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USF risk management school gains director to lead expansion - Sarasota Herald-Tribune

USF hires director of expanding risk management school.

August 7, 2023Business News

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3 reasons people buy whole life insurance instead of term - Policygenius

60% of individual life insurance policies purchased in 2021 were permanent life insurance policies.

July 28, 2023Business News

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Randy Dumm takes helm at USF’s expanding Baldwin Risk Partners School of Risk Management and Insurance

Dumm joined the USF Muma College of Business in July. He says the Baldwin Risk Partners School of Risk Management and Insurance is well-positioned to become the next powerhouse RMI program in the country.

July 26, 2023Business News

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University of South Florida sets new records for total donors and funds committed in a single year

Among the major donations for the Muma College of Business include $10 million from USF alum Jay Nault to name the Nault Center for Entrepreneurship and $5 million from Baldwin Risk Partners to name the Baldwin Risk Partners School of Risk Management and Insurance.

July 25, 2023Business News, Entrepreneurship

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USF’s Human Insurance Chain exercise shows how one insurance claim collides with multiple career paths

The interactive experience helps students understand the sequence of events in a claim cycle and the different roles in insurance sparked by one claim.

June 29, 2023Business News

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Madison Siefert is building a community, homes and a bright future — all from within the Baldwin Risk Partners School of Risk Management and Insurance

For Siefert, entering the field of risk management and insurance is all about being part of the larger community. “Every time a disaster hits, you kind of want to be out there and you want to be helping,” she said.

June 6, 2023Business News, Spotlights

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Humans will break the longevity record and live past 122, study says - Popular Mechanics

A new study from Po-Lin Wang, an assistant professor in the Baldwin Risk Partners School of Risk Management and Insurance, proposes that not only will we soon be seeing longer lifespans, but humans will also surpass all age records in the near future. Apparently, the longest-living generations are soon to come.

April 17, 2023Business News, Research and Innovation

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BRP Hosts USF Bulls Business Community & Gamma Iota Sigma - LinkedIn

We were honored to recently host students from USF's Bulls Business Community and USF Gamma Iota Sigma in our BRP Tampa office.

April 11, 2023Business News

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Science, the elixir of life is coming. “You will live much longer” - Breaking Latest

In the coming decades it will be possible to live much longer

April 9, 2023Business News

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Insurance Agents of Tampa Bay establish scholarship at USF’s Baldwin Risk Partners School of Risk Management and Insurance

The Insurance Agents of Tampa Bay, a nonprofit dedicated to inspiring, educating and networking individuals in the industry, has established with a $30,000 gift an endowed scholarship at the Baldwin Risk Partners School of Risk Management and Insurance on the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee campus.

April 7, 2023Business News

Life expectancy is relatively easy to calculate—it’s around 76 years in the U.S. But the maximum life span, if one exists, is much harder to estimate, experts say. GETTY IMAGES

There may not be a limit on how long humans can live—and if there is, experts say ‘we are not yet approaching it’ - Fortune

Life expectancy is relatively easy to calculate—it’s around 76 years in the U.S. But the maximum life span, if one exists, is much harder to estimate, experts say.

March 31, 2023Business News

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Student Spotlight: Clare Coffman brings passion for insurance and crime to life at USF

Clare Coffman’s life-changing connection with an associate professor at the USF Muma College of Business has put her on a career path that combines her passions – investigating crime and insurance fraud.

March 16, 2023Business News, Spotlights

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