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Ocasek Describes Stamping Office Operations at AAMGA University
Jun 6 2005 // Illinois’ surplus line association chief offered a history and overview of the group’s activities in a presentation to the 9th annual meeting of the American Association of Managing General Agents in Orlando,...
Leaders Come Together to Discuss Future of Terrorism Insurance June 20
May 30 2005 // Leaders from the public and private sectors from throughout the nation will take part in the National Symposium on the Future of Terrorism Risk Insurance on the campus of the University of Southern California on June 20,...
Ballinger Describes Texas Stamping Office Operations to AAMGA University
May 23 2005 // Structural similarities and differences between stamping and service offices in the 15 stamping offices across the U.S. and how their markets differ were discussed by Phil Ballinger, executive director of the Surplus Lines...
Ballinger Describes Texas Stamping Office Operations to AAMGA University
May 23 2005 // Structural similarities and differences between stamping and service offices in the 15 stamping offices across the U.S. and how their markets differ were discussed by Phil Ballinger, executive director of the Surplus Lines...
University of Hawaii Flood Appropriation Bill Signed by Governor Lingle
May 9 2005 // Gov. Linda Lingle signed legislation making an emergency appropriation of $47 million for losses suffered by the University of Hawaii from the October flooding of Manoa Valley. A little more than half of the money came...
University Oceanographers Develop Model to Predict Tampa Bay Storm Surges
Apr 26 2005 // Potential storm surge impacts in the Tampa Bay region based on different factors associated with storms have been mathematically modeled by two University of South Florida College of Marine Science physical...
‘First Round Draft’ Insurance Policy Winning Over Students, Parents
Apr 22 2005 // One of the top collegiate football players in the country blows out a knee in his final game before hoping to go professional. For some star college athletes and their families, this scenario is a legitimate worry. With...
University Researchers Design Computer Model to Predict Hurricane Damages
Apr 21 2005 // A computer modeling system has been developed by two university researchers to predict the annual damage done by hurricanes, based on wind patterns over the land and sea in July, to predict whether damages will be greater...
‘First Round Draft’ Insurance Policy Winning Over Students, Parents
Apr 18 2005 // More and More Star College Athletes Score an Insurance Contract Before Going Pro One of the top collegiate football players in the country blows out a knee in his final game before hoping to go professional. For some star...
ICT Honors University Students with Scholarships
Apr 14 2005 // The Insurance Council of Texas announced it has awarded scholarships to 16 university students. The University of North Texas scholarship recipients were Jeffrey Ambrose, Lauren Heger, Tracey Mallard and Wayne Moore, Jr....
Study: Coordinating Care for Chronically Ill Does Not Increase Liability
Apr 1 2005 // Conventional wisdom is wrong: primary care doctors who coordinate the care of their patients by specialists may actually have lower liability risk than primary care doctors who do not attempt care coordination. That is one...
Regulators Name Consumer Liaison Reps for 2005
Mar 15 2005 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners recently named its funded consumer liaison representatives for 2005. Established in 1992, the program promotes consumer representation and interaction with NAIC members,...
Ky. College Professors Latest to Claim Health Effects From Mold Contamination
Jan 17 2005 // College professors in Kentucky have joined the ranks of Americans claiming to suffer from the health effects of mold contamination. Faculty, including two nursing lab faculty members, at Mayville Community College...
Marsh to Refund Overcharges to Seven Oregon Schools
Dec 20 2004 // The scandal engulfing the world’s largest insurance brokerage firm has reached Oregon. The Portland office of insurance broker Marsh USA–the firm at the center of a corruption investigation in New...
Flood Damage at Univ. of Hawaii’s Manoa Campus
Dec 7 2004 // U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye toured the University of Hawaii-Manoa campus recently, and came away saying flood damage would top $50 million. The veteran Democrat visited the campus in preparation for asking for federal...
D’Arcy Named CAS President
Dec 6 2004 // Stephen P. D’Arcy, professor of finance at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has been elected as president of the Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) at the organization’s annual meeting. He succeeds...
Marsh Admits Overcharging School Districts
Dec 3 2004 // State insurance regulators are investigating Marsh USA, which has acknowledged overcharging six Oregon school districts and Lane Community College since 2000. Marsh, the nation’s biggest insurance brokerage, alerted...
Infinity University Expos Scheduled in Texas
Nov 29 2004 // Infinity Insurance Company reported that its Infinity University is presenting Education Expo 2004 for the benefit of Texas agents in early December. The expos will include exhibits highlighting the Infinity University and...
Nyce Joins AICPCU/IIA as Curriculum Director
Nov 9 2004 // Charles M. Nyce, PhD, has joined the American Institute for CPCU and the Insurance Institute of America as director of curriculum. He is responsible for the curriculum, textbooks, and examinations for one course in the...
Iowa Insurance Educator Vaughan Dies at 69
Oct 27 2004 // Emmett J. Vaughan, a renowned professor of insurance at the University of Iowa’s Henry B. Tippie College of Business, has passed away at the age of 69. Funeral services will be held on Sat., Oct. 30, at St....
