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Norfolk Southern Ordered to Clean Polluted Ohio Derailment Site
Feb 22 2023 // The U.S. government on Tuesday ordered rail operator Norfolk Southern Corp. to clean up contaminated soil and water at the site of a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, and to attend all public meetings with local...
California High Schoolers to Learn Insurance Under Mandatory Finance Education Bill
Feb 21 2023 // How many adults not in the insurance industry can explain the risks financial loss and how insurance shares that risk, or identify factors impacting insurance premiums and grasp the relationship between premiums,...
Why a Focus on Development Is Critical to Retaining Talent
Feb 20 2023 // The insurance industry’s talent problems are no longer looming, they are here. While it may take many components to find a potential solution to this problem, one area that should get our immediate focus is employee...
Agency Salary Survey: Employee Pay Spikes As Agency Talent Pool Shrinks
Feb 20 2023 // On the heels of the lowest U.S. unemployment rate in 53 years, insurance agency employees across the nation reported the highest salary and compensation percentage increases in the history of Insurance Journal’s...
When Mother Nature Strikes; Working Together to Mitigate Natural Catastrophe Risk: AM Best Webinar
Feb 20 2023 // Climate change is contributing to increasingly intense natural catastrophes that leave larger and larger losses in their wake. What steps can the insurance industry take to prevent losses, protect clients, and ultimately...
Young Voices Reflect on Industry Talent Crisis
Feb 20 2023 // It’s no mystery: The insurance industry is experiencing a monumental shift. In June 2021, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce issued a report citing U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics numbers forecasting that over the next 15...
More Than 100 Firefighters Battled Huge Industrial Site Fire in North Carolina
Feb 13 2023 // More than a dozen fire departments responded to a massive fire early Saturday at an industrial site in Wayne County, North Carolina. County officials say the blaze, with flames as high as a three-story building at one...
‘Citizens’ Web Site Not Affiliated with Florida Insurer, Takes Users to Auto Quote Site
Feb 8 2023 // Investigators with Citizens Property Insurance Corp. are looking into a website that looks a lot like Florida’s largest property insurance carrier but may actually be fraudulent. “These sites typically ask for...
Talent Considerations for a Successful 2023
Feb 6 2023 // The insurance industry continues to settle into new working environments, grapple with the effects of “the Great Resignation” and prepare for a potential recession. While 2022 brought continued...
Locals Unhappy Over State Settlement With Superfund Site Owner BASF
Jan 30 2023 // TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — In hindsight, it’s clear that something was very wrong in this suburban town at the Jersey Shore, where many people worked at or lived near a chemical company that was flushing toxic waste...
Kentucky Officials Secure 2nd High-Ground Site for Flood Victim Relocation
Jan 26 2023 // State officials have secured another eastern Kentucky site with higher ground to build new homes for flooding victims. The 50-acre site is just a few miles from downtown Hazard, and the first-phase plan includes 150 new...
Protestor Killed After Shooting Trooper at Georgia Police Training Center Named
Jan 24 2023 // Investigators on Thursday released the identity of the person who was shot and killed by law enforcement officers who were trying to clear protesters camping at the site of a planned Atlanta-area public safety training...
Las Vegas Solar Site Arson Was Clean Energy Message, Man Says
Jan 13 2023 // A Colorado dentist accused of setting a fire that damaged a transformer at a solar power array outside Las Vegas last week told investigators he wanted to send a message supporting clean energy and denied his intention was...
Planning to Grow? Invest in These Three Areas to Compete for Talent
Jan 12 2023 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. The insurance industry, known for being stable even during times of instability, is once again set to add jobs and grow in the next year. According to The Jacobson...
People Moves: Risk Strategies Names Lamond Commercial Leader; Fred C. Church Welcomes Daley to Education Team
Jan 6 2023 // Risk Strategies Names Lamond as Commercial Lines Leader, New England Region Boston-based Risk Strategies has appointed Doran Lamond as commercial lines leader for the New England region. In this new role, Lamond will be...
3 Dead, 2 Hurt in Scaffold Collapse at North Carolina Construction Site
Jan 4 2023 // Three construction workers were killed and two others were hurt on Monday when scaffolding collapsed in an industrial accident at a job site in Charlotte, North Carolina, authorities said. The scaffolding collapsed just...
OSHA Penalties Upheld Against Vermont Cable Firm Over Death at New York Site
Dec 29 2022 // An administrative law judge has affirmed Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) citations and $24,290 in penalties issued to Eustis Cable Enterprises Ltd., a Brookfield, Vermont, telecommunications...
Talent Gap, Access to Healthcare for Transgender Patients, and Hurricane Ian Recovery
Dec 28 2022 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. State by state variations of laws, compliance protocols, industry transparency, and general regulatory cultures can lend one the impression that keeping up with...
To Compete for IT Talent, Industry Must Embrace the Cloud
Dec 20 2022 // To compete for top IT talent, the insurance sector will need to evolve. Jay Rabinowitz, vice president of financial services and insurance at Workday, predicts that IT and data scientists at insurance companies will be...
Massachusetts Adds Cannabis Risks Curriculum to Driver Education Program
Dec 19 2022 // Beginning next month, Massachusetts will adopt a curriculum designed to educate teens on the risks of driving while under the influence of cannabis. Under the program, as of Jan. 1, Massachusetts will become the first...
