The Economical gets kudos for training initiatives

Training Magazine has ranked The Economical Insurance Group second on its ‘Training Top 125′ for 2011.
The Training Top 125 is an annual ranking that honours organizations that offer “outstanding employer-sponsored workforce training and development,” an Economical release says.
This is the second consecutive year that The Economical was named to the Training Top 125. In 2010, it was ranked 19th.
Training Magazine recognized The Economical for the following initiatives:
•strategic investment in leadership development, including a management program that redefines the purpose of performance management and sets new standards for leading people;
•a women’s leadership development program and leadership network;
•the delivery of a technical training solution to introduce new accident benefits claims regulations prior to the release of the legislative changes; and
•the creation of The Economical’s online book club and launch of a leadership knowledge centre portal to meet the self-study needs of the company’s 400-plus leaders.