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Alphabet Settles Suit Over Executives’ Exit Pay, Coverups Linked to Sexual Misconduct
Sep 28 2020 // Alphabet Inc. on Friday settled a shareholder lawsuit that accused the Google parent of covering up lavish exit packages to executives found responsible for sexual misconduct, saying it would overhaul workplace policies...
Businesses Face Fewer Cyber Events, But the Attacks Are More Costly
Sep 24 2020 // The stakes are higher than ever for businesses when it comes to cyber risk, especially with the added complexity of COVID-19 thrown into the mix. Yet, even before the global pandemic struck, companies had been taking more...
International Conference to Examine Abusive Behavior in Gymnastics
Sep 22 2020 // The international gymnastics federation will hold a conference next month to discuss misconduct and abuse in elite programs and develop new rules of conduct, the body said Friday. Gymnasts from countries including Britain,...
Time to Rethink Your Account Manager Recruiting Strategies
Sep 21 2020 // Year after year I have found that insurance agencies spend 60% of their recruiting activity on account management hires. This far overshadows the combined time spent hiring producers, managers and executives. With such a...
InsureTech Connect Delays Virtual Conference Until October for Networking Signups
Sep 18 2020 // Four days before it was scheduled to go live, organizers of the popular annual insurance and technology conference, InsureTech Connect, announced they are postponing the now virtual 2020 conference by one month, ITC will...
Crew on Boat Where Fire Killed 34 in California Had No Emergency Training
Sep 18 2020 // Crew members on a dive boat say they were never instructed on emergency procedures before a predawn fire swept through the vessel as it was anchored off the Southern California coast, killing 34 people as they slept below...
Businesses Need to Rethink Cyber Risks for Work-from-Home Employees
Sep 17 2020 // When worldwide lockdowns were imposed almost overnight in March, most employees thought they were leaving their desks behind for just a few weeks. Very few employers and employees would have predicted that six months later...
Hurricane Laura Hit Louisiana Oil Storage Site; No Shortages Expected
Sep 11 2020 // Hurricane Laura caused significant damage at a site holding about 30% of the nation’s store of emergency crude oil, but three other sites still have plenty of petroleum, U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette said on...
Board Appoints William J. Hold President and CEO of The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research
Sep 10 2020 // September 10, 2020, Austin, TX— The CIC, CISR, and Academy Board of Directors appointed William J. Hold as President and CEO of The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research at the bi-annual board meeting...
Recession Provides Fuel for Agency Start-ups
Sep 7 2020 // Starting an independent insurance agency, or any business, is a risky proposition. You’re moving from a secure position with a regular income and foreseeable future to a place where uncertainty is the new normal....
How One Hospital Addresses Sexual Harassment Claims and Culture
Sep 3 2020 // Sexual harassment is not a new or rare phenomenon in the workplace, but since the #MeToo movement began in late 2017, more victims have come forward to report allegations of harassment at work, including at health care...
Two Killed in Construction Accident at Amazon Site in Virginia
Sep 1 2020 // Two construction workers have died after an accident at the future site of an Amazon fulfillment center in Virginia. Suffolk city officials say the accident occurred Saturday afternoon at Northgate Commerce Parkway. News...
Taiwan Claims Alibaba-Linked Site Is Cyber Security Risk
Aug 25 2020 // Taiwan declared an e-commerce platform linked to China’s Alibaba Group a potential security risk and has told its operator to register as a company from the rival mainland or dispose of its ownership stake. The order...
Lockton Hires Conway as Chief People Officer
Aug 24 2020 // Kansas City, Mo.-based insurance broker Lockton has added Kelly Conway as chief people officer. In this position, Conway will lead Lockton’s people strategy, focusing on continuing to attract, develop, and retain...
The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research Releases Insuring Healthcare Providers Course
Aug 24 2020 // This course is part of the PROFocus Series and is open to all risk and insurance professionals. Austin, TX, August 21, 2020 – The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research released a new 16-hour online...
101 Sales, Marketing & Agency Management Ideas
Aug 24 2020 // 1. Offset Negativity. What can you show your clients that you are doing to help them during the pandemic? Everyone is tired of hearing how all their business income (BI) claims are denied. What are you doing to offset all...
Michigan Governor Assessing Risk of Reopening Long-Closed Businesses
Aug 20 2020 // Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said that her administration is assessing the risk of reopening Michigan businesses that have been closed for five months under her orders to curb the spread of the coronavirus, saying she will have...
Chinese Crowdfunding, Insurance Site Waterdrop Raises $230 Million, Plans U.S. IPO
Aug 20 2020 // Chinese online insurance technology platform Waterdrop Inc. has raised $230 million in a new funding round led by reinsurer Swiss Re and Chinese internet giant Tencent Holdings, it said on Thursday. Waterdrop’s...
Palmieri Named Chief People Officer at Ohio’s Westfield Insurance
Aug 18 2020 // Westfield Center, Ohio-based property/casualty insurance company, Westfield, has added Jennifer Palmieri as chief people officer. With more than 20 years of extensive human resources leadership experience, Palmieri is...
University Insured Chinese Student Tuition Revenue Against Virus. Then COVID-19 Hit.
Aug 17 2020 // After becoming dean of the University of Illinois business school in 2015, Jeffrey Brown worried that politics or a virus would choke off a major source of revenue for his school: Chinese graduate students. So, in 2017,...
