Videos in Ticketing
Aug 8 2014 // A new South Carolina law means drivers who illegally pass a stopped school bus in South Carolina are more likely to get hit in the wallet. The law, signed in June, allows law enforcement to write traffic tickets after...
Allianz Specialty Reports on ‘Billion Dollar Challenge’ from Panama Canal Expansion
Aug 6 2014 // The Panama Canal is preparing to celebrate its 100th anniversary, accompanied by warnings from insurers are warning of the increased risks that will arise from its plan to double the cargo-carrying capacity of ships...
South Carolina Mandates Home Insurance Education, Disclosure
Aug 4 2014 // South Carolina Insurance Director Ray FarmerSouth Carolina Insurance Director Ray Farmer has issued a bulletin drawing the industry’s attention to the provisions of the Competitive Insurance Act passed this year. The...
