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One Critically Injured in Fire at Texas Oilfield Site
Nov 22 2019 // One person was seriously injured in a Midland, Texas, explosion and fire on Thursday involving several storage tanks and a truck used in oilfield operations, city and hospital officials said. The fire was contained at the...
Insurance Journal’s Academy of Insurance Publishes Children’s Book
Nov 21 2019 // San Diego, CA, November 21, 2019 – Insurance Journal’s Academy of Insurance today announced the release of Popsicle Insurance, a children’s book that teaches kids about insurance in a fun and entertaining...
Peter M. Bakker Agency Awarded Insurance Agency Apprenticeship in Connecticut
Nov 19 2019 // Peter M. Bakker Agency was awarded the first insurance agency apprenticeship by the Connecticut Department of Labor’s Office of Apprenticeship Training. The insurance agency apprenticeship program is an initiative by...
Science, Enforcement Lag as Car Accidents, Claims Rise in Legal Cannabis States
Nov 18 2019 // Car crashes in the first three states to legalize recreational marijuana have soared as law enforcement and regulators struggle to define driving high, let alone determine how to fight it. Colorado, Oregon, and Washington...
A Passion for Learning Is a Driving Force for J.M. Wilson’s Galecka
Nov 18 2019 // One of the things Kristy Galecka loves about the property/casualty insurance industry is that there’s always an opportunity to learn something new. Like many others, Galecka “fell into” the insurance...
The Value of Professional Designations
Nov 18 2019 // Continuing education. Just the mere mention of it can evoke a sense of dread for the drudgery of having to comply, once again, with state-mandated rules for maintaining one’s license as an insurance producer. Some...
Trendy Hiring Tactics For 2020
Nov 18 2019 // It could be 1920 or 2020 and the fact is when it comes to hiring some things never change. The issues insurance agencies face are consistent across the board: How do we source and attract top talent? How can we gain a...
Employee Lawsuit Claims McDonald’s Fails to Address Sexual Harassment
Nov 13 2019 // Mc Donald’s Corp. was sued on Tuesday by workers in Michigan who accused the fast-food chain of allowing pervasive sexual harassment to flourish at its restaurants nationwide. The proposed class action lawsuit filed...
EPIC Launches Site Pollution Liability Insurance Program for Cannabis Risks
Nov 12 2019 // Greyling Insurance Brokerage & Risk Consulting (Greyling), a division of EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants (EPIC), has launched a nationwide site pollution liability insurance program for the emerging cannabis...
Exits of McDonald’s Executives Show Risks of Missteps in #MeToo Era
Nov 5 2019 // McDonald’s Corp. has been working hard to fend off accusations it overlooks workplace harassment and abuse. So when it came to light that its chief executive officer was in a relationship with a colleague, the board...
How a Culture of Change Helps Modernization Efforts
Nov 4 2019 // Technology and innovation have become competitive differentiators as the insurance industry evolves. Insurance companies are connecting with individuals in new ways and working toward providing personalized and innovative...
Online Shopping Site EverQuote Adds Commercial Insurance Markets
Nov 1 2019 // Massachusetts-based online personal insurance marketplace EverQuote has launched a commercial lines marketplace in a new partnership with the technology platform provider Bold Penguin. EverQuote said it will use Bold...
J.M. Wilson Promotes Russon to Corporate Trainer in Michigan
Oct 31 2019 // Surplus lines broker and managing general agency J.M. Wilson has promoted Christine Russon to corporate trainer in its Portage, Michigan, office. She will be responsible for new employee onboarding and training, continued...
States Eye Private Flood Insurance Model Law Industry Thinks Is Unnecessary
Oct 31 2019 // An organization of state lawmakers is moving ahead toward adoption of a “model law” designed to encourage the sale of private flood insurance, even though insurers don’t think any new state laws are...
How Specialty Carriers Approach Product Innovation: Research, Repeat and Reuse
Oct 30 2019 // “The industry really does look to specialty writers to be at the forefront of innovation,” says Gail McGiffin. Specialty insurance carriers have a unique “toolset” that helps them grow through...
Poll Shows #MeToo Movement Is Changing Workplace Conversations, Behavior
Oct 28 2019 // Barbara Myers started work as an apprentice electrician in 1995, and over the years she learned to shoot back sexual banter on the job site as much as she had to take it from some of her coworkers. Those days, she says,...
Massive Fire Breaks Out at N. Zealand Convention Center Building Site
Oct 23 2019 // New Zealand’s flagship international convention center project faces further significant delays as a fire at the central Auckland construction site continues to burn more than 22 hours after breaking out. The fire,...
J.M. Wilson Promotes O’Leary to Director, Training & Strategic Quality
Oct 23 2019 // J.M. Wilson has promoted Kristin O’Leary to director of Training & Strategic Quality, in its Portage, Michigan office. O’Leary’s previous role as director of Strategic Quality, will now be expanded to...
2 Unstable Cranes Felled at Site of Collapsed Hotel in New Orleans
Oct 22 2019 // Officials set off thundering explosions that toppled two cranes Sunday that had loomed precariously for days over a partially collapsed hotel in New Orleans, saying their controlled demolition went “exactly” as...
California Workers’ Comp Institute Summarizes 2019 Legislation
Oct 21 2019 // Among the 870 bills that California Gov. Gavin Newsom acted upon for 2019 that were passed by the state Legislature, there were about 20 that may hold interest for the workers’ compensation community. The California...
