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AppState Insurance Students Successfully Visited London
Mar 20, 2024

Appalachian State insurance students visited London, as part of the International Insurance Markets course. Led by Dr. David Marlett and Professor Aus...

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The App State RMI Program and Marlett Highlighted in Best's Review Magazine Campus Conversations
Feb 7, 2024

Dr. Marlett, Director of the Brantley Risk and Insurance Center, was featured in Best’s Review Magazine’s February Edition, which focused on ...

A team of four Appalachian State University students have advanced to compete in the semi-final round of the 2024 Spencer-RIMS Risk Challenge, an annual international case competition for the enterprise risk management field.  The students — Carolina Davidson, Tom Phillips, Caroline Reeder, and Ashley Weisser (captain) — are advancing to the semi-finals along with seven other teams, each that stood out from a field of teams from more than 40 universities.  The students will continue to research the case and

Insurance students to compete in semi-finals of international case competition
Feb 5, 2024

A team of four Appalachian State University students have advanced to compete in the semi-final round of the 2024 Spencer-RIMS Risk Challenge,&nb...

App State RMI Students Selected for Prestigious WSIA Internship
Dec 8, 2023

Each year, the Wholesale and Specialty Insurance Association (WSIA) hosts an internship program where students get to experience 2 different organizat...

Brantley Center Welcomes New Associate Director
Oct 16, 2023

The Brantley Risk & Insurance Center is excited to welcome Dillon Waschenbach to the Center as the new Associate Director. Dillon joins us from WC...

Eggers named Sumner Insurance Distinguished Scholar
Oct 12, 2023

Austin Eggers, an associate professor in Appalachian State University's Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance, has been named the inaugura...

RMI Student Received CIAB Scholarship
Oct 11, 2023

Hrisha (Aanshi) Bhatty, a junior studying risk management and insurance, and the Co-VP of membership for Gamma Iota Sigma (Rho), has distinguished her...

RMI Students Attended GIS Annual Conference
Oct 2, 2023

16 RMI students attended 52nd Gamma Iota Sigma Annual International Conference in Baltimore last week. The pinnacle of the event was the annual a...

Employee Benefits Minor Student Attended ISCEBS Symposium
Oct 2, 2023

Katie Parker, a student representing Appalachian State University and Gamma Iota Sigma, expresses deep gratitude for the student scholarship that allo...

Student Intern Spotlight: Hrisha Bhatty
Aug 16, 2023

Hrisha Bhatty is a rising junior majoring in risk management and insurance. Hrisha completed an internship with AmWINS this summer in New York City.&n...