The Center for Insurance Research

From the Director

I am happy to announce that Dr. Randy Dumm has joined me as Associate Director of the Center.  I believe Randy’s research expertise, industry experience, and his commitment to the RMI program will greatly enhance the viability and reputation of the Center!

The Dr. William T. Hold/The National Alliance Program in Risk Management and Insurance was recently ranked sixth best among public institutions and eighth among all institutions by U.S. News and World Report! Listen to the recent radio spot on our program rankings and interview with Stacy Sirmans and Randy Dumm!

About the Center

The Center for Insurance Research engages in meaningful and timely research projects designed to assist the industry, regulators, academics and consumers in understanding the insurance business and suggesting solutions to current insurance issues. We accomplish this particularly via disseminating our research and sponsoring projects and symposia.

Objectives of the Center include:

• Advancing the quality and integrity of our nationally-ranked Risk Management and Insurance Program by bringing industry professionals, students and scholars together.
• Facilitating conferences, symposia and workshops to encourage interaction between academics, practitioners and regulators on timely risk management topics.
• Disseminating analytically rigorous research projects and publications on issues related to risk management and insurance.