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It Took an Agency How Long to Hire a Commercial Lines Manager?
Sep 3 2018 // The old saying, “Our agency is constantly recruiting,” used to make firms sound very progressive. That barely cuts the mustard these days. Agencies must adopt a new philosophy: “We’re constantly...
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Sep 3 2018 // NationsBuilders Insurance Services, Inc. (NBIS), a provider of specialty program insurance to the heavy construction industry, has added Chris Nelson as transportation program manager. Nelson will represent NBIS within the...
Bill to Expand Harassment Training Requirements Passes California Assembly
Aug 31 2018 // The California Assembly on Thursday voted unanimously on a plan to address workplace sexual harassment and expand a requirement for harassment training to small businesses. Current law requires all employers with 50 or...
Hong Kong Seeking Talent in Marine Insurance, Cyber Security, Actuarial Science, etc.
Aug 30 2018 // If you’re a waste treatment specialist, actuary or naval architect, Hong Kong wants you. The government this week unveiled a talent list to attract skilled workers in 11 professions that the city is seen as needing...
Education Is Reason Behind Replica of Katrina Flood-Damaged Home
Aug 28 2018 // In a dynamic before-and-after project, a nonprofit organization has partially restored a home ravaged by a catastrophic rush of floodwater when a New Orleans levee failed 13 years ago during Hurricane Katrina, re-creating...
New World of Digital Recruiting: Chatbots, Videos and Social Media
Aug 23 2018 // Long gone are the days when employees printed their resumes and cover letters on fancy paper, worried about choosing the proper font, and put both documents in the mail. The idea of employers printing paper job...
UK Insurers Push Ahead with Brexit Plans in Absence of Trade Deal: A.M. Best Report
Aug 21 2018 // In the absence of a Brexit trade deal between the United Kingdom and the European Union, insurers in the UK have accelerated their plans to establish new EU subsidiaries and ensure business continuity after Brexit,...
Millennials in Insurance Talk Age and Tech Gaps, Insurance Being a ‘Well-Kept Secret’
Aug 20 2018 // What is the best part about working in insurance? For a group of millennials speaking with Insurance Journal at a July roundtable, the answer was simple. “The people,” roundtable participants agreed. At the...
101 Sales & Marketing Ideas for Agencies
Aug 20 2018 // 1. RTSP! Read the Stinkin’ Policy! Don’t guess about coverage. Your prospects and clients depend upon you and your knowledge. When in doubt…read the stinkin’ policy! Too often agents rely upon what...
School System in North Carolina County Accused of Neglect, Discrimination in Suit
Aug 17 2018 // A lawsuit filed against a North Carolina school system and its board of education says an elementary school in need of repairs was discriminated against because of race. The Winston-Salem Journal reports the lawsuit, filed...
Why Not Just Retrain Pedestrians to Make Self-Driving Vehicles Safer?
Aug 17 2018 // You’re crossing the street wrong. That is essentially the argument some self-driving car boosters have fallen back on in the months after the first pedestrian death attributed to an autonomous vehicle and amid...
Burns & Wilcox Names O’Donnell Associate Managing Director in Minneapolis
Aug 14 2018 // Wholesale insurance broker and underwriting manager Burns & Wilcox has relocated and expanded its Minneapolis, Minnesota office, and appointed Tom O’Donnell as associate managing director. The office, which...
How Agent and Carrier Relationships Are Changing in a Customer-Centric World
Aug 14 2018 // Auto insurance shoppers are placing a greater importance on having more services provided to them today versus five years ago, underscoring the fact that shoppers are increasingly demanding more product options and more...
CCC to Host Webinar on Technology Change Agents and the Future of Auto Insurance
Aug 10 2018 // Join CCC Industry Analyst Susanna Gotsch and Jason Verlen, SVP Product Management on Wednesday, August 15th. Chicago, IL, August 10, 2018– CCC Information Services Inc. (CCC) announced today that executives from the...
$1.99 Cannabis Training Courses for Insurance Professionals
Aug 8 2018 // MyCEcourse Launches New Express Training Courses for An Evolving Cannabis Industry Rancho Cordova, CA, August 8, 2018 – MyCEcourse announces a new way to provide insurance brokers looking to enter and service the...
A Whole New Ballgame: Managing Risk for World Champion Houston Astros
Aug 6 2018 // Monica Rusch’s work was easier when the Houston Astros were losers. She was accustomed to worrying about fans being hit by balls, drunks getting too rowdy, players suffering injuries, thieves breaking into parked...
Miami Man Accused of Torching 40 Golf Carts at Beckham Soccer Stadium Site
Aug 1 2018 // A 20-year-old man is accused of arson after police say he set fire to a Miami golf course where David Beckham hopes to build a soccer stadium. The Miami Herald reports Carlos Crespo was arrested late Wednesday. Police said...
Pittsburgh Sees Hands-On Restart of Uber’s Self-Driving Cars
Jul 27 2018 // Uber has taken the first step toward relaunching its self-driving cars on Pittsburgh-area streets four months after a fatal accident involving one of the cars in Arizona. A spokeswoman said the company put a handful of...
Texas Contractor Ordered to Pay $250K After Worker Fatality at Dallas Site
Jul 26 2018 // A Texas construction contractor has been ordered to pay $250,000 in criminal and civil penalties an employee suffered a fatal fall at an apartment complex in Dallas, federal safety officials said. U.S. District Court Judge...
12 Sickened By Carbon Monoxide at Maryland Work Site
Jul 20 2018 // Officials in Maryland say 12 construction workers were taken to a hospital after they were sickened by carbon monoxide at a work site. Anne Arundel County Fire Department officials say firefighters were called to the Navy...
