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Damage Could Reach $40 Million for Tennessee’s Union University
Feb 8 2008 // In Jackson, Tenn., Union University President David Dockery has estimated damages from Tuesday night’s tornado could reach $40 million. A severe storm that hit the school in 2002 caused $2.6 million in...
Insurer sues Miss. Coast School District in Wind Versus Water Case
Feb 8 2008 // An insurance company is suing the Bay St. Louis-Waveland, Miss., School District over wind versus water damage related to Hurricane Katrina. Cathedral Capital Limited has asked a federal judge to determine what is its...
Structural Concerns Partially Close S.C.’s Ninety Six High School
Feb 8 2008 // Two wings of Ninety Six, S.C., High School have been closed after architects said they were worried about the safety of the roof. School district superintendent Dan Powell says the school was to close Thursday so officials...
2 Dorm Fires in 2 Days Prompts 24-Hour Fire Alert at University of Tenn.
Jan 31 2008 // The state Fire Marshal’s Office has ordered the University of Tennessee to begin a 24-hour fire alert and watch at a dormitory hit by two fires on consecutive days. University spokeswoman Karen Collins says four law...
Report: NYC School Bus Safety Violations Soar
Jan 7 2008 // New York City school buses have been cited with more safety violations in the first four months of this school year than in all the previous year – before officials took steps to make sure surprise inspections are...
Liberty Mutual Gives Top Coach Award to Zook at Illinois, 3 Midwest Coaches
Dec 31 2007 // Their teams amassed 43 wins this year against a mere eight setbacks; their student-athletes displayed exceptional discipline on the field, integrity off the field, and excellence in the classroom; and they exercised their...
Security Experts Tackle Safety at College Stadiums
Dec 28 2007 // After more than a decade in counterterrorism, Jim McGee can no longer relax and enjoy watching a sports event. The fans look like potential victims of terrorism to the former FBI agent turned college instructor. The...
Midwest Insurance Education Groups Announce Merger
Dec 19 2007 // Two insurance education organizations, the Insurance Education Institute (IEI) of Indianapolis, Ind., and The Griffith Foundation for Insurance Education of Columbus, Ohio, recently signed an agreement to merge effective...
Miss.: Gautier Elementary set to reopen 2 years after Hurricane Katrina
Nov 27 2007 // Monday marked the first day of classes at Gautier, Miss., Elementary School since Hurricane Katrina flooded and damaged the building in 2005. The city’s oldest school, built in 1940, was repaired with money from...
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Nov 18 2007 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) elected new officers during its annual meeting in Boston recently. Robert Joyce, chairman and chief executive officer of Westfield Group, was elected as the...
Texas Insurer Group Awards Scholarships to 15 Students
Nov 15 2007 // The Education Foundation of the Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) has awarded academic scholarships to 15 students at Baylor University, the University of North Texas and the University of Texas at Austin, the insurer trade...
Ala. Gov. Grants Pilot Program on School Bus Seat Belts
Nov 13 2007 // Some Alabama children who take the bus to school will be buckled-up during the trip for the first time next year thanks to a grant awarded by a special panel Gov. Bob Riley appointed. Riley convened the Governor’s...
Louisiana Medical Mutual Awards Scholarships to Med Students
Nov 7 2007 // Four medical students in Louisiana are recipients of scholarship awards from the Louisiana Medical Mutual Insurance Company (LAMMICO), the company announced. LAMMICO said each fall semester it awards academic scholarships...
Insurer Trade Group PCI Elects New Officers: Joyce, Blackburn, Abraham
Oct 31 2007 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) elected new officers during its annual meeting in Boston today. Robert Joyce, chairman and chief executive officer of Westfield Group, was elected as the...
InsuranceLeadz.com Announcing the Launch of Leadz University an Interactive Educational Center for Insurance Agents
Oct 29 2007 // Columbus, OH – October 29, 2007. InsuranceLeadz.com, is launching, “Leadz University™” an interactive leads educational center for Insurance Agents. Here, insurance agents can discuss their marketing...
Indiana University Builds Data Center to Stand Up to F5 Tornado
Oct 16 2007 // Indiana University has started construction on a data center that will protect technology resources, including the Big Red supercomputer, during storms, power outages or even a tornado. The $32.7 million Indiana University...
Officials Say 2,300 N.C. Drivers Daily Violate School Bus Law
Oct 16 2007 // North Carolina state troopers will watch this week for motorists who fail to stop when a school bus lets out children on state roads. Highway Patrol commander Fletcher Clay said authorities will charge drivers who try to...
Prank Causes $10 Million in Damage on University of Northern Iowa Campus
Oct 15 2007 // A string of fires that caused more than $10 million in damages to buildings on the University of Northern Iowa campus started as prank, one of two men who started the fires said. Aaron Scott Lessmeier said his actions were...
N.J. Agents Create Web Site to Attract College Students’ Resumes
Sep 21 2007 // The New Jersey Young Insurance Professionals and the Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey Inc., are calling for college students to submit their resumes to Project Y (http://www.projectynj.org), the...
S. D. Supreme Court Ruling Overturns Labor Department’s Decision
Sep 10 2007 // A Rapid City, S.D. man who suffered three back injuries while working for the Rapid City School District is entitled to workers’ compensation benefits as a totally and permanently disabled worker, the South Dakota...
