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1 month ago | 
leadersedge.com | David Tobenkin |Zach West
If you need a homeowners or auto insurance policy in the United States, he’s your bot. Gainfully employed at Boca Raton, Florida-based e-brokerage Nsure, Friendly John will ask questions, compare more than 50 carriers’ policies, and suggest the best one for the client’s needs. He’s almost, but not quite, full service: a human agent must bind the policy.
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Oct 28, 2024 | 
ccdaily.com | David Tobenkin
On September 25, a Chinese intercontinental ballistic missile passed high over the small South Pacific island and U.S. territory of Guam in a People’s Liberation Army test, triggering agitation on the island as to whether U.S. military detection and anti-missile defenses are adequate there as the island re-emerges as a major U.S. military and logistics hub.
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Oct 1, 2024 | 
leadersedge.com | David Tobenkin |Sandy Laycox
fast focus The U.S. Surgeon General’s Office this year declared firearm violence a public health crisis in the United States. The 48,000 deaths in gun-related incidents in 2022 was 16,000 deaths above 2010. Beyond indemnification, insurers’ active assailant and mass shooter coverage often incorporates strong prevention components, such as training for policyholders, crisis response including collaboration with law enforcement, and social media monitoring.
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Sep 23, 2024 | 
ccdaily.com | David Tobenkin
As the push to extend Pell Grant eligibility to include quality short-term education training programs continues, some community college leaders say Exhibit A for federal legislators considering Workforce Pell legislation should be how much state community college systems have already accomplished with existing but limited state-funded, short-term vocational programs and related scholarship programs.
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Sep 12, 2024 | 
agb.org | David Tobenkin |Melanie Darrow
What Are Apprenticeships? Apprenticeships are one of several types of intensive work-based learning, along with internships, co-ops, on-the-job training, and transitional jobs, says Charlotte Cahill, associate vice president of Jobs for the Future (JFF), a workforce education policy nonprofit organization.
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Jul 15, 2024 | 
leadersedge.com | David Tobenkin |Zach West
While commercial cyber insurance is already a growing, multibillion-dollar business, insurers are increasingly offering cyber coverage aimed directly at individuals and their families, most often as homeowners policy endorsements. Some businesses have also begun providing it as an employee benefit.
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May 26, 2024 | 
leadersedge.com | David Tobenkin |Zach West
The plans, known as pooled employer plans (PEPs) are authorized under the federal Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019. They reduce employers’ administrative burden, costs, and potential regulatory liability by amortizing costs over a larger number of employees; by handing off time-consuming plan management design, administration, and compliance duties to third-party specialists; and by offloading a host of associated fiduciary and regulatory risks.
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May 14, 2024 | 
agb.org | David Tobenkin |Melanie Darrow
TakeawaysHigher education institutions must embrace a posture toward AI that makes sense for them given their goals and resources, but they should consider stretching to do more. At a minimum, there are AI risks that must be addressed immediately. AI models can help higher ed institutions perform assessments of their AI readiness. Presentations to boards on AI are urgently needed and should be carefully curated. Strategic partnerships can help boards implement AI initiatives more quickly.
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May 8, 2024 | 
ccdaily.com | David Tobenkin
The U.S. Education Department’s (ED) delayed and glitch-plagued rollout of a new FAFSA form and process is having severe repercussions for four-year institutions, but some community college leaders say they, too, are facing significant FAFSA-related financial aid application, processing and student aid award delays that could adversely affect enrollment at their institutions for this summer and the fall.
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Mar 12, 2024 | 
agb.org | David Tobenkin |Melanie Darrow
Since 2021, the Gardner Institute, AGB, the Kentucky CPE, and the boards and key administrators of eight Kentucky institutions have been engaged in a Governing Board Equity in Student Success Project, with funding from Ascendium Education Group. The grant funds an academy for professional development and learning experiences for board members, chief executives, and leadership team members in a single state, as a demonstration project.
