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Survey: Who’s Worth What in the Independent Agency System?
Mar 21 2014 // For the second year in row, salaries and total compensation rose in independent insurance agencies across the nation. That’s according to Insurance Journal’s annual Agency Salary Survey 2014. This year all...
North Carolina Lacks Data to Assess Driver’s Ed Program: Report
Mar 21 2014 // The North Carolina legislature’s government watchdog agency says the state still does not have a good handle on how effective local driver’s education programs for high school students are financially or how...
China’s Ping An Teams up with Travel Site to Sell Smog Insurance
Mar 19 2014 // Ping An Insurance Group Co., China’s second-biggest insurer, is collaborating with Ctrip.com International Ltd. to sell smog insurance to tourists traveling to Beijing and six other Chinese cities. Travelers in...
Five Tips for a Stress-Free Webinar
Mar 13 2014 // IJAM welcomes guest blogger Barbara Whiffen, Operations Manager for Insurance Journal’s Academy of Insurance. Ah, webinars. What’s your first thought when you hear the word “webinar”? If...
Campus Culture Change: ‘Deadliest’ College Fraternity Nixes Pledging
Mar 10 2014 // Sigma Alpha Epsilon, one of the largest U.S. fraternities and the deadliest, said it would ban pledging, citing the toll that hazing has taken on its recruits and its reputation. SAE announced yesterday what it called a...
Hospitality Workers’ Compensation Insurance Costs and Solutions
Mar 10 2014 // The worst kind of pain is self-inflicted pain. A large majority of the workers’ compensation injuries in the hotel and hospitality business are from the housekeeping department, and more specifically...
Labor Study Shows P/C Insurers Plan to Hire, Grow Significantly
Mar 10 2014 // More than half of all insurance companies say they plan to increase staff in 2014, although hiring for the most-in-demand positions may prove difficult. That’s according to the latest Semi-Annual U.S. Insurance Labor...
Travelers, InVEST Team Up to Develop Young Professionals
Mar 7 2014 // The Travelers Cos., in partnership with InVEST, a nationwide school-to-career nonprofit program, is helping to improve insurance and financial literacy in students and attract young talent for the insurance...
Only 2 Inspectors For Asbestos Projects in Iowa
Mar 7 2014 // Two inspectors are responsible for making sure thousands of asbestos-removal projects are being properly handled in Iowa each year. The Des Moines Register reported that the lack of inspections at asbestos removal projects...
Emergency Responder Shortage a Growing Concern in Pennsylvania
Mar 4 2014 // In 1977, there were 300,000 volunteer firefighters. Today, the number is closer to 50,000. Recruiting and retaining firefighters and emergency medical service providers is a growing concern in Pennsylvania and lawmakers...
Only 2 Inspectors Monitor Asbestos-Removal Projects in Iowa
Mar 4 2014 // Two inspectors are responsible for making sure thousands of asbestos removal projects are being properly handled in Iowa each year. The Des Moines Register reports that the lack of inspections at asbestos removal projects...
Malaysian Insurance Institute Signs Agreement with Cambodia Insurance Ass’n.
Mar 3 2014 // The Malaysian Insurance Institute (MII) and the Insurance Association of Cambodia (IAC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for “a bilateral collaboration to forge a beneficial business relationship to...
Scientists: New Bubbles at Louisiana Sinkhole Site Could Signal Blast Risk
Feb 27 2014 // Authorities say state and parish agencies are testing to see whether newly discovered gas bubbles northeast of the Bayou Corne, La.-area sinkhole are tied to the swampland hole. The Advocate reports the state Office of...
Study Shows P/C Insurers Plan to Hire, Grow Significantly in 2014
Feb 27 2014 // More than half of all insurance companies responding to a recent survey say they plan to increase staff in 2014. Although hiring for the most-in-demand positions may prove difficult. That’s according to the latest...
Who’s Worth What in the Independent Agency System
Feb 24 2014 // Exclusive Survey Shows Compensation Up, Benefits Up With a Cost For the second year in a row, salaries and total compensation rose in independent insurance agencies across the nation. More agencies are offering health...
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Feb 24 2014 // Laurie Infantino has been named education director of Insurance Journal‘s Academy of Insurance. The insurance education professional will focus on the quality of the instructors and the education content offered by...
Southern California’s Construction Sector Continues to Heat
Feb 24 2014 // Southern California’s construction sector continues to gain momentum, making good on positive outlooks issued late last year, and agents and brokers who deal in this segment can’t be any happier – especially...
Brokers Missing Out on Big Opportunities in Trade Credit Insurance Market
Feb 21 2014 // Agents and brokers who are not selling trade credit insurance – also known as receivables insurance – are missing huge opportunities but also opening themselves up to errors and omission (E&O) exposures, according...
Texas Cities Find Loophole in Health Insurance Exchange Training Rule
Feb 19 2014 // The Houston Health Department likely won’t have to pay for additional training for most of the “navigators” who are helping city residents enroll in the new federal health insurance marketplace. All it...
Southern California’s Construction Sector Continues to Heat
Feb 12 2014 // Southern California’s construction sector continues to gain momentum, making good on positive outlooks issued late last year, and agents and brokers who deal in this segment can’t be any happier – especially...
