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Factoids
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"Ole Miss"
is the nickname for The University of Mississippi.
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Our
location is Oxford, Mississippi, which is 75 miles southeast of Memphis,
Tennessee. Oxford recently was featured in Architectural Digest, Better
Homes & Gardens, Money, Modern Maturity, Mother Jones and
Time.
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Our
insurance major was established in 1947.
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Approximately 130 students currently major in Insurance and Risk Management.
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According
to Business Insurance magazine our Insurance and Risk Management program
is now the 5th largest in the nation.
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Over 500
students take the basic risk and insurance course each year.
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Over 25
firms attended our annual Insurance Careers Day each of the past two years.
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Recent
graduates joined such firms as ACE Westchester, Allstate, Arthur J. Gallagher,
The Hartford, Liberty Mutual, Lockton Companies, Marsh Inc., St. Paul
Travelers, Southern Farm Bureau, and State Farm.
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The Ole
Miss Insurance Advisory Council, a group of 25 industry professionals, serves in
both an advising and fund‑raising capacity.
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The Ole
Miss Insurance Symposium draws over 350 industry professionals and students each
year for education (and fun).
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Private
endowments totaling over $1,500,000 support the program.
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Scholarships exceeding $20,000 are awarded annually to students majoring in
Insurance and Risk Management.
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Dr. Larry
Cox holds the Robertson Chair of Insurance and leads the program. He has been at
Ole Miss since 1995 and previously taught at The University of
Georgia. · Dr. Karen Epermanis joined the faculty in 2001. She previously taught at the University of Hartford and has served as a director of risk management at several leading firms.
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