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InVEST Awards $40,000 in Scholarships
Jun 3 2003 // InVEST has awarded $40,000 in scholarships to a select group of InVEST students, doubling the scholarship awards from last year. Four high school seniors will each receive $5,000 scholarships, while eight other seniors...
Aon to Sponsor NY Howard University Summer Intern Event
May 15 2003 // Aon announced that it is joining a number of New York area insurance and consulting firms that have teamed up with Howard University to sponsor a special summer intern program designed to encourage highly qualified...
Agri-Insurance to Sell Land Near Fla. Gulf Coast University
Mar 26 2003 // Ben Hill Griffin III, CEO and chairman of the Board of Alico Inc. announced that Agri-Insurance Company Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Alico Inc., has entered into a contract to sell 313 acres in Lee County, Florida to...
Fla. Coalition Praises Med Mal Task Force Report
Feb 5 2003 // The Coalition to Heal Healthcare in Florida, which includes Florida’s hospitals, doctors and major business groups, applauded the final report of a task force studying the state’s medical liability crisis,...
Liability Crisis Looming for University of Louisville School of Medicine
Dec 25 2002 // The Kentucky Medical Association (KMA) and the Kentucky Hospital Association (KHA) notified state leaders that the University of Louisville School of Medicine’s OB/GYN Department may lose its liability insurance...
Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance Seeking Project XL Participants
Oct 28 2002 // Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance has issued a bulletin reminding the state’s high school students to begin planning for their participation in the company’s annual “Project XL (Excel)” creative arts...
InVEST Students Participate in IIABA’s InfoXchange; Silent Auction Raises $30,000
Oct 18 2002 // InVEST, a business-education partnership training high school and community college students in insurance agency and company operations and encouraging them to pursue careers in the industry, hosted 26 high school students...
NAPSLO Interns At Work in Summer
Aug 19 2002 // The National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices (NAPSLO) announced that eight college student are participating in its 2002 Summer Internship Program. The interns spend five weeks during the summer working...
College Student Faces 10 Years for Fraud
Aug 19 2002 // A San Bernardino Valley Community College student was arrested by California Department of Insurance (CDI) Fraud Investigators and campus police officers as he was on his way to one of his classes. Terry Mcgee, 38, of San...
The Hartford Awards Scholarships to Straight ‘A’ Students
Jun 7 2002 // The Hartford announced the recipients of its “Alliance for Academic Achievement” program which provides scholarships to top students from the city, who’ve been accepted at Trinity College, the University...
Texas Offers IIABA’s First Virtual University Online Education Course
May 13 2002 // The first online continuing education course offered through the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America’s (IIABA) Virtual University has been unveiled—in Texas. The course is available on the...
Walden University to Incorporate AICPCU/IIA Credits into MBA Plan
Jan 14 2002 // Minneapolis’ Walden University, a provider of online graduate education and professional development certificate programs, announced an agreement with the American Institute for Chartered Property Casualty...
Iowa Fire Damage Exceeds Original Estimate
Dec 7 2001 // A new estimate of damages from a fire in Iowa’s Old Capitol building exceeds $5 million, about $2 million more than previously estimated by Iowa City fire department officials. The University of Iowa owns the old...
IIAA Addresses Biochemical, Nuclear Attack Implications on Insurance Coverages
Oct 17 2001 // The Independent Insurance Agents of America’s (IIAA) Virtual University is offering insight on the insurance ramifications of possible biological and nuclear attacks by terrorists in a special article published on...
IIAA Establishes Industry Disaster Resource Website
Sep 21 2001 // The Independent Insurance Agents of America’s (IIAA) Virtual University has established an insurance industry resource page to explain the insurance implications of the recent tragedies in New York and Washington...
Hartford Backs Character Education Program for Local High School Students
Aug 23 2001 // The Hartford Financial Services Group, as part of its community support partnership with Hartford’s Public High School system, has participated in establishing an interactive workshop to give incoming high school...
Captain Named InVEST Teacher of the Year
Jul 10 2001 // Robert G. Captain, insurance instructor at Grossmont College, El Cajon, Calif., was named the InVEST Teacher of the Year, announced the InVEST Board of Directors. InVEST-which maintains it is the only education program...
Insuring the Children Orange County Chapter Distributes $85,000 to Local Children’s Charities
Jun 22 2001 // As chairman of the Grants Committee of Insuring the Children, Orange County Chapter, Larry Shoaf, branch manager and senior vice president of Dodge, Warren & Peters Insurance has been distributing checks to various...
Colorado Insurance Commissioner Heads List of TSLA Mid-Year Speakers
Jun 18 2001 // Seven speakers have been announced for the Texas Surplus Lines Association Mid-Year Meeting set for July 19-22 at the Vail Marriott Resort, Vail, Colo. William Kirven, Colorado Insurance Commissioner, is scheduled to...
Jury Sends Message to Insurance Industry in Toxic Mold Case
Jun 18 2001 // Travis County District Court jury to the insurance industry: take care of toxic mold claims adequately and promptly or risk being assessed millions of dollars. That warning came in the form of a $32-million award to a...
