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Germany’s BASF to Restore Polluted Superfund Site in New Jersey
Dec 9 2022 // TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — The German chemical company BASF will restore damaged natural resources at a notorious Superfund site where decades or pollution and illegal dumping caused vast contamination of the environment,...
The Future of Insurance: PLUS Conference Recap
Dec 5 2022 // Technology is on everyone’s mind. Whether it’s using big data, AI or tackling the world of cybersecurity, technology tops the list of business concerns today. For the insurance industry, technology and how data...
With Challenge Comes Opportunity: How Networking, Apprenticeship & Mentoring Can Help with Today’s Talent Crunch
Dec 5 2022 // Even before waves of people quit their jobs in the wake of COVID-19, brokers and agents struggled to find and retain good talent as the workforce continued aging out. Challenge has led to opportunity, however, with...
The Talent Crunch: Tough Competition for Agency Talent Continues
Dec 5 2022 // The struggle to fill vacant positions at Conrade Insurance Group is real. Two slots remain open after the Kansas-based agency spent more than six months trying to fill them. Underscoring the challenges, a new hire even...
Starting Jan. 1, Security Guards at Tenn. Bars Need Extra Training After Fatal Incident
Nov 28 2022 // Starting Jan. 1, security guards in Tennessee will need new training to de-escalate violence, and bars that employ untrained guards could lose their liquor licenses. It’s all part of Dallas’ Law, passed by...
Safer Snow Storms: NC DOT Adds Simulator Training for Snow Plow Operators
Nov 22 2022 // The North Carolina Department of Transportation’s winter weather prep is going digital this year with a snow plow simulator designed to give employees more training time without getting behind the wheel of an actual...
Renewable Energy Market Generating New Interest As Sector Grows, Need for New Talent, Funding and Industry Partners Emerges
Nov 21 2022 // As the renewable energy insurance market continues to grow, there are risk concerns including catastrophe exposures, inflation and supply chain challenges. The insurance industry is well aware of the risks and knows it...
Explosive Residue Found at Site of Nord Stream Leaks, Confirming Sabotage: Sweden
Nov 18 2022 // Investigators have found traces of explosives at the site of the damaged Nord Stream gas pipelines, confirming sabotage had taken place, a Swedish prosecutor said on Friday. Swedish and Danish authorities are investigating...
Training the Next Generation of Cyber Ninjas with Continuing Education
Nov 9 2022 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv As cyber attack methods are constantly evolving, guests on this episode of The Insuring Cyber Podcast offered their best advice for how to evolve with them. “This idea of being cyber...
9 Talent Acquisition Goals for Insurance Organizations in 2023
Nov 7 2022 // Sourcing is the number one problem most insurance organizations tell me they have with recruiting. While finding candidates is important, that’s like saying your company’s revenue will grow if you get more...
Nord Stream 1 Operator Finds Craters at Damaged Pipeline Site
Nov 3 2022 // The Swiss-based operator of Russia-led Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline said on Wednesday it had completed initial data gathering at location of the pipeline damage on line 1 in the Swedish exclusive economic zone and found...
Kentucky Army Base Fighting Fire that Started in Training Area
Oct 27 2022 // Fort Campbell staff are using controlled burn techniques to manage a fire that started in a training area last week, base officials said. The fire started near Trigg County, Kentucky, during routine training. Clinton...
Building the Workforce of Tomorrow with K-12 Cybersecurity Education
Oct 26 2022 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv Cybersecurity is becoming more important in an increasingly digital world, and experts agree that good cybersecurity starts with a good education. As the use of technology and tech platforms...
Flexsteel to Pay $9.8M For Contamination Cleanup at Indiana Site
Oct 26 2022 // Flexsteel Industries Inc. has agreed to a consent decree that requires it to pay $9.8 million for the cleanup of contamination at the Lane Street Ground Water Contamination Superfund Site (Lane Street Site) in Elkhart,...
Academy of Insurance Audiobook Reaches #1 on Amazon!
Oct 24 2022 // San Diego, CA. October 24, 2022 — This week, two books published by the Insurance Journal’s Academy of Insurance reached #1 and #2 on Amazon’s Property Insurance category, respectively. The audiobook version...
Risk Strategies Acquires Relation Education Solutions in California
Oct 17 2022 // Risk Strategies acquired Relation Education Solutions from Relation Insurance Services. The deal adds key capabilities to Risk Strategies’ National Education Practice. A division of California-based Relation...
Identifying the Right Talent for Your Insurtech
Oct 17 2022 // Insurtechs are continuing to disrupt the insurance industry, while pushing traditional insurers to focus on modernization initiatives and how they can best leverage the capabilities of data and analytics. While global...
How Charitable Giving Can Solve the Industry’s Talent Problem
Oct 3 2022 // For years, the insurance industry has battled a looming talent crisis, and the threat of that crisis is becoming more urgent. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than 50% of insurance workers will retire...
Industry Experts Talk Future of Insurance at 2022 ITC Conference
Sep 29 2022 // Our editorial team caught up with attendees at the 2022 InsureTech Connect conference in Las Vegas. Industry experts took the time to discuss what this year’s theme, The Future of Insurance, means to them. They also...
Offshore Wind Farm Worker Hiring and Safety Training Ramp Up
Sep 6 2022 // At a 131-year-old maritime academy along Buzzards Bay in Massachusetts, people who will build the nation’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm are learning the skills to stay safe while working around turbines...
