With the frequency and severity of liability claims increasing, colleges and universities will struggle to find affordable coverage in the primary market come renewal time.

While avoiding the risk of community spread by having classes exclusively online is not feasible for many colleges, the risk of spreading the virus can be reduced by banning all mass gatherings, including college football practices, on campus.

Think about what it means if an organization converts to a microservice architecture monitored by a cybersecurity rater. A person knocking on the cyber wall door will trigger risk management responses.

Austin Oldham talks about higher education risk management, how COVID has changed the game and his connection to enhancing the profession.

For schools of every level or subject across the entire globe, the academic fall semester will have hiccups. Starting the school year with good risk management will minimize the need for damage control in the long run.

As hardening markets drive businesses to explore other options, public sector risk pools offer lessons in alternative methods of risk management.

This CPCU designee and instructor leveraged his past experiences to help his students translate the ‘language of insurance’ all while fueling his own desire for more designations.

Even with COVID-19 in the mix, college is an investment, not a gamble. It just requires good risk management to make the right school choice.

As political tensions between the U.S. and China heat up, international students could be caught in a bind.

Professionals may seek out advanced degrees during economic downturns, but that doesn’t mean higher ed won’t suffer mightily due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Here’s what higher education risk managers should keep in mind going forward.

Insurance designations do more than add value to a career; they symbolize a constant pursuit of learning and commitment to the insurance industry. 

Even in previous years, viral infections killed thousands of Americans, yet we seem to be callous to the risks.

The United Educators is one of the oldest risk transfer organizations and thriving in its Vermont domicile. Here’s their story.

Private nonprofit educational institutions in the U.S. are in serious financial trouble. Their business model, such as it is, is no longer working and needs serious adjustment.

With so many insurance designations out there, it can be hard to determine which one is the right next step for your career.

Julie Theirl of Aon and her team have been working on a database set to help public schools recognize, analyze and prevent sexual abuse and molestation claims from occurring.

This year, six brokers from across the brokerage field were named as the 2020 Education Power Broker winners. An additional three brokers were named as finalists.

The spring of 2020 offers several opportunities for training in insurance company leadership.

At St. Joseph’s University, future risk management professionals tried their hands at developing Insurtech solutions that could lower quotes and make the underwriting process more efficient.

Two ambitious, self-proclaimed queens in Game of Thrones both met violent ends. The same might be true of entities that think they are doing a good job at risk management.