Latest Training Development Headlines
All the headlines from our Training Development Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mitigation Consensus
May 2 2011 // The Griffith Insurance Education Foundation recently brought together industry, government and academic leaders – many from disaster-prone coastal states for a symposium at Ohio State University. By the end of the...
E&O for Agents – A Necessity Even if Mistakes Don’t Happen
May 2 2011 // Errors and omissions insurance is available, and necessary, not just because mistakes happen. A customer’s perception can be that the reason a loss was not covered, valid or not, was the result of an agent’s...
Wash. Processing Producer Licenses Online
May 2 2011 // The Washington Office of the Insurance Commissioner has adopted new online insurance licensing rules that affect licensed agents, brokers and insurance companies, and people who provide insurance continuing education and...
Gallagher Higher Education, InsureMyTrip Launch Trip Cancellation Program
Apr 27 2011 // The Higher Education Practice of Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services, Inc. (Gallagher), has created a new trip cancellation and interruption program designed to protect the financial investments made by schools,...
Ironshore Environmental Enhances Pollution Program for Education Sector
Apr 20 2011 // Ironshore Inc.’s Environmental Insurance unit has enhanced its asset-class specific Site Pollution Incident Legal Liability Select (SPILLS) suite of products to address risk exposures within the education sector,...
Motorcycle Deaths Decline 2%, But Helmet Use Declining
Apr 19 2011 // Motorcycle fatalities declined in 2010 by at least 2 percent, according to a new report by the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA). Based on preliminary data, GHSA’s motorcycle fatality report projects that...
Agents Concerned on Perpetuation; Relatively Few Take Action
Apr 18 2011 // The majority of agents and brokers today worry about how to perpetuate their firm to future owners, yet few agency owners report having a perpetuation plan in place. New findings in the forthcoming survey “2011...
Insurance Council of Texas Scholarships Have Honored 201 Students
Apr 15 2011 // More than 200 students in Texas have benefited from scholarships provided by the insurance industry since 2002, the Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) Education Foundation announced. The group has awarded academic...
3 Most Common Errors That Lead to Teen Drivers’ Crashes
Apr 11 2011 // Teen drivers get into serious accidents at a high rate because they fail to scan for possible hazards, go too fast for road conditions, or become distracted by something inside or outside their cars. A recent study by The...
Texas’ February Enforcements Bring Nearly $1M in Fines, Restitution
Apr 8 2011 // Enforcement actions taken by Texas Insurance Commissioner Mike Geeslin that became final during February 2011 resulted in fines and restitution totaling $920,170. The Texas Department of Insurance announced that the...
Survey Shows Agents Concerned on Perpetuation; Few Take Action
Apr 6 2011 // The majority of agents and brokers today worry about how to perpetuate their firm to future owners, yet few agency owners report having a perpetuation plan in place. New findings in the forthcoming survey “2011...
Technology to Prevent Bus Accidents Exists But Isn’t Implemented
Apr 4 2011 // The technology exists to prevent many bus crashes and to make it more likely passengers will survive those that do occur, but government regulators have failed to implement safety recommendations that in some case stretch...
Instructor Spotlight: David Connolly
Apr 4 2011 // Whether speaking before a group, putting on Webinars, or coaching one-on-one, David Connolly genuinely enjoys every aspect of teaching. For Connolly, it’s important to have producers armed with sales tools that aid...
Training! Worth the Investement
Apr 4 2011 // How much is training worth? One Motorola study reported a $30 return on each training dollar invested — a 30-to-1 ROI. Investing in training and education obviously gives the student and the employer an advantage over...
Calif. Homeowners Insurance Valuation Training Courses Available Online
Mar 31 2011 // Education to meet the California’s Department of Insurance Homeowners’ Valuation Training requirement can be obtained online. Through the Insurance Community University Web site,...
9 Alternatives to Individual Health Insurance Mandate; Will They Work?
Mar 29 2011 // There are alternatives to the controversial federal government mandate that requires almost everyone to purchase health insurance, although experts are divided over how effective the alternatives might be in helping to...
State Farm Sponsors ‘Stay-in-School’ Campaign with Heat’s James
Mar 22 2011 // LeBron James studies statistics all the time. One in particular is jumping out at him these days. And it has nothing to do with basketball. James will help lead a new stay-in-school initiative being unveiled in Washington...
Mitigation Consensus
Mar 21 2011 // The Griffith Insurance Education Foundation recently brought together industry, government and academic leaders — many from disaster-prone coastal states such as Florida Louisiana and Mississippi for a symposium at Ohio...
Best Practices – Training and Implementation
Mar 18 2011 // We have spent the past several weeks discussing Best Practices – Standards, Procedures and Workflows. I know, you say: “My staff already knows how to use the agency management system. We have this new document...
An Ongoing Commitment to Education
Mar 7 2011 // During my 30-plus years as the owner of one of the largest independent insurance agencies in Texas, I’ve been a stalwart champion for professional education. As an industry, our success is rooted in our commitment to...
