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Texas Insurer Group Provides $31K in University Student Scholarships

The Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) Education Foundation recently honored 20 students studying insurance and risk management at universities in Texas with $31,000 in scholarships. Funds for ICT’s scholarship program come from individual and company donations as well as ICT’s …

Kansas Commissioner: Enrollment Rises in College Insurance Programs

Enrollment in courses eligible for the Kansas Insurance Certificate Program at several Kansas higher learning institutions is rising, according to the state insurance department. The department says around 500 students have enrolled in the certificate program for the 2018 fall …

Indiana’s Butler University to Launch Online Master’s in Risk, Insurance

The Lacy School of Business at Indiana’s Butler University plans to launch an online Master of Science in Risk and Insurance (MSRI) program beginning in January 2019. The school says the program is among the first of its kind in …

Insurance Council of Texas Hosting ‘Speed Interview’ Student Recruiting Event

The Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) in July will host what the association says is its largest student recruitment event ever held for insurance and risk management students. ITC’s 3rd Annual Speed Interview and Network Session takes place on Thursday, …

You Know Insurance. Why Aren’t You Teaching it?

Insurance is complicated. I think that we all agree about that. That’s why agents, underwriters, adjusters, and regulators spend so much time reading, studying and learning. That’s why I’ve spent my insurance career in continual learning mode. By the way, …

Texas Southern, Huston-Tillotson Students Receive Insurance Council of Texas Scholarships

The Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) has awarded academic scholarships to two students at Texas Southern University (TSU) in Houston and three students at Huston-Tillotson University (H-T) students in Austin. ICT honored these five students for their success in their …

Insurance Council of Texas Scholarships Top $1 Million Mark

On November 15, the Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) Education Foundation will join the University of North Texas (UNT) in Denton to celebrate the Education Foundation’s surpassing $1 million dollars in scholarships and education funding given to support insurance education …

3 Facts that Providing Learning Opportunities Tells the Team

According to dictionary.com, loyalty is the state or quality of being loyal (I guess they never had my English teacher. She told me never to use a word to define itself.); faithfulness to commitments or obligations. (and) faithful adherence to …

MJ Insurance, Butler University Launch Student-Run Insurance Company

MJ Insurance announced it has launched MJ Student-Run Insurance Company Ltd. at Butler University in Indianapolis. Butler’s Lacy School of Business originated the insurance company to provide students with real-world experience in all facets of running an insurance company and …

31 Students Awarded Scholarships from Insurance Council of Texas

The Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) Education Foundation recently awarded a total of $34,500 in academic scholarships to 31 students at five Texas universities. The students attend the University of Houston Main campus, the University of Houston Downtown the University …