Seventy-nine workers died on the job in Washington in 2005, the Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) said. That’s down from 93 the year before. The most common cause of death was motor vehicle accidents, followed by cases in which …
In 2005, there was an 18 percent rise in disasters that killed 91,900 people according to official figures issued by the Belgian Université Catholique de Louvain’s Center for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED) and the United Nations International …
The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF) will be hosting the 2nd Annual Club100 Private Party, sponsored by Chubb Insurance, on Saturday, March 4 in Anaheim, Calif. The event will be held at the Napa Rose restaurant in Disney’s Grand Californian …
“Agency Licensing, are you prepared?” will be discussed by Keri Rayborn of Rayborn Consultants during the Feb. 1 monthly dinner meeting of the Latin American Association of Insurance Agencies in Miami, Fla. Rayborn will discuss provisions of Florida’s agency licensing …
The Mississippi Legislature, meeting in Jackson, has strengthened its seat belt law by passing House Bill 409 which allows law enforcement to stop a driver for not wearing a seat belt and Georgia is considering removing the pickup truck exemption …
With nearly one-quarter (22 percent) of all employees changing jobs over the past 18 months — and 74 percent of businesses expecting competition for talent to escalate over the next 18 months –“recruiting” and “retention” have emerged as top concerns …
The University of Iowa announced that it is now offering a Certificate in Risk Management and Insurance (RMI) through the Emmett J. Vaughan Institute of Risk Management and Insurance, in the Henry B. Tippie College of Business. As part of …
The Florida League of Cities has announced a new insurance initiative called The Alliance. This partnership provides Florida public entities with a wide array of insurance coverages and service options that will enable them to design custom programs specific to …
The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) is calling for the industry to accelerate current efforts to implement real-time multiple-company rating. “Real-time multiple-company rating was a priority issue at our just-concluded IIABA Board meeting,” said IIABA CEO Robert …
Legislation introduced by New York State Senator James Seward (R-C-I/Milford) to modernize insurance regulation of property/casualty insurance rates will stimulate competition to the benefit of consumers, according to the New York Insurance Association (NYIA) The proposal by Sen. Seward (S. …
