Latest Training Development Headlines
All the headlines from our Training Development Topic Page, ordered by recency.
It’s About the Money
Nov 6 2000 // Rev. Jesse Jackson issued a challenge to the agents present at the Independent Insurance Agents of America’s annual meeting last week: Take off the blinders and see that a multicultural clientele is economically...
iwix.net Signs AIG Worldsource; Product Recall Products Added to Site
Oct 30 2000 // iwix.net, an Internet specialty insurance marketplace, has signed AIG Worldsource to provide new products on the iwix.net site. AIG Worldsource, located in New York, will provide product recall coverages, which will...
IIAA Honors 2000 National Awards Program
Oct 30 2000 // Top honors in the Independent Insurance Agents of America’s 2000 National Awards Program were presented today to the Independent Insurance Agents of New Mexico, the Independent Insurance Agents of Oklahoma, and the...
Today’s AGING Workforce is Ripe with Potential for Age Discrimination Claims
Oct 30 2000 // The 1990s were a time of turbulence for businesses as employers faced corporate restructuring, seasonal layoffs and reductions in force (RIF). The changing workplace relationships brought about both an increase in age...
PLUS Continues Focus on Education as International Conference Approaches
Oct 30 2000 // The Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS) will hold its 13th Annual International Conference in San Antonio this year, with a renewed commitment to education, according to PLUS President Stephen Gerstman. As...
Restraining the Departed’
Oct 23 2000 // When Agents Divorce Their Insurance Company Insurance companies and insurance brokerage houses (employers) use a variety of devices to try to prevent departing agents from competing against them. Sometimes smaller agencies...
Survey Reveals Insurers Top Fraud Concerns
Oct 20 2000 // According to a recent survey compiled by the National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII), medical fraud rings, staged auto accidents, arson, and workers’ comp scams top the list of fraud concerns for the...
New Northeast Alliance Changes New England Insurance Education
Oct 13 2000 // A collaboration between The National Alliance for Insurance Education and Research and the Massachusetts Association of Insurance Agents has resulted in a new insurance education partnership in New England called The...
Access General To Hold DirecNET Training Seminars in Southern California
Oct 12 2000 // Access General recently announced it will be holding training sessions in Southern California for its DirecNET program. The seminars will take place during the week of Nov. 6. Invitations will be sent to its “Premier...
Policy Master to Hold ‘Convergence and Beyond’ Conference in Denver
Sep 26 2000 // Celebrating its first anniversary, new U.S. insurance technology player Policy Master Inc. will hold its Annual Users’ Conference in Denver, Colo., from Oct. 15-17, 2000. The event’s...
MarketScout Adds Markel Units to E-Commerce Site
Sep 19 2000 // MarketScout is a subsidiary of Insurance Data Systems (IDS), a Dallas-based insurance e-commerce holding company. MarketScout selects just one “Best of Class” insurance company for each of its 370 industry...
Alliance Conference Report: Joseph, Pouliot Deem Industry Secure
Sep 18 2000 // Speakers at the recent American Agents Alliance Conference & Expo 2000 in San Diego had a similar message of hope and of change for the independent insurance agency system. Alliance President Herb Jones, who welcomed...
The American College, LUTC to Combine
Sep 8 2000 // The American College and LUTC, Inc. have approved a plan that will combine both organizations into a educational organization serving the financial services industry, the institutions announced at a press conference in New...
WebCE, BenefitMall.com Team to Create New Online Continuing Education Resource
Sep 7 2000 // Through the alliance, BenefitMall’s network of 10,000 independent insurance brokers and their staffs can meet continuing education objectives by accessing WebCE 24 hours a day through BenefitMall’s online...
Alliance Conference Report: Joseph, Pouliot Deem Industry Secure
Sep 6 2000 // Speakers at the recent American Agents Alliance Conference & Expo 2000 in San Diego had a similar message of hope and of change for the independent insurance agency system. Alliance President Herb Jones, who welcomed...
Site Seeing: Becoming Resourceful with Your E-mail
Sep 4 2000 // If you remember, I mentioned in my last column that I’ve been looking for a new minivan for the Chivvis brood. Well, I am still looking, talking and haggling. But on a positive note, I think I’ve narrowed it...
Tennessee Agent Spoofs Online CE Companies With LearnNothing.com
Aug 25 2000 // “LearnNothing.com, CEScam.com, and CECertificateMill.com Create Partnership For Online Continuing Education Courses to Insurance Industry.” That was the bogus headline that made its way across the country...
Gentlemen’s Clubs Can Be a Better Risk than the Local Watering-Hole
Aug 21 2000 // “I’ve had carriers walk away from a lot of the adult stuff…even though it was a good class of business, they just didn’t want to be associated with it.” As patrons continue to spend their...
agentLIFE.com Launches B-2-B Site
Aug 9 2000 // agentLIFE.com launched its website Monday, hosting a virtual insurance firm including tools and services to connect life insurance professionals to every aspect of the industry. “agentLIFE was designed with life...
Hartford School of Insurance Trains Personal Lines
Aug 7 2000 // Responding to a shortage of seasoned personal lines producers in insurance agencies, The Hartford School of Insurance is offering a development program for new agency personal lines producers. The first class starts in...
