Jill Bisco

Education

Ph.D. in Business Administration
  Expected Completion: April 2014
  Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
  Major Area: Risk Management and Insurance
  Support Area: Finance

Master of Science
  Completed: April 2008
  Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32303
  Major Area: Risk Management and Insurance

Bachelor of Science
  Completed: December 2005
  University of Wisconsin - Platteville
  Concentration: Business Administration
  Graduated: Summa Cum Laude

Research

Research in Progress
"Case vs. Bulk Reserves: An Issue of Manipulation" with Kathleen McCullough
"Resisted and Denied Claims - Their Roles in Earnings Management"

Non-Refereed Publications
Bisco, Jill M., Timothy East, Kari E Johnston, and Mark Ohlstrom, "Biloxi's Big Gamble...That Paid Off," CPCU eJournal, January 2009: pp. 1-9.

Grants

Plus Foundation, expected completion fall 2012.

Presentations at Professional Meetings

"Case vs. Bulk Reserves: An Issue of Manipulation" (with Kathleen McCullough), American  Risk and Insurance Association Meeting, August 2012 (poster session).*

"Case vs. Bulk Reserves: An Issue of Manipulation" (with Kathleen McCullough), Southern Risk and Insurance Association meeting, November 2011.*
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* Denotes meeting in which proposals were reviewed for acceptance to the meeting program.  

Professional Designations and Recognitions

CIC (Certified Insurance Counselor), The National Alliance, 2005 to present
CRM (Certified Risk Manager), The National Alliance, 2008 to present

Teaching Experience

Instructor
 RMI3011, Principles of Risk Management and Insurance, Summer 2011

Teaching Assistant
 RMI5810, Personal Financial Planning, Masters Course, Florida State University, Fall 2010

Professional Activities

 Reviewer for Journal of Insurance Regulation, November 2010

Related Industry Experience

Rural Mutual Insurance Company, 19 years
  Director of Internal Controls and Internal Audit
  Senior Product Development Specialist
  Marketing Program and Affiliation Specialist
  Agency Manager
  Licensed Insurance Agent
  Agent Assistant

Farm Bureau Financial Services, 13 years
  Registered Principal, Series 26
  Registered Representative, Series 6 and 63
  Licensed Insurance Agent

Haas & Haas Insurance Agency, 4 years
  Commercial Lines Account Specialist and Licensed Insurance Agent

Honors and Awards

2012 Spencer Scholar
Recipient of the 2012 Robert T. Powell Endowed Scholarship
Recipient of the 2011 Cynthia Waters Fletcher/Kristen Waters Hood Scholarship
Recipient of the 2010 Elfreda Egger Memorial Scholarship
Recipient of the 1997 Business Scholarship
Recipient of the 1997 UW-Richland Faculty Scholarship
Recipient of the 1997 Lilly Hanson Memorial Scholarship
Recipient of the 1996 Lands End Business Scholarship
Recipient of the 1995 UW-Richland Alumni Association Scholarship
Recipient of the 1995 Peter & Arlene Athanas Scholarship
Phi Theta Kappa

Service

Director, Doctoral Business Students Association, Florida State University, Fall 2011 - Spring 2012
Wisconsin Federation of Insurance Companies
  President, 2009
  Vice-President, 2008
  Board Member, 2007 - 2009

Affiliations

American Risk and Insurance Association, Member since 2011
Internal Insurance Auditors Association, Member 2009 - 2010
Risk and Insurance Management Society, Member since 2011
Southern Risk and Insurance Association, Member since 2010
The Institute of Internal Auditors, Member 2009 - 2010