All the headlines from our Universities Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 9 2004 // Charles M. Nyce, PhD, has joined the American Institute for CPCU and the Insurance Institute of America as director of curriculum. He is responsible for the curriculum, textbooks, and examinations for one course in the...
Oct 27 2004 // Emmett J. Vaughan, a renowned professor of insurance at the University of Iowa’s Henry B. Tippie College of Business, has passed away at the age of 69. Funeral services will be held on Sat., Oct. 30, at St....
Oct 25 2004 // The glass-and-steel pavilion that held the Liberty Bell until last year is moving from Independence National Historical Park to an insurance college in the Philadelphia suburbs. The decision by the American College, which...
Sep 30 2004 // The glass-and-steel pavilion that held the Liberty Bell until last year is moving from Independence National Historical Park to an insurance college in the Philadelphia suburbs.The decision by the American College, which...
Sep 6 2004 // Something different was definitely in the air at a seminar put on by the American Association of Managing General Agents (AAMGA) last June. As the group of MGAs and wholesale brokers settled in for the introductory dinner...
Aug 11 2004 // The University of Vermont has joined a captive insurance industry group to launch a new educational program to serve the industry, the first of its kind in the nation.“Because the captive industry has grown so...
Jul 12 2004 // American Institute for CPCU announced that Ben Stein, whose diverse career includes being an Emmy-winning game show host (“Win Ben Stein’s Money”), well-known movie actor, novelist, TV sitcom actor, movie...
Jul 5 2004 // In Lancaster, Pa., Franklin & Marshall College President John Fry recently announced the addition of Bryn Mawr and Haverford Colleges to the Shared Services Consortium (SSC). The SSC, which includes charter members...
Jun 29 2004 // The U.K.’s Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) and Cass Business School have created an “Insurance University,” aimed at improving the “performance of the management talent in insurance and provide...
Jun 14 2004 // The Board of Directors of Atlantic Mutual announced that Daniel H. Olmsted has been promoted to President and has been named a member of the Board of Trustees.The Board also named Richard J. Hertling as Executive Vice...
Apr 8 2004 // The Association of Professional Insurance Women, Inc. (APIW) in New York announced that Janice Abraham has been selected as this year’s recipient of the APIW Insurance Woman of the Year Award.Abraham is president and...
Apr 7 2004 // The Insurance Council of Texas presented $15,000 in scholarships this month to students at Baylor, the University of Texas at Austin and the University of North Texas. All of the students had excelled in insurance and risk...
Mar 4 2004 // American International Group Inc. (AIG), announced the formation of AIG Higher Education Risk Solutions, a division of the property and casualty insurance subsidiaries of AIG, to address the growing risks faced by colleges...
Jan 26 2004 // I once observed a high school football program go 1-9 for two consecutive years. Then with the backing of the administration, a new coach was brought in who had been part of a successful program.With a new attitude and...
Jan 20 2004 // The Spencer Educational Foundation, Inc., established by the Atlanta Chapter of the Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS), is celebrating 25 years of service to supporting risk management education at the university...
Jan 12 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: EdChoice, Schinnerer’s insurance program for small to mid-size colleges and universities, has added general liability coverage for exposures such as corporal punishment, athletics or sports...
Dec 30 2003 // The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research plans to introduce the Certified Risk Managers (CRM) International courses to university and college representatives at the Western Risk and Insurance...
Dec 17 2003 // The Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina (IIANC) are offering an insurance course at Wake Technical Community College. IIANC is offering the Certification Preparation for Property and Casualty Insurance...
Dec 1 2003 // Two additional universities will host insurance education institute programs next summer, one in Arkansas and one in Mississippi. According to the Insurance Education Foundation (IEF), the University of Central Arkansas...
Nov 7 2003 // Two additional universities will host insurance education institute programs next summer, following a decision by the Board of Directors for the Insurance Education Foundation (IEF).The University of Central Arkansas will...