Latest Education Headlines
All the headlines from our Education Topic Page, ordered by recency.
ICT Awards Scholarships to Baylor, UT Austin and UNT
Apr 7 2004 // The Insurance Council of Texas presented $15,000 in scholarships this month to students at Baylor, the University of Texas at Austin and the University of North Texas. All of the students had excelled in insurance and risk...
AIG Higher Education Risk Solutions Unveiled to Meet College and University Risks
Mar 4 2004 // American International Group Inc. (AIG), announced the formation of AIG Higher Education Risk Solutions, a division of the property and casualty insurance subsidiaries of AIG, to address the growing risks faced by colleges...
North Carolina Agents Team Up for Winning Model
Jan 26 2004 // I once observed a high school football program go 1-9 for two consecutive years. Then with the backing of the administration, a new coach was brought in who had been part of a successful program. With a new attitude and...
Spencer Educational Foundation Notes 25th Anniversary Celebration, Honors Dr. Ellen Thrower
Jan 20 2004 // The Spencer Educational Foundation, Inc., established by the Atlanta Chapter of the Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS), is celebrating 25 years of service to supporting risk management education at the university...
GL for Colleges, Universities
Jan 12 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: EdChoice, Schinnerer’s insurance program for small to mid-size colleges and universities, has added general liability coverage for exposures such as corporal punishment, athletics or sports...
The Hartford Awards Nearly $1 Million in Grants to Organizations
Jan 9 2004 // The Hartford Financial Services Group, headquartered in the city that bears its name, recently awarded $929,500 in grants to 20 nonprofit organizations in the Greater Hartford area. The company awards grants four times a...
The National Alliance to Expand University Programs During WRIA Annual Meeting
Dec 30 2003 // The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research plans to introduce the Certified Risk Managers (CRM) International courses to university and college representatives at the Western Risk and Insurance...
IIANC Offers Course at Wake Technical Community College
Dec 17 2003 // The Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina (IIANC) are offering an insurance course at Wake Technical Community College. IIANC is offering the Certification Preparation for Property and Casualty Insurance...
IEF SITES APPROVED:
Dec 1 2003 // Two additional universities will host insurance education institute programs next summer, one in Arkansas and one in Mississippi. According to the Insurance Education Foundation (IEF), the University of Central Arkansas...
The Hartford’s Ayer to be Honored For Support of Public Education
Nov 13 2003 // Ramani Ayer, chairman and CEO of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., will be presented this week with the first-ever 2003 Polaris Award for his efforts in support of public education in the city of...
IEF Approves Pair of Sites for Teachers Institutes
Nov 7 2003 // Two additional universities will host insurance education institute programs next summer, following a decision by the Board of Directors for the Insurance Education Foundation (IEF). The University of Central Arkansas will...
Keenan & Associates Brings New WC Program to Calif. Schools
Oct 21 2003 // Keenan & Associates has created and implemented a new generation workers’ compensation program – a hybrid self-insurance and re-insurance model that now covers 381 school districts and community colleges...
Construction Industry Gains Online Safety Training Through ABD’s Cybersure University and ClickSafety
Oct 17 2003 // ClickSafety, a Web-based health and safety risk management provider, announced a strategic partnership with ABD Insurance & Financial Services, a provider of global risk management and employee benefits solutions, to...
Keenan & Assoc. Teams With Enwisen to Launch Keenan Personal Choice
Oct 10 2003 // Torrance, Calif.-based Keenan & Associates has signed an agreement with Enwisen Inc., to provide a rich suite of online employee benefits information and decision support tools to 350,000 of its employee benefits...
Communications, People and Technology Ride High on Canter’s ‘To Do’ List
Oct 6 2003 // Louise “BeBe” Canter, senior vice president of Patterson/Smith Associates, Falls Church, Va., was installed as president of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America Inc. (IIABA) during the...
Schinnerer Unveils Educational Coverage for Colleges and Universities
Sep 9 2003 // Victor O. Schinnerer and Company has launched EdChoice, an insurance program for small to mid-size colleges and universities. The EdChoice policy, Trustees, Officers, Management and Employment Liability, offers employment...
NAPSLO Awards Existing Scholarships, Adds a New One
Sep 8 2003 // Nine college students from around the U.S. recently received scholarships from the Derek Hughes/National Association of Surplus Lines Offices Educational Foundation for the 2003-2004 school year. In addition to the $2,000...
NAPSLO Awards Existing Scholarships, Adds a New One
Sep 8 2003 // Nine college students from around the U.S. recently received scholarships from the Derek Hughes/National Association of Surplus Lines Offices Educational Foundation for the 2003-2004 school year. In addition to the $2,000...
The PGA of America, Helping To Make Golf A Powerful Business Tool
Aug 4 2003 // It has long been known that the game of golf is a powerful business and social tool. Presidents and prime ministers all over the world play the game. CEOs and other senior business folk use the game to court clients and...
ALDOI Adds Five New Producer Test Sites
Jul 29 2003 // The Alabama Department of Insurance reported that Alabamians who want to take the state insurance licensure examination will now have a choice among five new sites at which to take the test. The new sites will be in...
