Latest Universities Headlines
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How to Find Cyber Insurance for the Uninsurable
Apr 4 2011 // The University of California (UC) has redefined the rules of cyber liability insurance, using an approach that the University’s Chief Risk Officer Grace Crickette calls “reverse underwriting.”...
All in the Family
Apr 4 2011 // Young Agents Survey Reveals Strong Family Ties Bryan Hanes grew up in the family business listening to stories about life in a small town. He heard his grandfather and then father sharing cheerful conversations with local...
Mississippi College Football Player Sues Nightclub Over Shooting
Mar 21 2011 // A University of Southern Mississippi football player shot outside Remington’s Hunt Club has sued the business and its owner for $87 million in damages. Martez Smith was one of three football players wounded in a Nov....
Duke University, Insurer End Dispute Over Lacrosse Settlement
Feb 25 2011 // American International Group has resolved its lawsuit with Duke University over expenses and legal fees in a case that has its origins in a 2006 incident when a woman alleged that three Duke lacrosse players had sexually...
Alabama Court: University Hospital Shares State Immunity
Feb 7 2011 // The Alabama Supreme Court recently ruled for the first time that a hospital affiliated with a state university shares the state’s immunity from lawsuits. The 5-3 decision threw out a $3.2 million judgment against a...
Alabama Court Rules University Hospital Shares State Immunity
Jan 26 2011 // The Alabama Supreme Court has thrown out a $3.2 million judgment against a Montgomery hospital, ruling for the first time that a hospital affiliated with a state university shares the state’s immunity from...
University of Kentucky, Professor Settle Religious Bias Job Claim
Jan 20 2011 // An astronomy professor who sued the University of Kentucky after claiming he lost out on a top job because of his Christian beliefs reached a settlement Tuesday with the school. The university agreed to pay $125,000 to...
The Insurance Community University Announces Webinar Classes Approved for CE in California
Jan 20 2011 // January 20 2011 – The Insurance Community University announces the unveiling of its ‘Lecture Series’ of Webinar Classes approved for CE in the state of California. The Insurance Community University is...
University of Alabama Sued Over Faculty Shootings
Jan 19 2011 // Relatives of two teachers shot and killed during a faculty meeting last year at the University of Alabama in Huntsville have filed lawsuits claiming school administrators’ failure to follow safety rules contributed...
Ohio Supreme Court Ruling Favors Bus Wreck Survivors
Jan 10 2011 // The Ohio Supreme Court said a university’s insurance coverage extended to a charter bus that crashed, killing five student baseball players and two others in 2007. The 5-2 ruling issued Dec. 28, 2010, is a victory...
Ohio Supreme Court Ruling Favors Bus Wreck Survivors
Dec 29 2010 // The Ohio Supreme Court says a university’s insurance coverage extended to a charter bus that crashed, killing five student baseball players and two others. The 5-2 ruling issued Dec. 28 is a victory for families and...
Scientist Alleges Religious Bias Cost Him Job at U of Kentucky
Dec 21 2010 // An astronomer argues that his Christian faith and his peers’ belief that he is an evolution skeptic kept him from getting a prestigious job as the director of a new student observatory at the University of...
How BP’s Gulf Oil Disaster Costs Could Double
Dec 1 2010 // Analysts’ dividend forecasts point to steady recovery BP, analysts, may be underestimating legal charges BP has history of low-balling long-term cost of disasters “Gross negligence,” punitive damages not...
Insurance Council of Texas Awards Scholarships
Nov 22 2010 // Insurance and risk management students at four Texas universities were recently awarded $40,000 in academic scholarships from the Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) Education Foundation. The students attend St. Mary’s...
Feds Rap 2 Firms for Scaffold Collapse at New York College
Nov 14 2010 // Federal workplace safety officials say they’ve cited two contractors for the scaffolding collapse that injured six workers at a construction site last June at Binghamton University in New York. The Occupational...
Court Reduces Award in University of Kentucky Football Player’s Death
Nov 3 2010 // The Kentucky Court of Appeals has reduced the monetary award in a lawsuit over the death of a University of Kentucky football player. The court halved the $60 million in punitive damages to $30 million, ruling the award in...
Marshall University Settles Privacy Abuse Claim
Oct 22 2010 // Marshall University and the daughter of state Treasurer John Perdue have reached a tentative settlement over her lawsuit claiming the school and a professor violated her privacy by releasing information about her...
University Study of P/C Insurers Finds Bad CEOs Can Wreck Companies
Oct 18 2010 // When companies go out of business, their leaders often blame something other than their own performance for the failure. Lehman Bros.’s CEO Richard Fuld said his compensation package had nothing to do with his...
University of Kansas Student Receives Insurance Settlement Scholarship
Oct 6 2010 // Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger has awarded a $1,000 scholarship to a University of Kansas minority student as part of a program established by an insurance company’s discrimination suit settlement....
Ohio AG Settles with Marsh
Sep 29 2010 // Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray has settled an antitrust lawsuit against Marsh & McLennan Cos. for $4.75 million. Public entities throughout the state — including universities, schools, cities and counties...
