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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...
Who’s Who Across Texas, Local Associations at Work
Jun 4 2001 // Local associations across the state continue to contribute to their communities and their profession in a variety of ways. Following is a report on activities for the past year from those that responded to our queries...
Who’s Who Across Texas, Local Associations at Work
Jun 4 2001 // Local associations across the state continue to contribute to their communities and their profession in a variety of ways. Following is a report on activities for the past year from those that responded to our queries...
Harvard Law School Receives Grant from Swiss Re for Study
May 25 2001 // Harvard Law School’s Program on International Financial Systems has received a grant to study worldwide capital adequacy regulation of financial institutions. The project, supported by Swiss Reinsurance Company, will...
IIAA’s Virtual University Introduces New Online Newsletter
Dec 20 2000 // The Independent Insurance Agents of America has introduced a free bi-weekly email newsletter designed for agents, underwriters, claims, sales, and service personnel. More than just a digest of industry press releases, the...
Sebelius Elected NAIC President for 2001; Vaughan, Pickens Selected as Officers
Dec 5 2000 // Members of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners have elected regulators from Kansas, Iowa and Arkansas as the organization’s officers for 2001 during its Winter National Meeting in Boston. “We...
St. John’s University to Merge With The College of Insurance
Nov 15 2000 // St. John’s University and The College of Insurance have signed a definitive merger agreement, making TCI a school of St. John’s Peter J. Tobin College of Business. The combination creates a more powerful...
Fresno School District Awarded $13 Million In Bad Faith Suit
Oct 11 2000 // A 12-member jury awarded the Fresno Unified School District $13 million in punitive damages Oct. 6, in its bad faith suit against Coregis Insurance Company, a GE Capital Company, and subsidiary of General Electric Co....
AMERICAN COLLEGE, LUTC COMBINE
Sep 25 2000 // The American College and LUTC Inc. have approved a plan that will combine both organizations into a educational organization serving the financial services industry. The plan will combine the LUTC’s life insurance...
The American College, LUTC to Combine
Sep 8 2000 // The American College and LUTC, Inc. have approved a plan that will combine both organizations into a educational organization serving the financial services industry, the institutions announced at a press conference in New...
School Rules For the New Millennium
Jun 26 2000 // Today, there are roughly 51.5 million public and private school students and 3 million teachers in the United States, according to the NationalSchool Boards Association. And although these schools are scattered across the...
