Spencer Educational Foundation grant to help establish a new course within Risk Management and Insurance

A grant from the Spencer Educational Foundation will spur RMI students to learn personal finance.

A grant from the Spencer Educational Foundation will spur RMI students to learn personal finance.

“Personal Finance and Insurance,” developed by Dr. Dan Yang and Dr. Courtney Baggett, will teach students how to use various insurance tools, such as life insurance and annuities, to achieve their personal financial goals.

The undergraduate course is expected to become a required elective class in RMI and will serve as a gateway for…

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Sorrell College alumnus takes helm of London-based specialty insurance distributor as CEO

London-based specialty lines insurance company will be led by TROY alumnus Nick Abraham.

London-based specialty lines insurance company will be led by TROY alumnus Nick Abraham.

Sorrell College of Business alumnus Nick Abraham has been named chief executive officer of Amwins Global Risk, the firm’s London-based specialty distributor.

He assumes the post on Jan. 1, 2025.

Abraham, originally an accounting major, switched majors his senior year to enter the Risk Management and Insurance program. Today that decision has landed him in…

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RMI student may be the youngest ever to complete the undergraduate degree

TROY's Summer Commencement is Friday in Trojan Arena.

TROY's Summer Commencement is Friday in Trojan Arena.

At barely 19 years of age, Miley Taylor, from Goshen, may be the youngest-ever graduate of Troy University’s Risk Management and Insurance Program.

On July 28, she’ll receive her Global Business degree with a concentration in RMI at Commencement Exercises in Trojan Arena but won’t be looking for a job. She’s already hired on with…

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Sorrell young alumnus establishes endowed scholarship to ‘give back’ the chance he was given as an undergraduate

TROY alumnus Douglas Dick has created the Endless Opportunities RMI Scholarship in the Sorrell College of Business. (submitted)

TROY alumnus Douglas Dick has created the Endless Opportunities RMI Scholarship in the Sorrell College of Business. (submitted)

Sorrell College alumnus Douglas Dick was once on the receiving end of others’ generosity, and now he’s paying that forward with the establishment of a scholarship in risk management and insurance.

The Endless Opportunities RMI Scholarship will assist students on the Troy Campus  pursuing a degree in RMI and who are heavily engaged in RMI and…

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