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Texas Insurer Group Awards Scholarships to 15 Students

Nov 15 2007 // The Education Foundation of the Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) has awarded academic scholarships to 15 students at Baylor University, the University of North Texas and the University of Texas at Austin, the insurer trade...

Louisiana Medical Mutual Awards Scholarships to Med Students

Nov 7 2007 // Four medical students in Louisiana are recipients of scholarship awards from the Louisiana Medical Mutual Insurance Company (LAMMICO), the company announced. LAMMICO said each fall semester it awards academic scholarships...

Insurer Trade Group PCI Elects New Officers: Joyce, Blackburn, Abraham

Oct 31 2007 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) elected new officers during its annual meeting in Boston today. Robert Joyce, chairman and chief executive officer of Westfield Group, was elected as the...

InsuranceLeadz.com Announcing the Launch of Leadz University an Interactive Educational Center for Insurance Agents

Oct 29 2007 // Columbus, OH – October 29, 2007. InsuranceLeadz.com, is launching, “Leadz University™” an interactive leads educational center for Insurance Agents. Here, insurance agents can discuss their marketing...

Indiana University Builds Data Center to Stand Up to F5 Tornado

Oct 16 2007 // Indiana University has started construction on a data center that will protect technology resources, including the Big Red supercomputer, during storms, power outages or even a tornado. The $32.7 million Indiana University...

Prank Causes $10 Million in Damage on University of Northern Iowa Campus

Oct 15 2007 // A string of fires that caused more than $10 million in damages to buildings on the University of Northern Iowa campus started as prank, one of two men who started the fires said. Aaron Scott Lessmeier said his actions were...

N.J. Agents Create Web Site to Attract College Students’ Resumes

Sep 21 2007 // The New Jersey Young Insurance Professionals and the Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey Inc., are calling for college students to submit their resumes to Project Y (http://www.projectynj.org), the...

Hazing Charges Against N.J. College Officials Dropped

Aug 30 2007 // A New Jersey judge has dismissed charges against two Rider University officials in a case involving the drinking death of a fraternity pledge. Superior Court Judge Maria Sypek approved a request by Mercer County Prosecutor...

N.J. Hazing Case Alerts School Officials to Liability for Campus Safety

Aug 26 2007 // College administrators across the nation are likely to pay close attention to the indictment of two Rider University officials in a case involving a student who died after drinking during a suspected hazing. The case could...

Report: Fires on College Campuses on the Rise

Aug 22 2007 // The number of reported fires in university and college housing has increased sharply in recent years, federal officials said Tuesday as they warned students returning to school to take steps to prevent future blazes. There...

Falwell Insurance Policy Lifts Liberty University Out of Debt

Aug 13 2007 // The late Rev. Jerry Falwell left a $34 million life insurance policy to the college and church he founded, ridding the financially troubled Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va., of its debt, his son said. Most of the...

Ohio Governor Names 11 to New Board of Workers’ Comp Bureau

Aug 2 2007 // Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland named 11 new non-legislative directors to oversee the state’s scandal-marred Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, the state’s insurance fund for injured workers that has been...

Disaster Training Center Proposed for Hawaii

Aug 2 2007 // The country’s only dedicated center for natural disaster preparedness could be located at the University of Hawaii’s Manoa campus. Plans for the training center at the university were included in a conference...

New Web Site Seeks to Attract N.J. College Students to Insurance Careers

Jul 25 2007 // The Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey Inc. and the New Jersey Young Insurance Professionals have teamed up to create Project Y, a Web site (http://www.projectynj.org) dedicated to generating greater interest in...

Fireman’s Fund Launches Property Protector Program for College Students

Jul 25 2007 // Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. based in Novato, Calif., has teamed with College Student Insurance (CSI) to offer a property insurance plan especially for college students living away from home. Parents are sending more...

Reeling in the new recruits

Jul 23 2007 // The surplus lines market is not unlike any other segment of the industry. Recruiting and hiring talented young professionals is a top priority. But attracting young college graduates to a small, yet important segment of...

Reeling in the new recruits

Jul 23 2007 // The surplus lines market is not unlike any other segment of the industry. Recruiting and hiring talented young professionals is a top priority. But attracting young college graduates to a small, yet important segment of...

University of Iowa Considers Naming Health College after Wellmark

Jul 18 2007 // The University of Iowa will reconsider a proposal to rename its health college after Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield, school officials said Monday. The announcement follows an initial vote earlier this month in which...

Wellmark Withdraws Offer of $15 Million Donation to University of Iowa

Jul 11 2007 // Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield has withdrawn its offer of a $15 million donation to the University of Iowa after school faculty rejected a proposal to rename its health college after Wellmark. Wellmark, the...

Partnership Allows Indiana University Students Under 21 to Rent Cars

Jun 14 2007 // An agreement between Indiana University (IU) and Enterprise Rent-A-Car will allow students under 21 to rent cars for personal use, but the deal comes with many restrictions. To rent a car, students between 18 and 21 years...