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26 08, 2015

(First 100 Days) Video Testimonials at PLUS U

By rthompsonplus|2015-08-26T12:31:58-05:00August 26, 2015|PLUS Executive Director|1 Comment

Recently PLUS held its annual PLUS University in Chicago. This event continues to grow in popularity. This year was the largest attendance yet. In fact, the event sold out. In conjunction with the event this year we encouraged participants to take just a few moments and answer a few questions about the event on video. The response was tremendous. A drawing was held for all those that participated in the video testimonials. The winner of the drawing was Audisha Jordan. Audisha is an underwriting technician with CNA in Chicago. She has been with CNA for eight years. She enrolled in PLUS U because she [...]

(First 100 Days) 2501 – What Does that Number Mean?

By rthompsonplus|2015-08-26T10:45:07-05:00August 25, 2015|PLUS Executive Director|0 Comments

2,501 - What is significant about this number? It's not the year that we will finally have flying cars. It's not the number people per square block in New York or total square miles of Luxembourg. And, its only slightly more than the variety of potato chips on the shelves at your local grocery store. No, this number is the total number RPLU's. That is 2,501 Registered Professional Liability Underwriters. That is 2,501 people who have studied diligently, passed rigorous exams, and at least a portion of their career in the professional liability industry. These 2,501 professionals have shown a commitment to better [...]

(First 100 Days) – Cyber Concerns Grow

By rthompsonplus|2015-08-23T10:15:53-05:00August 24, 2015|PLUS Executive Director|0 Comments

On September 17, 2015, PLUS will be holding its annual Cyber Symposium at the Sheraton Hotel and Towers in Downtown Chicago. The need for cyber liability coverage continues to grow as do the concerns of businesses. If you're in the cyber liability insurance business this is a must-attend event. Growing business concerns about cyber liability are evident from a January 2015 Ponemon Institute Research Report "2014: A Year of Mega Breaches". This report surveyed 735 IT and IT security professionals about the impact of the breaches on their IT budgets and compliance practices. According to the Report - Management concern about breaches increased from [...]