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North Dakota State University Sues Over Denied Minard Hall Claim
Aug 22 2011 // A state insurance fund has rejected a claim filed by North Dakota State University for the collapse of Minard Hall. The State Fire and Tornado Fund letter of denial obtained by The Forum newspaper says the incident was...
Teachers in Iowa School District Get Pay Cut
Aug 9 2011 // Teachers in the Charles City School District in Iowa will get a pay cut under their new contract. Superintendent Andy Pattee told the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier that teacher salaries will be about $221 less this year and...
University of Iowa Tests Flood Wall for Art Building
Aug 8 2011 // University of Iowa officials say they’re pleased with how a temporary flood wall held up during a test. The flood wall was erected outside of Art Building West on the Iowa City campus. The building was heavily...
Virginia University Settles Student Lawsuit Over Rape
Aug 5 2011 // A lawsuit filed against the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia by a former student who was raped on campus has been settled. Assistant Attorney General John Gilbody told the state Division of Risk...
Montana Supreme Court Rules in Aluminum Baseball Bat Case
Aug 1 2011 // The Montana Supreme Court has awarded $850,000 to the family of a 18-year-old pitcher who was killed by a baseball hit off an aluminum bat. The aluminum baseball bat was not designed defectively, but the manufacturer...
Study: U.S. Metro Areas Most Able to Withstand a Disaster
Aug 1 2011 // Which U.S. metro region is most likely to come out of the next economic recession, natural disaster or other regional “shock” relatively unscathed? According to University at Buffalo researchers, Washington,...
Recipients Named for Louisiana’s 2011 Stephen W. Cavanaugh Scholarship
Jul 27 2011 // Two students interested in insurance-related studies have been selected for industry-backed scholarships in Louisiana. Ian Williams of Jennings, La., and Lynden Lyles of Monroe, La., have been named as recipients of the...
Which U.S. Metro Areas Are Most Able to Withstand a Disaster?
Jul 15 2011 // Which U.S. metro region is most likely to come out of the next economic recession, natural disaster or other regional “shock” relatively unscathed? According to new research at the University at Buffalo,...
Fire at University of North Dakota Arena Causes $1.5M Damage
Jul 6 2011 // Authorities in Grand Forks say a small fire at the University of North Dakota’s Ralph Engelstad Arena was quickly extinguished but caused about $1.5 million in damage. UND police noticed burning material in the upper...
Michigan’s Hastings Mutual Insurance Continues Partnership with Olivet College
Jun 21 2011 // Michigan-based Hastings Mutual Insurance Co. committed $100,000 over four years towards an endowed scholarship fund for Olivet College insurance students. To date, $75,000 has been contributed to the fund with the...
54 Students Win Insurance Industry Scholarships
Jun 20 2011 // InVEST, an insurance industry classroom to career education program, has awarded $47,000 in scholarships to 54 students who are pursuing insurance-related degrees. This year’s scholarship winners represent 20 schools...
Fire Destroys Pennsylvania School District’s Buses
Jun 16 2011 // About a dozen school buses are damaged or destroyed after a fire tore through the garage holding a northwestern Pennsylvania district’s vehicles. A state police fire marshal is investigating the cause of the blaze...
Chicago-based Insurance Association, State Farm Distribute $10K in Scholarships
Jun 9 2011 // The Chicago chapter of the National African-American Insurance Association (NAAIA) announced that its Chicago corporate sponsor, State Farm, presented scholarships to 10 academically-outstanding youth representing area...
Storm Scientists Assess Year’s Series of Deadly Tornadoes
May 31 2011 // Storm science has greatly improved tornado warnings in recent years. But if that’s led anyone into a sense of security, that feeling has taken a beating in recent weeks. Super Outbreak 2011, on April 25-28, killed...
New Jersey Police Rule Out Arson in School Bus Yard Fire
May 24 2011 // Investigators say they’ve ruled out arson as the possible cause of a fire that damaged 11 vehicles parked in a southern New Jersey school bus yard. But the cause of Thursday’s fire in Bordentown Township still...
Travelers Enhances Coverage for Educational Institutions
May 17 2011 // Travelers has launched its Excess Educators Legal Liability (ELL) through its IndustryEdge product for educational institutions. Travelers integrated its umbrella coverage for both casualty and ELL offerings under a single...
People
May 16 2011 // Marsh & McLennan Cos. appointed Daniel S. Glaser to the newly created position of group president and CEO. Glaser previously had been chairman and CEO of Marsh. He will continue to report to Brian Duperreault,...
How to Find Cyber Insurance for the Uninsurable
May 2 2011 // The University of California (UC) has redefined the rules of cyber liability insurance, using an approach that the university’s Chief Risk Officer Grace Crickette calls “reverse underwriting.”...
Young Agents Survey Shows Strong Family Ties
Apr 28 2011 // Bryan Hanes grew up in the family business listening to stories about life in a small town. He heard his grandfather and then father sharing cheerful conversations with local towns folk about personal relationships, local...
Gallagher Higher Education, InsureMyTrip Launch Trip Cancellation Program
Apr 27 2011 // The Higher Education Practice of Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services, Inc. (Gallagher), has created a new trip cancellation and interruption program designed to protect the financial investments made by schools,...
