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Supreme Court to Hear BP Unit’s Montana Superfund Site Dispute
Jun 10 2019 // The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to a hear a bid by a unit of British oil major BP to avoid a lawsuit by private landowners in Montana seeking to force the company to pay for a more extensive cleanup of a Superfund...
Southern Baptists Under Pressure to Deal with Sex Abuse Claims
Jun 10 2019 // The Southern Baptist Convention gathers for its annual national meeting Tuesday with one sobering topic — sex abuse by clergy and staff — overshadowing all others. Inside the meeting hall in Birmingham, Alabama,...
UK MGA Association Offers Online Training with Chartered Insurance Institute
Jun 7 2019 // The Managing General Agents’ Association (MGAA) announces the launch of “MGA Assess,” an online training solution developed in partnership with the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII). The learning...
The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research Launches Enterprise Learning Management System
Jun 7 2019 // June 7, 2019 Austin, TX —The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research launches a new Corporate Learning Portal to help educational managers and anyone responsible for overseeing training easily track...
Here’s How 11 Tory Contenders for UK Prime Minister Plan to Fix Brexit
Jun 6 2019 // Eleven Conservatives are in the running to succeed Theresa May as U.K. prime minister. Each has their own vision of how to fix Brexit, and their views are so divergent that whoever wins will struggle to unite the party...
Are Agencies Overpaying for Young Employees Today?
Jun 3 2019 // Memo to insurance agency owners seeking to onboard new employees: Expect to pay more, offer more and train more. Those trying to hire know that already. “What we’re seeing in particular in Texas, and I imagine...
Accelerating Innovation Through Diversity & Inclusion
Jun 3 2019 // Progress requires change, though it is not always easy. The insurance industry, notoriously known to be slow to adopt change, is in the midst of a significant transformation. Some may even call it a rebranding. Insurers...
5 Areas of School Liability to Watch
Jun 3 2019 // Lilian A. Vanvieldt, senior vice president, educational entities practice leader for Alliant, has spent more than three decades insuring schools across the country. Her book spans from the small school district in Maine...
Why Agency Perpetuation Does Not Usually Work
Jun 3 2019 // Most agencies are not run as businesses. Most are run as a lifestyle. Lifestyles are personal, so perpetuation is not possible. Only true businesses can achieve internal perpetuation. Size is not a factor either because...
Resolving Claim Disputes: Step 0
Jun 3 2019 // Resolving claim disputes involves a four-step process of reading, researching, documenting, and pleading your coverage position. This process evolved from a series of seminars I introduced in the ’90s. However, when...
The Hartford Adds Cybersecurity Training to Cyber Offering for Businesses
May 31 2019 // The Hartford has partnered with Mimecast, an email and data security company, to offer Mimecast Awareness Training services designed to help customers reduce the risk of a cybersecurity incident before it occurs. According...
Gerger Joins Illinois Independent Agents Group as Education, Agency Resources Director
May 31 2019 // Brett Gerger, former chief deputy director of the Illinois Department of Insurance, has joined the Independent Insurance Agents of Illinois (IIA of IL) as director of Education & Agency Resources. In his new position,...
Flying Is Less Safe Than It Was But It’s Not All Boeing’s Fault
May 31 2019 // Flying has become deadlier than it has been for years and it’s hard to pin it solely on Boeing Co.’s infamous 737 Max. Aircraft accidents occurred more frequently in almost every region worldwide in 2018 as the...
European Regulators Vow Independent Review of Boeing 737 Safety
May 29 2019 // European regulators assessing changes to Boeing Co.’s grounded 737 Max will scrutinize the jet’s entire flight-control system before a return to the skies can be approved. The review by the European Union...
The MEMIC Group Appoints Kerr Director of Organizational Development & Training
May 28 2019 // Workers’ compensation specialist The MEMIC Group has appointed Kathleen Kerr as director of Organizational Development & Training. In this newly created role, Kerr will execute enterprise wide organizational...
Worker Seriously Injured at Massachusetts Construction Site
May 28 2019 // A worker has been seriously injured at a construction site in Lynn, Mass. Lynn Deputy Fire Chief Arthur Richard says the 38-year-old man was taken by helicopter Friday morning to a Boston hospital after suffering the...
Carlson Named CEO for Wells Media Group
May 28 2019 // Wells Media Group Chairman Mark Wells announced that Josh Carlson has been named CEO of Wells Media Group, Inc., effective immediately. Carlson has served as chief technology officer/chief innovation officer of Wells Media...
FAA ‘Very Encouraged’ by Talk with World’s Regulators on Grounded Boeing 737
May 24 2019 // The chief U.S. aviation regulator said he was very encouraged by a one-day discussion with his counterparts from around the world on the steps needed to return Boeing Co.’s grounded 737 Max jetliner to service,...
Managing Sexual Harassment Risk in the #MeToo Era
May 24 2019 // Since October 2017 when the #MeToo era began and sexual harassment claims against Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein were revealed, insurers have seen an uptick in not only the number but also the size of sexual harassment...
Texas Insurance Department: Continuing Ed Service for Agents, Adjusters Improved
May 23 2019 // A year ago, it took months for insurance agents and adjusters to get continuing education transcripts, course credit and other information from the Texas Department of Insurance. Today, it takes about two weeks, according...
