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Penn. Regulator Advises College Students to Check Insurance Needs
Aug 22 2012 // As college students return to campus to begin the new academic year, Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Mike Consedine reminds families to create a “dorm room inventory” for insurance purposes. “Many...
Judge tosses student injury lawsuit against University of Idaho
Aug 15 2012 // A state judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed against the University of Idaho by a student who fell from a fraternity house window in 2009. The Lewiston Tribune reported that 2nd District Judge Michael Griffin tossed the...
Florida Gov. Scott Reappoints 7 Workers’ Compensation Judges
Aug 13 2012 // Florida Governor Rick Scott has reappointed seven judges on the state’s court that handles workers’ compensation claims. Judge W. James Condry II, 54, of Orlando, has been a judge of Compensation Claims for the...
Is Peer Pressure Better Employee Motivator Than Money?
Aug 7 2012 // A sense of belonging and attachment to a group of co-workers is a better motivator for some employees than money, according to a new study by University of Iowa researchers. “We found that self-managing teams exhibit...
N.Y. Pilot Program Allows Colleges to Self-Fund Student Health Plans
Aug 6 2012 // A pilot program now underway in New York State will allow large universities to self-fund student health plans, with the goal of providing health coverage to students at a lower cost. The program is the result of...
Why Some Types of Multitasking Are More Dangerous Than Others
Aug 6 2012 // People are better at juggling some types of multitasking than they are at others, according to a new study that has implications for distracted drivers. Trying to do two visual tasks at once hurt performance in both tasks...
Md. Regulators Advise College Students to Get Smart About Insurance
Aug 1 2012 // As students head off to college in the fall, the Maryland Insurance Administration is encouraging young adults – and their parents – to get smart about insurance.Students heading off to college might not be...
Why Some Types of Multitasking Are More Dangerous Than Others
Jul 27 2012 // People are better at juggling some types of multitasking than they are at others, according to a new study that has implications for distracted drivers. Trying to do two visual tasks at once hurt performance in both tasks...
State Farm Pulling Its Ads From Penn State Football Broadcasts
Jul 26 2012 // State Farm is pulling its ads from Penn State football broadcasts, while General Motors is reconsidering its sponsorship deal and Wall Street is threatening to downgrade the school’s credit rating, suggesting the...
Medical Students Sue Mississippi College, Allege Inadequate Training
Jul 26 2012 // A federal lawsuit filed on behalf of seven women accuses Virginia College’s Jackson branch of fraud, breach of contract and negligence in its medical assistants program. The lawsuit was filed last week in U.S....
Insuring Colleges and Universities
Jul 23 2012 // A new report that examines the Penn State University scandal had harsh words for the school’s top officials. Former FBI Director Louis Freeh – who was hired by university trustees to investigate the scandal and...
Insurers for Colleges May Tighten Underwriting After Penn St. Scandal
Jul 19 2012 // Liability insurance carriers and brokers that offer coverage to higher educational institutions have been watching the Penn State scandal unfold. And one broker says liability insurers are likely to tighten their...
Emerson College in Boston to Pay $250K for Alleged Asbestos Violations
Jul 9 2012 // Emerson College and Suffolk Construction Company Inc. in Massachusetts will each pay $250,000 in civil penalties to resolve alleged violations of the state’s air pollution prevention statute and asbestos regulation,...
Kent State Announces New Bachelor’s Degree in Insurance Studies
Jun 27 2012 // Ohio’s Kent State University announced it will offer a bachelor’s degree in insurance studies. The Ohio Board of Regents recently approved the new degree, which will initially be offered only at Kent State...
3 Universities Receive Grants from Griffith Insurance Education Foundation
Jun 15 2012 // The Griffith Insurance Education Foundation, based in Columbus, Ohio, has awarded $15,000 in grant money to three universities to support their Risk Management and Insurance (RMI) programs. The grant monies came from the...
Climate Change Will Alter Risks of Wildfire Worldwide: Study
Jun 12 2012 // Climate change is widely expected to disrupt future fire patterns around the world, with some regions, such as the western United States, seeing more frequent fires within the next 30 years, according to climate scientists...
New York Court Rejects College Pitcher’s Injury Claim
Jun 7 2012 // New York’s top court says a college pitcher hit in the face with a line drive at indoor practice accepted the sport’s risk and has rejected his damages claim against Clarkson University and the coach. The Court...
Georgia Court Ruling Upholds School’s ‘Fair Use’ Use of Publication Excerpts
Jun 4 2012 // A federal judge sided with Georgia State University on a range of copyright infringement claims filed by three publishing houses in a ruling that administrators said could set an important precedent for how educational...
Mom of Massachusetts Man Shot in Harvard Dorm Sues University
May 25 2012 // The mother of a Massachusetts man fatally shot inside a Harvard University dormitory during a drug-related robbery has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Ivy League school. Denise Cosby says in her suit filed in...
University of Pennsylvania Launches New Risk and Insurance Program
May 23 2012 // The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania said this week it has established a new Wharton/Penn Risk and Insurance Program (WPRIP). The program’s goal is to promote and disseminate cutting-edge research on...
