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A University Health System Says It Will Stop Hiring Smokers in Pennsylvania
Feb 21 2013 // The University of Pennsylvania Health System says it plans to stop hiring smokers and tobacco users. The policy starts in July at a system that includes the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Applicants must be...
Washington City, University Sued Over Student Kayaking Death
Feb 6 2013 // The mother of a Gonzaga University student who died on a kayaking trip sponsored by the city of Spokane is suing the university and the city. The lawsuit was filed by Susan Gormley, the mother of 18-year-old Christopher...
Brickstreet Mutual Donates $2.5M to Marshall University
Jan 7 2013 // An insurance company has donated $2.5 million to Marshall University to establish a research endowment. The university said that the gift form the BrickStreet Insurance Foundation Inc. is expected to be matched through the...
GEICO Recruiting College Grads for Leadership Program in Virginia Office
Jan 4 2013 // GEICO, a Chevy Chase, Md.-headquartered auto insurance unit of Berkshire Hathaway, said its Fredericksburg, Va., regional office is recruiting college graduates for its “Supervisor Leadership Program.” The...
Pennsylvania Governor Announces Lawsuit vs. NCAA Over Penn State Scandal
Jan 3 2013 // Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett said on Wednesday he will ask a federal court to throw out the multimillion-dollar sanctions levied by the NCAA against Penn State University over the Jerry Sandusky sex-abuse scandal,...
The Griffith Foundation Awards $22K-Plus in Scholarships
Jan 3 2013 // The Griffith Insurance Education Foundation, based in Columbus, Ohio, awarded $22,750 in scholarships to 22 students at six colleges and universities. The scholarships support students studying risk management, insurance...
Colorado University Seeks Farmers’ Experience With Drought
Dec 31 2012 // Researchers at Colorado State University want to hear from farmers across the state who have been affected by this year’s drought. The Fort Collins Coloradoan reported CSU agricultural economists want to gauge the...
The Griffith Foundation: 279 Teachers Receive Insurance Education
Dec 19 2012 // Columbus, Ohio-based The Griffith Insurance Education Foundation said it has provided insurance education to 279 teachers through the Insurance Education Institutes. The purpose of the program is to enable junior high and...
Court Dismisses Most Damage Claims by Duke University Lacrosse Players
Dec 19 2012 // The bulk of a federal lawsuit filed by former Duke University lacrosse players falsely accused of raping a stripper has been dismissed. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed all claims for damages...
22 Students Receive Scholarships from Insurance Council of Texas
Dec 4 2012 // Twenty-two insurance and risk management students at four Texas universities were recently awarded a total of $40,000 in academic scholarships from the Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) Education Foundation. The students...
NAIC Elects 2013 Officers; Louisiana’s Donelon Elected President
Dec 3 2012 // Members of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has elected its 2013 officers: President: Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon President-Elect: North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam...
State Regulators Select 20 for Insurance Consumer Program
Nov 26 2012 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) recently named 29 consumer liaison representatives for 2013. The 20 funded and nine unfunded consumer representatives begin their terms Jan. 1, 2013. All 20 of the...
Alcohol Raises Injury Risk, But Also Survival Rate
Nov 21 2012 // Lee Friedman, Assistant Research Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health Injured patients were less likely to die in the hospital if they had alcohol in their blood, according to a study from...
Ex-Utah College Official Files Sex Harassment Suit
Nov 8 2012 // A former associate dean at a for-profit college’s Ogden, Utah campus has filed a sexual harassment lawsuit, claiming repeated, unwelcome sexual advances occurred on a business trip in Las Vegas. Lee Berger, in her...
University to Study Safety Practices at Kentucky Horse Farms
Nov 6 2012 // A University of Kentucky professor has received a $1.4 million grant to conduct a multiyear study of health and safety practices of the Thoroughbred industry, which employs more than 10,000 people across Kentucky. Jennifer...
Is Global Warming to Blame for Superstorm? Scientists Weigh In
Nov 2 2012 // Climate scientist Michael Oppenheimer stood along the Hudson River and watched his research come to life as Hurricane Sandy blew through New York. Just eight months earlier, the Princeton University professor reported that...
FEMA to Help Replace University of Iowa Buildings
Oct 26 2012 // After months of lobbying and pressure from Iowa’s governor, congressional delegation and others, the federal government said the University of Iowa will get nearly $84 million to replace a flood damaged auditorium...
Supreme Court to Hear Employer Liability, Class Certification in New Term
Oct 1 2012 // The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to review close to 40 cases in its new term that begins on Monday, roughly half the number the court is expected to hear this year. Below are some of the more prominent cases that the...
2 Univ. of Akron Employees Resign after Harassment Claim
Sep 24 2012 // Two University of Akron employees, including a Republican candidate for Summit County, Ohio sheriff, have resigned their positions after a university investigation concluded they violated the school’s sexual...
U. of California Sues Facebook, Wal-Mart, Disney Over Patents
Sep 13 2012 // A University of California patent licensee which has sued some of the biggest U.S. companies is taking on three more — Facebook Inc., Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and the Walt Disney Co. Eolas Technologies Inc. and the...
