Stephen Fier

Education

Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
(Expected completion: April 2010)
Ph.D. in Risk Management & Insurance with a support area in Finance

Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
Master of Business Administration

Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
Bachelor of Science, Finance

Research

"Catastrophes and the Demand for Life Insurance", with James M. Carson.

"Was the Impact of Corporate Governance Failures on the Directors and Officers Insurance Marketplace a New Shock?", with Joan Gabel, Nancy R. Mansfield, and Kathleen A. McCullough.

"Stock-Drop Litigation, Professional Liability Insurance, and the Pension Protection Act of 2006", with Cassandra R. Cole.

"A Survey of Stock-Drop Litigation, the Pension Protection Act of 2006, and Fiduciary Liability Insurance", with Cassandra R. Cole, Professional Liability Underwriting Society Journal, Journal, Vol. 21, No. 9, 5-7.

Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS) Foundation Graduate Research Grant, "Implications of Past and Present Corporate Governance Failures on the Directors and Officers Insurance Marketplace", with Joan Gabel, Nancy R. Mansfield, and Kathleen A. McCullough, 2009.

"Catastrophes and the Demand for Life Insurance". Presented with James M. Carson at the 2008 Southern Risk and Insurance Association (SRIA) annual meeting, November, Bay St. Louis, MS.

"Catastrophes and the Demand for Life Insurance". Presented with Dr. James M. Carson at the 2009 American Risk and Insurance Association (ARIA) annual meeting, August, Providence, RI.

Teaching Experience

Instructor, RMI 3011, Principles of Risk Management and Insurance, Summer 2007, Summer 2008, Summer 2009

Professional Affiliations

American Risk and Insurance Association

Southern Risk and Insurance Association

Western Risk and Insurance Association

Honors and Awards

• Marguerite Williams Scholarship, 2005
• Karl and Sophie Schweizer Scholarship, 2003
• Spencer Educational Foundation Scholarship, 2009
• Cynthia Waters Flecther/Kristen Waters Hood Scholarship, 2007 and 2008
• Katrina Anne "Katie" Froeschle Memorial Scholarship, 2008
• Journal of Insurance Issues Distinguished Reviewer for 2007