Insureds Going Green? More Opportunity for You

New training from Insurance Journal's Academy of Insurance. Register today! Having trouble reading this email? View it as a webpage. Not interested anymore? Unsubscribe instantly. Going Green Creates New Opportunities for the Insurance Industry The Green Risks Series Boot Camp is the first of its kind – an educational webinar series about green buildings created by insurance professionals for insurance professionals. As green buildings become mainstream, the challenge is on the insurance industry to be prepared for these genuinely unique risks. In this four part webinar series, key green-building lessons will be delivered in strategic order designed to address property issues insurers should know. Critical to the insurer's early ability to understand the risks for all stakeholders, this is a must-attend event. Click Here to Register What you will learn in this webinar: Part 1 - What is a green building after all? Part 2 - Green Building Rating Programs Part 3 - Green Endorsements Part 4 - Challenges and opportunities waiting for insurers when their clients are going green. Each webinar is 90 minutes long. When you register, you get: Access to the live webinars Video and audio recordings, so you can watch or listen again Question & Answer session with the instructor Audio download of the webcasts Presentation slides download Join us this 4-part webinar series, beginning Wednesday, June 6th. (PLUS, all registrants will receive video and audio recordings of the webinars, so you can listen/watch again at your convenience.) Space is limited! Click Here to Reserve Your Spot! Regularly priced at $479.00, just $397 when you register today! (special pricing expires June 5th) Have questions or need help? Send an email to webcasts@insurancejournal.com or call Barbara at 800-897-9965 x166. Part 1: Wednesday, June 6th Part 2: Wednesday, June 13th Part 3: Wednesday, June 20th Part 4: Wednesday, June 27th Time: 1:30pm ET / 10:30am PT Duration: 90 minutes each webinar Register today for just $397! Click Here to Register Instructor: Trent Massey Green Risks Specialist and Instructor for Vale Training Solutions More Great Training: MAY 31: Understanding and Explaining Ordinance or Law Coverage - This class details the essential coverage provisions found in the two ordinance or law endorsements and demonstrates how this coverage can save your insureds (and you from an E&O perspective) hundreds of thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket expenses. JUNE 7: Waiver of Subrogation, OCP, Liquor, MCS-90 - Do you know enough about these 4 topics? Join us for this one-hour webinar where you'll learn all the necessary information on OCPs, Liquor, MCS90 and Waiver of Subrogation. JUNE 14: State of the Industry - The market has been soft for quite some time, but is it changing? Learn how to measure the excess capital in the industry, what the insurance cycle has to do with this, and much more. JUNE 21: Computer Property Coverages - This course discusses some of the emerging cyber exposures that businesses are facing today. We'll review traditional property and liability contracts and why they do not adequately address cyber exposures. JUNE 28: The Future of the Work Comp Mod - Are you ready for the change the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) is making to the calculation of the experience model? This is the first change in more than 20 years. Send to a Friend | Contact Us | Subscribe | Unsubscribe | Privacy Policy Insurance Journal 3570 Camino del Rio North, Suite 200 San Diego, CA 92108 (800) 897-9965 Copyright © 2012 by Wells Publishing, Inc.

Breaking News: Flood Insurance Program Extended Until July 30

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May 31, 2012 Breaking News Alert Flood Insurance Program Extended Until July 30 Read the full story As expected, the U.S. House of Representatives agreed with a Senate a measure extending the federal flood insurance program for 60 days until July 30. President Obama is expected to sign the legislation into law before the current authorization for the National Flood Insurance Program expires at the end of today, May 31. Read the full story Send to a Friend Subscribe | Unsubscribe | Send to a Friend | Contact Us Insurance Journal 3570 Camino del Rio North, Suite 200 San Diego, CA 92108 (800) 897-9965 Copyright © 2012 by Wells Publishing, Inc.

Why Building Codes are Bad for Your Insured

New training from Insurance Journal's Academy of Insurance. Register today! Having trouble reading this email? View it as a webpage. Not interested anymore? Unsubscribe instantly. Understanding and Explaining Ordinance or Law Coverage After Business Income, Ordinance or Law coverage may be the MOST important property coverage your insured can purchase. This class details the essential coverage provisions found in the two ordinance or law endorsements and demonstrates how this coverage can save your insureds (and you from an E&O perspective) hundreds of thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket expenses. Click Here to Register What you will learn in this webinar: The coverage gaps in all property policies making Ordinance or Law Endorsements necessary Who promulgates and who enforces local building codes What constitutes "major" damage (necessitating the demolition and reconstruction of the entire structure) The details of each of the two available commercial property ordinance or law endorsements How to develop the limits of coverage for each of the coverage parts When you register, you get: Access to the live webinar Video and audio recordings, so you can watch or listen again Question & Answer session with the instructor Audio download of the webcast Presentation slides download Join us this Thursday, May 31st for this one-hour training webinar. (PLUS, all registrants will receive video and audio recordings of the webinar, so you can listen/watch again at your convenience.) Space is limited! Click Here to Reserve Your Spot! Regularly priced at $129.00, just $89 when you register today! (special pricing expires May 30th) Have questions or need help? Send an email to webcasts@insurancejournal.com or call Barbara at 800-897-9965 x166. Date: Thursday, May 31st Time: 1:30pm ET / 10:30am PT Duration: 1 Hour Price: Save $40 until May 30th! Register today for just $89! Click Here to Register Instructor: Chris Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS Director of Education at Insurance Journal's Academy of Insurance More Great Training: JUNE 6: Green Risk for Buildings and Materials (4 Part Series) - As green buildings become mainstream, the challenge is on the insurance industry to be prepared for these genuinely unique risks. JUNE 7: Waiver of Subrogation, OCP, Liquor, MCS-90 - Do you know enough about these 4 topics? Join us for this one-hour webinar where you'll learn all the necessary information on OCPs, Liquor, MCS90 and Waiver of Subrogation. JUNE 14: State of the Industry - The market has been soft for quite some time, but is it changing? Learn how to measure the excess capital in the industry, what the insurance cycle has to do with this, and much more. JUNE 21: Computer Property Coverages - This course discusses some of the emerging cyber exposures that businesses are facing today. We'll review traditional property and liability contracts and why they do not adequately address cyber exposures. Send to a Friend | Contact Us | Subscribe | Unsubscribe | Privacy Policy Insurance Journal 3570 Camino del Rio North, Suite 200 San Diego, CA 92108 (800) 897-9965 Copyright © 2012 by Wells Publishing, Inc.

Learn more about the topic that interests you most

Which of these topics are you most interested in? Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Learn more about the topic that interests you most 1. Leadership: Motivating and Inspiring your Team 2. Understanding and Explaining Ordinance or Law Coverage 3. Green Risk for Buildings and Materials. Insurance Journal Academy of Insurance would love to know what areas your business need more education. Please send me an email with your feedback academy@insurancejournal.com. Thanks for your help! Barbara Dooley Online Training Coordinator www.ijacademy.com  Follow on Twitter | Friend on Facebook | Connect on LinkedIn | Forward to a friend  Copyright © 2012 Wells Publishing, Inc., All rights reserved. Insurance Journal / Academy of Insurance 3570 Camino del Rio N Suite 200 San Diego, CA 92108 Toll Free: (800) 897-9965 Webinar Schedule On-Demand Training Contact Us  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences

Weekly Reader Picks: Monday, May 21, 2012

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May 21, 2012 Top 10 for the Past Week 1. The Dewey Chronicles: Rise and Fall of a Legal Titan May 14, 2012 -- It was a tale of doom foretold in a pie chart. On Jan. 27, Dewey & LeBoeuf's partners were summoned to a meeting on the 22nd floor of the law firm's New York City headquarters to discuss the firm's finances. While ...    2. How Young Insurance Agents Are Changing the Industry May 17, 2012 -- There's a change happening — a big change. And some say young independent insurance agents are the catalyst for that change. They may even be leading a revolution, of sorts, says one young agent leader. Jason D. ...    3. Law Firm Dewey & LeBoeuf Fires 450 People; Laid-Off Worker Files Suit May 11, 2012 -- Dewey & LeBoeuf has terminated about 450 people at its New York office effective today, May 11, according to a lawsuit filed by an employee who complained the law firm failed to give her adequate notice. The employees ...    4. Home Insurance Rates Rose 19% Nationwide in 2011: Report May 16, 2012 -- Homeowners insurance premiums went up 19 percent on average nationwide, according to a report from an online insurance provider. Homeinsurance.com said the typical premium for a new policy in December 2011 was $810 ...    5. AIG Ex-CEO Greenberg Fights Ruling on Reinsurance Fraud Charges May 15, 2012 -- Former American International Group Inc. Chief Executive Maurice "Hank" Greenberg said New York's attorney general should be barred from invoking a 91-year-old state law in a fraud case over two suspect reinsurance ...    6. Report: Workers’ Compensation Premium Grows But Market Results Still ‘Conflicted’ May 14, 2012 -- Workers' compensation premium grew by 7.4 percent in 2011, a positive sign for the state of the line. However, the combined ratio for the workers' comp line remains at an unsustainable level, according to a new report. ...    7. Healthcare Costs for Insured American Family Top $20K in 2012: Milliman May 15, 2012 -- The average cost of healthcare for a typical American family of four in an employer- sponsored health plan in 2012 is $20,728. That is a 6.9 percent increase over the 2011 total but the lowest rate of increase in the 10 ...    8. For Law Firm Dewey & LeBoeuf, the Time May Have Come for Last Rites May 17, 2012 -- For Dewey & LeBoeuf, the time may have come for last rites. It has laid off hundreds of employees, been hit with lawsuits for not paying its bills and continued to shed partners, including on Wednesday the last member ...    9. Jury Awards $24M to Woman Hit by Driver in Texas on Phone May 7, 2012 -- A Corpus Christi jury awarded $24 million to a woman who was hit by a Coca-Cola truck driver who was chatting on her cellphone. The jury decided to give 37-year-old Vanice Chatman-Wilson $10 million in punitive damages ...    10. Naked Unicyclist in Texas Charged with Distracting Drivers May 16, 2012 -- Police say a man arrested in a Southeast Texas city for riding his unicycle in the nude was distracting drivers and creating a hazard. Kemah police Chief Greg Rikard says 45-year-old Joseph Glynn Farley was not ...    Popular Videos Healthcare Evolution Creates New Risks for Industry Executives Employment Trends in Health Care Complicate Liability Issues Subscriber Tools Send this to a friend Subscribe Unsubscribe Submit News Contact Us More Newsletters Choose Newsletters Daily Headlines Weekly Reader Picks Magazine Update Insurance Journal TV Classifieds Breaking News MyNewMarkets Daily Claims Daily Enter Your E-mail

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Should your client's children have their own auto policies?

New training from Insurance Journal's Academy of Insurance. Register today! Having trouble reading this email? View it as a webpage. Not interested anymore? Unsubscribe instantly. Common Problems Writing Homeowners and Auto Policies Should your client's children have their own auto policy? Are your client's children covered under their policies when they're away at school? Are all your toys properly insured? Is that rental car covered? These are just some of the most common problems encountered when writing personal lines policies Auto and Homeowners policies are, by far, the most sold products in the insurance industry. They also happen to generate the most E&O activity. Join us this Wednesday and learn what questions you need to ask your insureds' to ensure you properly write their Homeowners and Auto Policies with NO gaps in coverage. Click Here to Register What you will learn in this webinar: Should kids have their own auto policy? Kids away at college Are all those toys properly insured? Rental car issues When you register, you get: Access to the live webinar Video and audio recordings, so you can watch or listen again Question & Answer session with the instructor Audio download of the webcast Presentation slides download Join us this Wednesday, May 23rd for this one-hour training webinar. (PLUS, all registrants will receive video and audio recordings of the webinar, so you can listen/watch again at your convenience.) Space is limited! Click Here to Reserve Your Spot! Regularly priced at $129.00, just $89 when you register today! (special pricing expires May 22nd) Have questions or need help? Send an email to webcasts@insurancejournal.com or call Barbara at 800-897-9965 x166. Date: Wednesday, May 23rd Time: 1:30pm ET / 10:30am PT Duration: 1 Hour Price: Save $40 until May 22nd! Register today for just $89! Click Here to Register Instructor: Terry Tadlock President of Coastal Plains Insurance, LLC More Great Training: MAY 30: Succession Training- Team Leadership: Motivating and Inspiring your Team - How many people are following you? In order to be a great leader, you have to have people willing to follow you. MAY 31: Understanding and Explaining Ordinance or Law Coverage - This class details the essential coverage provisions found in the two ordinance or law endorsements and demonstrates how this coverage can save your insureds (and you from an E&O perspective) hundreds of thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket expenses. JUNE 6: Green Risk for Buildings and Materials (4 Part Series) - As green buildings become mainstream, the challenge is on the insurance industry to be prepared for these genuinely unique risks. JUNE 7: Waiver of Subrogation, OCP, Liquor, MCS-90 - Do you know enough about these 4 topics? Join us for this one-hour webinar where you'll learn all the necessary information on OCPs, Liquor, MCS90 and Waiver of Subrogation. JUNE 14: State of the Industry - The market has been soft for quite some time, but is it changing? Learn how to measure the excess capital in the industry, what the insurance cycle has to do with this, and much more. Send to a Friend | Contact Us | Subscribe | Unsubscribe | Privacy Policy Insurance Journal 3570 Camino del Rio North, Suite 200 San Diego, CA 92108 (800) 897-9965 Copyright © 2012 by Wells Publishing, Inc.

Business Income Coinsurance: It's Just a Matter of Time

New training from Insurance Journal's Academy of Insurance. Register today! Having trouble reading this email? View it as a webpage. Not interested anymore? Unsubscribe instantly. It's All about the Period of Restoration Coinsurance, in time element coverage, is nothing but a function of time. Calculating coinsurance is easy - once you have calculated the Period of Restoration. It's calculating the period of restoration that's hard. This session details all that must be accomplished during the period of restoration and how that period is longer than you think. Once you know the period of restoration, coinsurance and limit calculation is easy. Click Here to Register When you register, you get: Access to the live webinar Video and audio recordings, so you can watch or listen again Question & Answer session with the instructor Audio download of the webcast Presentation slides download Join us on May 17th for this one-hour training webinar. (PLUS, all registrants will receive video and audio recordings of the webinar, so you can listen/watch again at your convenience.) Space is limited! Click Here to Reserve Your Spot! Regularly priced at $129.00, just $89 when you register today! (special pricing expires May 16th) Have questions or need help? Send an email to webcasts@insurancejournal.com or call Barbara at 800-897-9965 x166. Date: Thursday, May 17 Time: 1:30pm ET / 10:30am PT Duration: 1 Hour Price: Save $40 until May 16th! Register today for just $89! Click Here to Register Instructor: Chris Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS Director of Education at Insurance Journal's Academy of Insurance More Great Training: MAY 16: Fearless Feedback: Getting Comfortable with Uncomfortable Conversations - Giving feedback isn't always easy, especially when it's not received well. MAY 23: Gaps in Home / Auto Coverage - Learn how to properly write Homeowners and Auto Polieis for your clients to ensure that there are no gaps in coverage. MAY 30: Leadership: Motivating and Inspiring your Team - How many people are following you? In order to be a great leader, you have to have people willing to follow you. MAY 31: Understanding and Explaining Ordinance or Law Coverage - This class details the essential coverage provisions found in the two ordinance or law endorsements and demonstrates how this coverage can save your insureds (and you from an E&O perspective) hundreds of thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket expenses. JUNE 6: Green Risk for Buildings and Materials (4 Part Series) - As green buildings become mainstream, the challenge is on the insurance industry to be prepared for these genuinely unique risks. Send to a Friend | Contact Us | Subscribe | Unsubscribe | Privacy Policy Insurance Journal 3570 Camino del Rio North, Suite 200 San Diego, CA 92108 (800) 897-9965 Copyright © 2012 by Wells Publishing, Inc.