Education & Training

Burnout rates are an increasing crisis that the insurance industry must examine closely, according to recent findings from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Allmerica Financial Corporation, a holding company for insurance companies, has changed its name to the Hanover Insurance Group.

GE Insurance Solutions, a provider of commercial insurance, reinsurance, and risk management services, has promoted Mike Furlong to lead its Lawyers Professional Liability unit.

The Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter Society has elected its new officers for 2005-06.

Change is universal, impossible to avoid, and usually quite necessary. While most change is good, however, some change is irresponsible and does harm.

The knock on claims is that it is a black hole that absorbs money, a cost center that sends dollars out but never generates any.

If a risk manager does a great job and nobody knows about it, does it do any good?

Key issues of interest to the property and casualty insurance industry were explored in depth in 50 different seminars during the four-day Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters Annual Meeting held in Atlanta Oct. 22-25.