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Study Highlights Industry’s Potential Climate Change Liabilities

May 29 2007 // Liabilities follow the insurance industry as the night follows the day. So, it’s not terribly surprising to learn that a new study – “Limiting Liability in the Greenhouse: Insurance Risk-management...

Fla. University and AIR Work toward Understanding of Hurricane Vulnerabilities

May 8 2007 // AIR Worldwide Corporation is collaborating with the International Hurricane Research Center and the College of Engineering and Computing at Florida International University and will fund the installation of the “AIR...

Violence in schools: Having a plan is key to survival

May 7 2007 // It’s a parent’s worst nightmare: worrying about the safety of a child. But many parents were thrown into that situation on April 16. As the nation well knows by now, on that day, student Seung-Hui Cho unleashed...

N.C. Sexual Harassment Suit Marks New Territory for Title IX

Apr 12 2007 // Years after it was filed, a sexual harassment lawsuit against the University of North Carolina women’s soccer coach has regained momentum as a former player challenges how harassment and the culture of college...

CIG University Offers Accredited Courses in Calif., Nev., Ore.

Apr 11 2007 // Capital Insurance Group (CIG) has partnered with the Insurance Skills Center to provide West coast agencies with accredited courses through its CIG University (CIGU). A homeowners, condo and tenant coverage will be offered...

March Madness Over, College Athletes Prepare for Future ‘Real World’ Careers

Apr 10 2007 // What becomes of student-athletes when their collegiate sports careers come to a close? With less than one percent making it to the professional level, the vast majority move on to work in the “real world”...

Editor’s Note: Truth or ploy?

Mar 26 2007 // That jacket makes you look 20 pounds lighter!” “This car is the best one on the lot.” “This house needs no work at all.” Sales pitches such as these can be heard every day. However, such ploys...

Truth selling

Mar 26 2007 // That jacket makes you look 20 pounds lighter!” “This car is the best one on the lot.” “This house needs no work at all.” Sales pitches such as these can be heard every day. However, such ploys...

Ill. State University Hosts Indiana Insurance’s School Safety Seminar

Mar 20 2007 // More than 100 Illinois education officials attended a free seminar at Illinois State University to learn about best practice school safety planning and sexual abuse prevention from members of Indiana Insurance’s...

Indiana Insurance to Hold Safer School Seminar at Illinois State University

Mar 5 2007 // Indiana Insurance, a member of Liberty Mutual Group, has announced that it will host its third of four free, day-long Safer Schools Seminars on Mar. 20, 2007 at Illinois State University in Normal, Ill. Michael Dorn, an...

Smart Choice University Formed; Quinn Named Director

Feb 20 2007 // The Smart Choice Agents Program, which currently serves more than 2,300 independent agencies across the country, has announced the formation of Smart Choice University and the selection of Mary Quinn as its first Director...

Arrowhead’s Kilkenny Named Athletic Director for University of Oregon

Feb 15 2007 // The University of Oregon has hired insurance executive Pat Kilkenny, an alum and prominent school booster, as its new athletic director. Kilkenny replaces Bill Moos, who in November announced plans to step down next...

California Community Colleges Offer Entry-Level Insurance Classes

Jan 11 2007 // The California Insurance Careers Program and the state’s community college system are offering insurance classes online and on select college campuses. Classes are being geared to prospective or current entry level...

California Community Colleges Offer Entry-Level Insurance Classes

Jan 10 2007 // Employers help staff gain college credit with valuable insurance classes. San Francisco, CA — The California Insurance Careers Program and the state’s community college system are offering insurance employers a...

Dec 10 2006 // People The Texas Surplus Lines Association Inc. announced the election of the following officers and directors: President Len Kaplan, executive vice president and CFO, Delta General Agency, Houston; Vice President Lana...

Ohio Court Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging Same-sex Benefits

Nov 22 2006 // A Butler County court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a state legislator who challenged Miami University’s same-sex partner benefits policy based on Ohio’s 2004 constitutional amendment banning gay...

Laptop stolen from broker has Villanova University insured student driver data

Nov 19 2006 // A laptop computer stolen from an insurance brokerage firm contained the names, birth dates and driver’s license numbers of more than 1,200 Villanova University students and staff members, the school said. No Social...

Texas University Students Honored with Scholarships from ICT

Nov 9 2006 // The Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) recently awarded scholarships to 15 university students, each of whom were acknowledged by their professors as exemplary students. The University of North Texas scholarship recipients...

Farmers Dedicates Campus in Agoura Hills, Calif.

Nov 2 2006 // Farmers Insurance Group plans to dedicate a new, 120,000-square-foot agent, claims, leadership and management training facility — The University of Farmers — at a ribbon cutting ceremony to be held at 10:45 a.m., Nov....

Comp Administrator First Cardinal Adds Staff at N.Y. Headquarters

Oct 24 2006 // Workers compensation administrator First Cardinal LLC has hired several new employees at its Latham, N.Y. headquarters. Stacy Anuszewski, of Saratoga Springs, N.Y., has joined the claims department as claims...