All the headlines from our Universities Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 1 2006 // The earth under the New Madrid Seismic Zone either isn’t shifting or is barely shifting at all, say three independent university analyses of a global positioning system stations stuck in the ground and monitored for...
Dec 18 2005 // Twenty years ago, it was nearly impossible to find colleges and universities offering degrees in insurance. Now there are many programs across the nation that offer bachelor’s degrees, concentrations, certifications,...
Dec 8 2005 // How governments can best prevent, prepare and respond to mass casualties, whether from natural events such as Hurricane Katrina or a terror attack, is the mission of a new center led by Johns Hopkins University.A $15...
Dec 8 2005 // Members of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners elected regulators from Maine, Alabama, Kansas and New Mexico as the organization’s 2006 officers during the Association’s Winter National...
Dec 5 2005 // A list of the 2005 hurricane season’s most unique characteristics and facts has been released by Colorado State University. A CSU statement said that the just-completed hurricane season was the most active and...
Dec 5 2005 // At several recent conferences speakers emphasized low employment rates are having a detrimental effect on their efforts to find qualified employees to work in the insurance industry.Efforts to find new employees are a...
Dec 5 2005 // An impending employment crisis is threatening independent insurance agents and will become disastrous by 2010 unless employers act now, Lisa Harrington, Florida Association of Insurance Agents vice president of education...
Dec 4 2005 // An impending employment crisis is threatening independent insurance agents and will become disastrous by 2010 unless employers act now, Lisa Harrington, Florida Association of Insurance Agents vice president of education...
Nov 28 2005 // A year ago, the attorney who wrote Ohio’s ban on civil unions said it wouldn’t affect the few public universities already offering health insurance to employees’ same-sex partners. Now he’s suing to...
Nov 25 2005 // The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) has named David M. Eppstein Director of State Affairs. In his new position, he will be working with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners...
Nov 20 2005 // Lawmakers Pass Kids’ Health Plan:The Illinois House passed H.B. 806, Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s “All Kids” health insurance program on a 79-28 vote, following Senate approval on a 32-23 vote. The...
Nov 20 2005 // The Board of Directors of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. elected Kay W. McCurdy to serve on its board of directors.McCurdy began her career in 1975 as an attorney at Lord, Bissell & Brook in Chicago and has more than...
Nov 7 2005 // An impending employment crisis threatens independent insurance agencies and will become disastrous by 2010 unless employers act now, Lisa Harrington, Florida Association of Insurance Agents vice president of Education,...
Nov 6 2005 // An impending employment crisis threatens independent insurance agents and will become disastrous by 2010 unless employers act now, Lisa Harrington, Florida Association of Insurance Agents vice president of Education, told...
Nov 6 2005 // Cathy DeCoulaz was recently installed as president of the Alamo Chapter, Society of Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters, in San Antonio, Texas. DeCoulaz has served the Alamo Chapter on the Board of Directors and in...
Oct 14 2005 // The Insurance Council of Texas announced it has awarded $15,000 in academic scholarships to students majoring in insurance and risk management at Baylor University, the University of Texas at Austin and the University of...
Oct 14 2005 // Three new economists have joined the Insurance Information Institute, as part of the group’s effort to enhance its research and analytic capabilities.Dr. Marcellus W. Andrews, economist, will concentrate on...
Oct 3 2005 // Westfield Insurance has named Robert Testa executive, personal lines sales. In this capacity, he oversees employees in five states responsible for new personal lines business.Testa began his career at Westfield in 1991 and...
Sep 26 2005 // San Antonio – Trident Insurance Services, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Argonaut Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: AGII) announced at the annual National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices, Ltd. (NAPSLO)...
Sep 5 2005 // Ronald L. Alexander has been named president and managing partner of Willis Group Holdings Ltd.’s Tennessee operations in Knoxville, Tenn. Alexander was formerly executive vice president and chief operating officer...