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Aon Hewitt Says NYC Is World’s Lowest-Risk City for Recruiting, Hiring
May 17 2012 // New York maybe crowded and noisy, and the cost of living in the city is sky-high. But it’s also the best city in the entire world for recruiting, employing and relocating employees, according to a new study. Aon...
Two Workers Hurt in Texas Fracking Tank Site Blast
May 17 2012 // Two workers were hurt in an explosion at a hydraulic fracturing tank site in south Texas early on Wednesday, a sheriff’s dispatcher said. U.S. workplace safety regulators cited the company that owns the site, Vann...
Hurricane Andrew Remembered at Storm Conference
May 17 2012 // Florida’s emergency managers are preparing for the upcoming tropical storm season by reexamining the lessons learned from Hurricane Andrew. This August will mark the 20th anniversary of Andrew’s catastrophic...
The Language of Sales
May 16 2012 // Much of life is a sales process. At some point in every relationship we are, in effect, negotiating, selling and buying ideas. Communication is not an exact science. When we communicate, we use our words, in our own style...
Minnesota Agents Group to Administer Risk Management Program
May 7 2012 // The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research and the Minnesota Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers announced that the agents association will assume administrative leadership of the Certified Risk...
Massachusetts to Host Hurricane Preparedness Conference
May 7 2012 // Hundreds of emergency management and public safety officials from across Massachusetts are meeting this week for a hurricane preparedness conference. The all-day conference hosted by the state Emergency Management Agency...
Oil, Economy Fuel Insurance Hiring in Texas
May 7 2012 // Job Outlook Across the nation, employment levels in insurance agencies and brokerages declined at a faster rate than the overall U.S. employment level since the recession began in 2007. The good news: Some independent...
The Language of Sales
May 7 2012 // Much of life is a sales process. At some point in every relationship, we are, in effect, negotiating, selling and buying ideas. Communication is not an exact science. When we communicate, we use our words, in our own style...
Sales Agents, Good Talent Always Priorities in the Midwest
May 7 2012 // As in every other business sector, during the past few years organizations within the property/casualty insurance industry have sought to maximize efficiencies and take full advantage of the talent in their existing...
Southeast Agencies, Carriers Now Hiring
May 7 2012 // Here is some of the positive insurance employment news for the Southeast: Allstate In February, Allstate Insurance announced it was looking to appoint 124 new agency owners in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and South...
Oklahoma Governor Signs Firefighter Training Incentive Legislation
May 2 2012 // Legislation signed into law by Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin will improve on a current training incentive for firefighters, according to the bill’s author. House Bill 1835 “changes the firefighter training...
Education Board Stays With Insurance Requirement
Apr 24 2012 // The Idaho State Board of Education has decided to keep its requirement that full-time public college and university students have health insurance. The Lewiston Tribune reported that the board on Wednesday decided to...
Marijuana Training Proposal Faces Colorado House Test
Apr 19 2012 // A marijuana proposal aimed at training people who work in medical marijuana businesses faces a test in Colorado’s Republican House. A House committee known for rejecting Democratic proposals planned Wednesday to...
Astonish Welcomes Dennis Chookaszian to Board of Directors
Apr 19 2012 // Warwick, RI, 04/19/2012 – Astonish, a full-service digital marketing company that serves local insurance agencies, financial firms, and MGAs, welcomes its newest Board member, Dennis Chookaszian. Chookaszian joins...
Midwest Insurance Employment: Sales Agents, Good Talent Always Priorities
Apr 19 2012 // As in every other business sector, during the past few years organizations within the property/casualty insurance industry have sought to maximize efficiencies and take full advantage of the talent in their existing...
South Central Insurance Employment: Oil, Economy Fuel Texas Hiring
Apr 19 2012 // Across the nation, employment levels in insurance agencies and brokerages declined at a faster rate than the overall U.S. employment level since the recession began in 2007. The good news: Some independent agencies across...
Southeast Insurance Employment: Agency, Carrier Plans Brighten Picture
Apr 18 2012 // Those interested in new or better positions in insurance might want to grab their suntan lotion and head to the Southeast. They might also want to brush up on their Spanish. The unemployment rate remains higher in key...
Data Show Risk Highest for New Motorcycle Riders
Apr 17 2012 // Jeff Foley got a motorcycle for his 40th birthday last year followed by the weekend training course that gave him a New York license. Within the first few months, the 450-pound, low-slung cruising bike fell over twice...
East Insurance Employment: Hiring Is ‘Slightly Elevated’ in 2012
Apr 16 2012 // The insurance employment market in the East and Northeast regions — as in most other parts of the country — can be summed up the following way: hiring is “slightly elevated” compared to last year, but there...
Vicarious Liability Ruling May Impact Education Insureds in California
Apr 16 2012 // The California Supreme Court ruled that a public school district may be vicariously liable for the negligent hiring, retention and supervision of a guidance counselor who allegedly sexually abused a student. And that...
