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Insurance underwriters working at Lloyd's of London, in April of 1958. Today, insurers won't offer general-liability insurance to the NFL to cover head injuries.

Economics

Insurers Could End Football. It Won’t Be the First Industry They’ve Transformed.

With CTE lawsuits mounting, the NFL can’t find a general-liability insurer to cover head injuries. Fraternities and police departments have faced similar problems.

Jack Denton

Education

How Fraternity Culture Encourages Excessive Drinking

New research finds alcohol consumption is higher in chapters where members are expected to assert their masculinity.

Tom Jacobs

When Talking of Future Financial Success, Do Fraternities Offer a Leg Up for Male Students?

Researchers found fraternity membership lowers a student's grade-point average by 0.25 points (on a four-point scale), but increases future income by 36.2 percent.

Tom Jacobs