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Young Agents Survey: What Young Agents Want
Apr 15 2019 // Young agents don’t always feel supported by their elder peers. They say training is sometimes lacking for newbies in the agency world. They don’t see enough diversity in leadership. And they continue to say...
Higginbotham University Strives to Be ‘Best in Texas and Beyond’
Apr 15 2019 // Mike Bateman, managing director, Sales, for Dallas-based Higginbotham has invested a lot of time and money into making the firm’s “Higg University” a reality. Launched in 2016, the University is the...
The 8 Deadly Mistakes Killing Growth in Your Agency
Apr 15 2019 // The difference between where your agency is today and where it’ll be in five years is directly related to your ability to develop your sales team. If you can create a sales culture that helps your producers improve...
Embracing the Multi-Generational Workforce
Apr 15 2019 // As Generation Z enters the workforce, five generations are working side-by-side for the first time in history. Insurance organizations face the challenge of motivating and engaging individuals that span from Gen Z (born...
New Atlanta-Based Multicultural Women’s Network to Tackle Industry Leadership Gap
Apr 15 2019 // After 25 years in the insurance business both as an agent and consultant, Mernice Oliver has heard a consistent theme from the women she has worked with and coached: there are no leadership initiatives or groups focused on...
Part of Asbestos Cleanup Site in Montana Removed from Superfund List
Apr 12 2019 // U.S. officials have removed part of a Montana asbestos cleanup site from its Superfund list in the latest sign that the 17-year cleanup is ending, though the asbestos-related health problems for thousands of people...
Beck Launches ‘Open Checkbook’ Site to Show Georgia Insurance Dept. Spending
Apr 3 2019 // The Georgia Department of Insurance has unveiled a new program called Open Checkbook on its website that details how the agency spends its funds. According to a statement from Georgia Insurance Commissioner Jim Beck, Open...
New Atlanta-Based Multicultural Women’s Network to Tackle Industry Leadership Gap
Apr 3 2019 // After 25 years in the insurance business both as an agent and consultant, Mernice Oliver has heard a consistent theme from the women she has worked with and coached: there are no leadership initiatives or groups focused on...
Insurance Industry Facing Competitive Labor Market
Apr 1 2019 // Like other industries today, the property/casualty insurance industry is facing a highly competitive job market as it strives to fill positions needed to grow. The unemployment rate for the insurance industry is 1.7...
Agencies Looking for New Talent Have Their Work Cut Out for Them
Apr 1 2019 // Newsflash to insurance agency owners seeking to onboard new employees: Expect to have to pay more, offer more and train more. Those trying to hire probably know that already. “What we’re seeing in particular in...
Resolving Insurance Coverage and Claims Disputes
Apr 1 2019 // Avoiding Claim Disputes Through Prevention In last month’s column, I enumerated seven factors that enable one to avoid or prevent claim disputes: (1) Having a good historical perspective of the industry; (2)...
Relationship Between Boeing, FAA Safety Regulators Under Scrutiny
Mar 25 2019 // Soon after Lion Air Flight 610 plummeted into the Java Sea last October, killing all 189 people aboard, Boeing Co. began to point gingerly toward mistakes the airline may have made. A preliminary report by Indonesian...
Only Few Who Need Them Get Medicines for Opioid Addiction, Says Medical Group
Mar 22 2019 // Medicines proven to treat opioid addiction remain vastly underused in the U.S., the nation’s top medical advisers said Wednesday. Only a fraction of the estimated 2 million people addicted to opioids are getting the...
Benzene Levels Rise near Petrochemical Fire Site; Residents Told to Shelter-in-Place
Mar 21 2019 // Tens of thousands of people east of Houston are being told to stay indoors after benzene and other volatile organic compounds were found in the air within the city limits of Deer Park, one day after a fire that broke out...
Thinking Past the Obvious: Former CEO of XL Group McGavick Looks Back
Mar 21 2019 // The former chief executive officer of XL Group, Mike McGavick, admits that frequently during his career he has taken on leadership roles that some of his contemporaries considered too hot to handle—such as the...
Why Drivers, Like Pilots, Should Be Trained to Use Autonomous Features
Mar 20 2019 // Should drivers using vehicles with autonomous features be trained on those features before they get behind the wheel? A new paper, “What Do We Tell the Drivers? Toward Minimum Driver Training Standards for Partially...
Brexit Makes It Harder for Fintech, Financial Services Firms to Recruit Top Talent: Report
Mar 19 2019 // Leaving the European Union is making it harder for fintech firms in Britain to recruit top talent, a report said on Tuesday, threatening to slam the brakes on a 7 billion pound ($9 billion)growth sector just as EU states...
United Educators Enhances Insurance Coverage for Public K-12 Schools
Mar 18 2019 // Bethesda, MD, March 18, 2019—United Educators (UE), a reciprocal risk retention group that insures education, on May 1 will launch enhancements to its liability insurance coverage for public K-12 schools to continue its...
National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC)
Mar 18 2019 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) earlier this year named 34 representatives for 2019 under its Consumer Liaison Program that promotes consumer interaction with state insurance regulators at...
Consumer Advocacy in an Age of Consumer, Insurer Options
Mar 18 2019 // Today’s Insurance Consumer Advocates Are Tackling Some New and Old Issues Years ago, insurance consumer advocates in the states were most often focused on getting consumers access to insurance at fair prices. They...
