All the headlines from our Universities Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 1 2005 // Texas Tech Law Review has issued a comprehensive overview of lawsuit reform measures passed in 2003. According to an announcement released by the Texas Alliance for Patient Access, the 357-page article, the culmination of...
Jul 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...
Jun 22 2005 // Hondros College, a nationwide provider of online continuing education courses, launches an online insurance curriculum for Texas. The courses, specifically designed to meet the needs and requirements of Texas insurance...
Jun 6 2005 // Illinois’ surplus line association chief offered a history and overview of the group’s activities in a presentation to the 9th annual meeting of the American Association of Managing General Agents in Orlando,...
Jun 6 2005 // Illinois’ surplus line association chief offered a history and overview of the group’s activities in a presentation to the 9th annual meeting of the American Association of Managing General Agents in Orlando,...
May 30 2005 // Leaders from the public and private sectors from throughout the nation will take part in the National Symposium on the Future of Terrorism Risk Insurance on the campus of the University of Southern California on June 20,...
May 23 2005 // Structural similarities and differences between stamping and service offices in the 15 stamping offices across the U.S. and how their markets differ were discussed by Phil Ballinger, executive director of the Surplus Lines...
May 23 2005 // Structural similarities and differences between stamping and service offices in the 15 stamping offices across the U.S. and how their markets differ were discussed by Phil Ballinger, executive director of the Surplus Lines...
May 9 2005 // Gov. Linda Lingle signed legislation making an emergency appropriation of $47 million for losses suffered by the University of Hawaii from the October flooding of Manoa Valley.A little more than half of the money came from...
Apr 26 2005 // Potential storm surge impacts in the Tampa Bay region based on different factors associated with storms have been mathematically modeled by two University of South Florida College of Marine Science physical...
Apr 22 2005 // One of the top collegiate football players in the country blows out a knee in his final game before hoping to go professional. For some star college athletes and their families, this scenario is a legitimate worry.With the...
Apr 21 2005 // A computer modeling system has been developed by two university researchers to predict the annual damage done by hurricanes, based on wind patterns over the land and sea in July, to predict whether damages will be greater...
Apr 18 2005 // More and More Star College Athletes Score an Insurance Contract Before Going ProOne of the top collegiate football players in the country blows out a knee in his final game before hoping to go professional. For some star...
Apr 14 2005 // The Insurance Council of Texas announced it has awarded scholarships to 16 university students.The University of North Texas scholarship recipients were Jeffrey Ambrose, Lauren Heger, Tracey Mallard and Wayne Moore, Jr....
Apr 1 2005 // Conventional wisdom is wrong: primary care doctors who coordinate the care of their patients by specialists may actually have lower liability risk than primary care doctors who do not attempt care coordination.That is one...
Mar 15 2005 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners recently named its funded consumer liaison representatives for 2005. Established in 1992, the program promotes consumer representation and interaction with NAIC members,...
Jan 17 2005 // College professors in Kentucky have joined the ranks of Americans claiming to suffer from the health effects of mold contamination.Faculty, including two nursing lab faculty members, at Mayville Community College...
Dec 7 2004 // U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye toured the University of Hawaii-Manoa campus recently, and came away saying flood damage would top $50 million.The veteran Democrat visited the campus in preparation for asking for federal...
Dec 6 2004 // Stephen P. D’Arcy, professor of finance at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has been elected as president of the Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) at the organization’s annual meeting. He succeeds...
Nov 29 2004 // Infinity Insurance Company reported that its Infinity University is presenting Education Expo 2004 for the benefit of Texas agents in early December. The expos will include exhibits highlighting the Infinity University and...