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Wash. Officials Revise School Bus Safety Rules

Feb 28 2007 // Washington state officials are trying to find new ways to ensure that school bus drivers are properly licensed, following an investigation that showed six around the state were working with suspended licenses. Last week,...

Ark. Commissioner Commends Cabot School Fire Settlement

Feb 20 2007 // Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Julie Benafield Bowman commended the Cabot School District and Great American Insurance Company in reaching a final settlement of the School District’s claim for losses to the Cabot...

Smart Choice University Formed; Quinn Named Director

Feb 20 2007 // The Smart Choice Agents Program, which currently serves more than 2,300 independent agencies across the country, has announced the formation of Smart Choice University and the selection of Mary Quinn as its first Director...

Arrowhead’s Kilkenny Named Athletic Director for University of Oregon

Feb 15 2007 // The University of Oregon has hired insurance executive Pat Kilkenny, an alum and prominent school booster, as its new athletic director. Kilkenny replaces Bill Moos, who in November announced plans to step down next...

California Community Colleges Offer Entry-Level Insurance Classes

Jan 11 2007 // The California Insurance Careers Program and the state’s community college system are offering insurance classes online and on select college campuses. Classes are being geared to prospective or current entry level...

California Community Colleges Offer Entry-Level Insurance Classes

Jan 10 2007 // Employers help staff gain college credit with valuable insurance classes. San Francisco, CA — The California Insurance Careers Program and the state’s community college system are offering insurance employers a...

Dec 10 2006 // People The Texas Surplus Lines Association Inc. announced the election of the following officers and directors: President Len Kaplan, executive vice president and CFO, Delta General Agency, Houston; Vice President Lana...

Ohio Court Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging Same-sex Benefits

Nov 22 2006 // A Butler County court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a state legislator who challenged Miami University’s same-sex partner benefits policy based on Ohio’s 2004 constitutional amendment banning gay...

Laptop stolen from broker has Villanova University insured student driver data

Nov 19 2006 // A laptop computer stolen from an insurance brokerage firm contained the names, birth dates and driver’s license numbers of more than 1,200 Villanova University students and staff members, the school said. No Social...

Texas University Students Honored with Scholarships from ICT

Nov 9 2006 // The Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) recently awarded scholarships to 15 university students, each of whom were acknowledged by their professors as exemplary students. The University of North Texas scholarship recipients...

Farmers Dedicates Campus in Agoura Hills, Calif.

Nov 2 2006 // Farmers Insurance Group plans to dedicate a new, 120,000-square-foot agent, claims, leadership and management training facility — The University of Farmers — at a ribbon cutting ceremony to be held at 10:45 a.m., Nov....

Comp Administrator First Cardinal Adds Staff at N.Y. Headquarters

Oct 24 2006 // Workers compensation administrator First Cardinal LLC has hired several new employees at its Latham, N.Y. headquarters. Stacy Anuszewski, of Saratoga Springs, N.Y., has joined the claims department as claims...

Making Hartford shine again as insurance capital

Oct 23 2006 // While other states from Minnesota to New Hampshire compete to attract the insurance sector by lowering premium taxes and extending incentives, Connecticut thinks it has the best offer: an unmatched talent pool of insurance...

Breeding the next generation through internships

Oct 23 2006 // In cooperation with insurance industry partners, universities across the nation are helping to cultivate the next generation of risk managers and actuarial scientists through insurance internship programs. As an example,...

Swett & Crawford to Appear on World Business Review

Oct 16 2006 // Multi-Media Productions (USA) Inc. announced the appearance of Swett & Crawford on World Business Review hosted by General Alexander Haig. According to Multi-Media, “obtaining the most effective insurance...

Breeding the next generation through internships

Oct 9 2006 // In cooperation with insurance industry partners, universities across the nation are helping to cultivate the next generation of risk managers and actuarial scientists through insurance internship programs. As an example,...

To make insurance appealing to college grads, smash the myths

Oct 9 2006 // One of the most serious problems facing the insurance industry today is the acute shortage of bright, college-educated young people entering the profession. Walk around any college campus and you’ll find that the...

Breeding the next generation through internships

Oct 9 2006 // In cooperation with insurance industry partners, universities across the nation are helping to cultivate the next generation of risk managers and actuarial scientists through insurance internship programs. As an example,...

The Commissioners

Sep 25 2006 // Hawaii:Perfectly poised for insurers in the Pacific Rim Although it is undeniably one of the 50 United States, Hawaii’s location at the edge of the Pacific Rim yields creative business opportunities throughout the...

Make insurance, risk management appeal to college grads: ‘Smash the Myth’

Sep 25 2006 // One of the most serious problems facing the insurance industry today is the acute shortage of bright, college-educated young people entering the profession. Walk around any college campus and you’ll find that the...