June 1, 2017
The advance of driverless cars and the prospect that they will disrupt property/casualty insurance and change the way autos are insured has created plenty of industry anxiety. Even before that point, however, cars with drivers will likely share the road …
September 20, 2016
Insurance education provider The Institutes has launched an Associate in Insurance Data Analytics (AIDA) designation. The four courses leading to the designation provide an overview of advanced analytics and its application to the risk and insurance industry. The Institutes said …
April 8, 2015
Support from leaders at the top of organizations is the key to improving the ethical climate in the insurance industry, according to a new survey of industry professionals. Punishing bad actors is one of the least effective strategies, the survey …
January 27, 2015
It’s been a rough year for American football. The National Football League has been plagued with a series of scandals. Commissioner Roger Goodell frequently seems befuddled, and it’s hard to discern any “plan” by the NFL other than to lawyer-up …
November 26, 2014
Ah, Thanksgiving. A time for family, good meals and joy – unless your team epically fails on national television, stirring your gut into an acidic cauldron of turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce and mounting indigestion. It can be a risk to …
October 23, 2014
With the insurance industry employee base rapidly aging and retiring, a number of companies and organizations in the field have come up with something that they hope will draw more young adults into the sector. Their solution: MyPath, an online …
April 16, 2014
The Griffith Insurance Education Foundation announced that, as of April 15, its office will officially relocate from Columbus, Ohio, to Malvern, Penn. In 2012, The Griffith Foundation affiliated with The Institutes, an insurance education provider based in Malvern. The Griffith …
February 11, 2014
The Institutes have partnered with the Wisconsin School of Business at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to offer a leadership development program designed for managers and supervisors in the property/casualty insurance industry. This five-day interactive seminar will be held May 18 …
November 27, 2013
Holiday get-togethers with friends and family are full of opportunities to discuss what you do for a living. Unfortunately for those of us in the insurance industry, these opportunities aren’t always easy ones. It seems to happen every year — …
August 9, 2013
Sean Wagner of Houston, Texas, is one of the 2013 recipients of the Andrew S. Frazier/The Institutes Honorary Scholarship. This award, developed by The Institutes in collaboration with Western World Insurance Group, provides two Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) designation …