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Three Generations of Doing the Right Thing
Nov 16 2020 // Words like “fair,” “ethical, and “accommodating,” may not top a list of words you’d think would energize workers, but there was no shortage of enthusiasm found in comments from employees...
Young E&S Professionals Face Toughest Market They Have Ever Seen
Nov 16 2020 // Wholesaler brokers of all ages are facing hard market conditions with rising insurance rates, tighter underwriting and fewer carriers willing to write some tough classes. They, like everyone, are also experiencing fewer...
GRS Appoints Keenan to Head Learning, Marketing Operations
Nov 13 2020 // Global Risk Solutions, Inc., a provider of claims adjusting and environmental risk management services based in Miami, has added Colm Keenan as executive vice president and chief of Learning & Marketing. Keenan will be...
Aon Invests $30 Million to Create 10,000 Apprenticeships Nationwide by 2030
Nov 12 2020 // Global insurance broker Aon said it is expanding its corporate apprenticeship program with an investment of $30 million over the next five years. With this expansion, Aon hopes to develop a nationwide network of employers...
Nonprofits The Institutes, Insurance Information Institute to Affiliate Nov. 16
Nov 12 2020 // The insurance education and research nonprofit The Institutes said it will finalize its affiliation with its fellow nonprofit Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I) on November 16, 2020. According to the announcement,...
Wright Specialty Insurance Introduces New Education Insurance Offering with Munich Re
Nov 12 2020 // November 12, 2020 – Garden City, NY – Wright Specialty Insurance, which provides a comprehensive suite of property and casualty insurance coverage and services for educational institutions nationwide, has expanded...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Canada’s Optimum Talent Inc.
Nov 6 2020 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Montreal, Quebec-based Optimum Talent Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1981, Optimum Talent is one of Canada’s largest...
Houston’s HIIG Expands D&O Coverage for Public Companies; Adds Top Talent
Nov 3 2020 // Houston International Insurance Group Ltd. (HIIG) is expanding its management liability coverage offerings to include an excess public D&O (directors and officers) product. As part of this expansion, Peter Bujosa has...
Pilot Unions, Families of Crash Victims Seek Revisions to Training for Boeing 737 Max
Nov 3 2020 // Pilot unions and families of those killed in a crash of Boeing Co.’s 737 Max are asking for revisions to proposed new training for the grounded jetliner. The Federal Aviation Administration’s proposed new...
Wisconsin City’s Failure to Report Contamination Site Deemed an ‘Oversight’
Oct 28 2020 // A 2015 report identified hazardous substances on the site of the Sheboygan Municipal Armory near Lake Michigan, but contamination was only recently reported to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources at the request...
CRC Group Funds National Alliance High School Program at Duncanville ISD
Oct 26 2020 // Austin, TX, October 26, 2020 – The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research announces the launch of the CISR High School Program at Duncanville ISD in Texas. Over one hundred 11th and 12th grade...
Second Search of Virginia Blast Site Finds No More Victims
Oct 20 2020 // Fire officials have completed another search of the site of a weekend explosion and fire in Harrisonburg, Va., and determined there are no additional victims, the city announced Sunday night. An explosion rocked a strip...
Pandemic Amplified Security Gaps for Public Sector Cyber Officials
Oct 19 2020 // While the pandemic has highlighted the resilience of public sector cyber officials, it has also called attention to chronic challenges facing state information technology organizations including securing adequate budgets...
Successful Recruiting Requires a Different Story
Oct 19 2020 // The industry has long warned of the growing agent shortage and has prescribed more aggressive promotion of career opportunities especially in technology to attract the next generation. As the shortages grow more acute,...
How Many Screwdrivers Do You Need?
Oct 19 2020 // If you do not do much home or auto maintenance or build furniture, or in general, you just don’t do much with hand tools for any reason, then you probably only need two screwdrivers — a Phillips #2 and a...
Fire Departments Need Training in Electric Vehicle Fires
Oct 13 2020 // Half of U.S. fire departments have no protocols in place to fight fires that break out in the growing number of battery-powered vehicles on the road, according to accident investigators. Only a quarter of fire departments...
Extended Stay Site Near Atlanta Accused of Illegally Evicting Residents in Lawsuit
Oct 13 2020 // The owners of an Atlanta area housing site are illegally throwing out residents struggling to make ends meet amid the coronavirus pandemic and have failed to address roaches, bed bugs and other problems in those living...
North Carolina Sets Oct. 31 Continuing Education Deadline After COVID Delay
Oct 7 2020 // All licensed insurance producers and adjusters operating in North Carolina with a continuing education compliance period that ended in February, March, April, May and June 2020 must complete the state mandated CE...
America’s Best Agencies To Work For
Oct 5 2020 // The votes are in for the 2020 Best Independent Insurance Agencies to Work For. While 2020 has been an unusual year for agency employees – many of whom have worked remotely for months – the pressures that have...
Fire at Collapsed Hard Rock Hotel Site in Louisiana
Sep 30 2020 // A fire broke out Monday amid the wreckage of the Hard Rock Hotel construction project that partially collapsed last year in New Orleans. Thick black smoke was visible in the area of the construction site at the edge of the...
