February 14, 2018
This week (and for the next few weeks) we are grateful for friend of the Academy, Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS, Executive Director, Big “I” Virtual University who provided this blog series about …
February 7, 2018
One of the most popular requests that we are getting lately at the Academy of Insurance is: Do you have any training for new insurance personnel? By the way, the simple answer to that question is (as you may have …
January 31, 2018
This week marks the beginning of the third annual Insurance Careers Month. You didn’t know that February is Insurance Careers Month? Really? Now you do. Don’t thank me, I’m just a messenger. We are in support of this movement, not …
January 24, 2018
This week’s post is brought to us by our special guest Richard Hart, Director of Sales Training at Georgia Farm Bureau. There has been a lot of discussion in adult learning about how to maintain engagement in the learning environment. …
January 17, 2018
You may have figured out that I like to watch the insurance news. I mean, I work for the company that produces my favorite insurance news (Insurance Journal) and I don’t say that just because I work here. I was …
January 10, 2018
I don’t know what’s more ubiquitous in insurance, the veiled claim report that starts with, “So, would there be coverage if…” or the request to add an additional insured. When I was an underwriter, working with fire departments, it seemed …
January 3, 2018
I am very much like other people in that I like to take time off during the holiday season. It’s a time for me to rest, relax, refresh, and reflect. OK. Who am I kidding? You know what happens during …
December 20, 2017
I saw an article today in Insurance Journal that was interesting to me as an insurance professional in the great state of Florida. The article discussed a case on insurance fraud in Florida related to Hurricane Irma. Florida Disaster Fraud …
December 13, 2017
Last week, we looked at some ways that health insurance isn’t like any other kind of insurance. If you missed it, may I commend it to you? 5 Reasons Health Insurance Isn’t Like Anything Else This week, let’s look at …
December 6, 2017
This is the time of year when health insurance comes into focus for a lot of people. Open enrollment periods have just closed for many of us so it seems like a good time to write a little bit about …