Katie School of Insurance and Financial Services James R' Jones Director Katie School of Insurance a

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Katie School of Insurance and Financial
Services James R. Jones Director Katie
School of Insurance and Financial
Services College of Business-Illinois State
University Email jrjone2_at_ilstu.edu http//kati
eschool.org Tel [phone] Fax
309.438.7753
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Katie Insurance School

• Established in 1991
• 74 National International Recruiters on Campus
• One of largest GIS Chapters
• 5 Insurance Faculty/Staff
• 100 Industry Speakers on Campus/Year

• Over 50,000 in Annual Scholarships Awarded to
  Students
• 90 of classes have 35 or fewer students
• Over 90 placement of graduates in industry

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Industry Partner in Creating Programs of
Excellence

• Insurance Industry as Primary Customer
• Industry Advisory Board of Executives
• Industry Partnerships
• Mentor / Shadowing

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Four Corners of Excellence

• Talent
• Professional Ed
• Information
• Networking

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TalentThe Benefit of Hiring Students with an
Insurance/RM Education

• 1. Insurance/RM students are aware of industry
  issues and challenges
• 2. Students can become productive more quickly
• 3. Students are more likely to stick because
• They have invested time in pursuing this as
  career and will give it a fair chance
• They know what they are getting into
• Their existing skills and knowledge make them
  more successful and confident than peers
• They have already established network of industry
  contacts

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Students Attracting the Best Brightest
MCLaude

• Scholarships
• Superb Internships 1 of 2
• Excellent Teaching
• Small classes, and/or connected with students
• Rigorous Academic Programhonors courses
• Student Organization-GIS
• Speakers on Campus
• Recent Grads to Classes
• Students to Meetings RIMS, CPCU, NAPSLO
• High School Programs

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Future of Insurance Education

• Strong, and getting stronger
• More schools offering programs
• Interdisciplinary
• Finance/Tech skills

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Katie SchoolProfessional and Executive Ed

• London Markets Program
• Tailored Programs for New Associates
• Executive Forums
• High School Teachers Program

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Information

• Research
• Symposia
• White Papers

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What can you do?

• Speak to classes
• Provide internships/Job shadowing
• Invite students to industry meetings or events
• Provide Scholarship