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Professors Sue Minnesota College Over Law School Merger

Apr 6 2015 // Two tenured professors at William Mitchell College of Law are suing over potential layoffs connected to a planned merger with Hamline University School of Law.The two schools are seeking authorization to create the...

Lloyd’s Suit, Upcoming NFL Draft Shine Light on Sports Insurance

Apr 6 2015 // As the 2015 National Football League draft approaches, a lawsuit against Lloyd’s of London by former University of Southern California Trojans receiver Marqise Lee has placed a spotlight on sports disability...

The Hartford Launches Customizable Coverage For Educational Institutions

Mar 25 2015 // The Hartford has launched Educators Professional Choice to give educational institutions the ability to customize their liability coverage based on their needs. The package of management and professional liability...

University of North Carolina Settles with Ex-Learning Specialist for $335K

Mar 19 2015 // The former North Carolina learning specialist who questioned literacy levels of Tar Heels athletes received $335,000 in the settlement to end her lawsuit against the school.Mary Willingham sued last summer, saying she was...

Lloyd’s Suit, Upcoming NFL Draft Shine Light on Sports Insurance

Mar 13 2015 // As the 2015 National Football League draft approaches, a lawsuit against Lloyd’s of London by former University of Southern California Trojans receiver Marqise Lee has placed a spotlight on sports disability...

Oregon School District Sued by Women Over Alleged 1969 Abuse

Mar 9 2015 // Three women who say they were sexually abused by a sixth-grade teacher 45 years ago have sued the Oregon school district that employed him.The federal lawsuit also lists the teacher as a defendant. The complaint says the...

Tapping Into the Talent Pipeline

Mar 9 2015 // By 2020, the entire insurance industry will have 400,000 positions to fill. About 120 academic programs exist worldwide offering courses, concentrations and majors in risk management and insurance. About 80 are located in...

Colleges Warned of Liability for Basketball Fans’ Court Storming

Feb 25 2015 // College basketball’s tradition of storming the court after big upsets poses a potentially devastating liability threat to universities and athletic departments, personal injury lawyers said.Video showed coaches being...

Montana Man Sues University Alleging Harassment, Discrimination

Feb 24 2015 // A former janitor at Montana State University is suing the college over how he was treated by co-workers.Akram Zahran filed the lawsuit this past week in Gallatin County District Court against MSU, two co-workers and a...

Former Hartford CEO McGee Dies at 60

Feb 16 2015 // Liam McGee, an Irish-born banker and insurance executive who guided Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. through a taxpayer bailout and shored up the company’s finances, has died. He was 60.McGee died Feb. 13 after...

Pennsylvania College Loses Obamacare Contraceptive Challenge

Feb 12 2015 // The Obama administration won a reversal of a court ruling that would have shielded a Christian college in Pennsylvania from a provision of the Affordable Care Act requiring religious nonprofits to indirectly facilitate...

Dartmouth College Considering Campus Ban on Serving Hard Liquor

Jan 29 2015 // Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, is considering banning hard liquor on campus as part of a series of measures to curb student alcohol abuse and sexual assault.President Philip Hanlon is expected to propose the...

Florida Colleges Rushing to Offer Degrees in Cybersecurity

Jan 26 2015 // The now infamous computer hacks infuriated consumers who had personal information compromised and Hollywood honchos who had embarrassing emails made public.But headline-grabbing computer intrusions are only a fraction of...

XL’s McGavick Receives St. John’s 2014 Insurance Leader of the Year Award

Jan 23 2015 // St. John’s University’s School of Risk Management (SRM) in New York hosted its 20th Annual Insurance Leader of the Year Award Dinner on Jan. 21 in honor of Mike McGavick, chief executive officer of XL Group...

Even Richer Nations Face Climate ‘Danger Zone,’ Scientists Say

Jan 15 2015 // With prospects of containing global warming slipping away, a team of scientists urged policymakers to redouble their efforts to rein in pollution, saying human activity risks turning even rich nations into a “danger...

Obamacare Tax Stalls ‘Cadillac’ Health Plans

Jan 8 2015 // Large employers are increasingly putting an end to their most generous health-care coverage as a tax on “Cadillac” insurance plans looms closer under Obamacare.Employees including bankers at JPMorgan Chase...

Texas Insurance Trade Group’s Video Aimed at Student Recruitment

Jan 6 2015 // The Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) has produced a six-minute video highlighting the variety of job opportunities available in the insurance industry for recent college graduates and current undergrads.The video...

Suit Filed Over New Mexico Woman’s High School Photo Put on Flask

Jan 6 2015 // A New Mexico woman is suing a novelty products maker over a flask that includes her likeness and the phrase, “I’m going to be the most popular girl in rehab.”Veronica Vigil’s lawsuit in federal...

Education Dept.: Harvard Law School’s Response to Sex Assaults Violated Title IX

Dec 31 2014 // Harvard Law School was found in violation of Title IX, the law that prohibits gender discrimination in education, for its failure to respond adequately to sexual assault reports, the Education Department said.The law...

Ohio School District Employees Appeal Ruling in Shooting Lawsuit

Dec 29 2014 // Five current or former officials from an Ohio school district are appealing a ruling allowing three school shooting victims’ families to proceed with parts of a lawsuit.The lawsuit by the families and a student...