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The Institutes Introduces New Tool to Address Industry Knowledge Gaps

The Institutes, an insurance education provider for the risk management and property/casualty industry, have developed a new training solution to help organizations make the most of their training time and budget. As the only professional development tool proven to save …

Tips on Education for Adjusters Going into Management

As claims personnel move into management roles, it’s important for them to understand the organizational structure of their employer as well as understand and align with the company’s mission, according to Marty Frappolli, senior director of Knowledge Resources for The …

Survey Finds Leadership Tops Factors Ensuring Ethical Behavior

Insurance professionals believe that having organization leadership demonstrate support for ethics is the most effective way to improve ethical behavior in their industry, according to a new survey by The Institutes and CPCU Society. The organizations polled members of The …

Tips on Understanding Cyber Risk Losses

Cyber risk can be technically hard to understand, according Marty Frappolli, senior director of Knowledge Resources for The Institutes. The damage to consumer data, complicated analysis on specific technologies involved in data breaches, and keeping up with court case rulings …

Risk and Insurance Experts Predict Thanksgiving NFL Winners, Losers

Ah, Thanksgiving. A time for family, good meals and joy – unless your team epically fails on national television, stirring your gut into an acidic cauldron of turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce and mounting indigestion. It can be a risk to …

The Institutes Offers Property Technical Certification on Interior Loss Adjusting

The Institutes have now released their final Property Technical Certification (PTC): Property Technical Certification III—Interior Loss Adjusting (PTC III). In addition to PTC III, certifications in PTC I—Core Property Adjusting Principals and PTC II—Exterior Loss Adjusting are also available, allowing …

Griffith Insurance Education Foundation Moves to Pennsylvania

The Griffith Insurance Education Foundation announced that, as of April 15, 2014, its office will officially relocate from Columbus, Ohio, to Malvern, Pa. In 2012, The Griffith Foundation affiliated with The Institutes, an insurance education provider based in Malvern. By …

The Institutes Partner with University of Wisconsin for Leadership Development

The Institutes have partnered with the Wisconsin School of Business at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to offer a Leadership Development program designed for managers and supervisors in the property/casualty insurance industry. This five-day interactive seminar will be held May 18 …

The Institutes Business Unit Launches New Website and CE Tracking Tool

CEU.com, a business unit of The Institutes, has launched a new website and continuing education (CE) tracking tool. CE Navigator is a CE dashboard that enables insurance professionals to increase productivity, save time, identify and complete compliance training requirements and …

The Institutes Offer Property Technical Certification Program

The Property Technical Certification (PTC) program is now available through The Institutes’ online learning platform. The Institutes acquired the PTC program from Crawford & Company in March 2013. This program provides a performance-based industry standard for claim adjusters to demonstrate …