Hurricanes pummeling the coast. Rushing waters flooding property inland. Such natural disasters often turn Florida into ground zero for risk management, including changes in insurance coverage and costs. A new undertaking by Florida State University’s Risk Management and Insurance Center – in partnership with the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) and the Florida Surplus Lines Service Office (FSLSO) – aims to provide a rare, comprehensive look at all sides of the state’s insurance market.
Faculty News
RMI faculty offers analysis, solutions to state regulators on growing disaster risks
On the strength of a $500,000 grant, the Dr. William T. Hold/The Alliance’s Program in Risk Management and Insurance in the FSU College of Business delivered to state regulators an analysis of the National Flood Insurance Program and solutions to managing Florida’s growing risks from hurricanes and other natural disasters.
‘Superstar’ researcher inspired by energy, enthusiasm of FSU
Wayne Hochwarter, the Melvin T. Stith Sr. Professor in Business Administration in the FSU College of Business, ranks in the Top 3% among global scholars in multiple categories.
RMI faculty members help effort to defuse Florida’s property insurance ‘timebomb’
Florida Insurance Commissioner Michael Yaworsky participates with College of Business faculty members Patricia Born and Charles Nyc
FSU researcher: Digital tools including AI alter consumer trust, purchasing decisions
Colleen Harmeling’s new study with Rachel Hochstein, an assistant professor of marketing at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and Taylor Perko, who served as an FSU research assistant while earning her MBA from the College of Business, appears in the Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science.
C.F. Sirmans, ‘an unparalleled figure’ in real estate studies
C.F. Sirmans, a highly venerated and decorated real estate economist and professor emeritus in the Florida State University College of Business, passed away on March 25, about three years after having been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. He was 74.
‘Gut’ and logic: Analytics expert provides bracket tips for basketball novices
Lance Kerwin, an associate lecturer in the FSU College of Business, offers basic advice to people who don’t know much about college basketball but would like to participate in the mad March custom of office bracket challenges.
FSU real estate program stands at No. 2 in ‘REAL’ global research rankings
The latest Real Estate Academic Leadership (REAL) rankings for authors and institutions show FSU’s real estate faculty tied at No. 2 with National University of Singapore. Among authors, FSU’s Tingyu Zhou ties for the No. 4 ranking, while fellow faculty member Chongyu Wang ties for 10th in the world.
Rebranded Organizational Effectiveness Institute to tackle new-century challenges
Behold the FSU Organizational Effectiveness Institute, formerly the Center for Human Resource Management, and meet Samantha Paustian-Underdahl, the Barry and Janice Anderson Director of the institute and the Mary Tilley Bessemer Associate Professor of Business Administration.
