1. Katie School of Insurance and Financial Services James R. Jones Director Katie School of Insurance and Financial Services College of Business-Illinois State University Email: jrjone2@ilstu.edu http://katieschool.org Tel: 309.438.3021 Fax: 309.438.7753jrjone2@ilstu.edu http://katieschool.org

2. Katie Insurance School  Established in 1991  74 National & International Recruiters on Campus  One of largest GIS Chapters  5 Insurance Faculty/Staff  100 Industry Speakers on Campus/Year  Over $50,000 in Annual Scholarships Awarded to Students  90% of classes have 35 or fewer students  Over 90% placement of graduates in industry

3. Industry: Partner in Creating Programs of Excellence  Insurance Industry as Primary Customer  Industry Advisory Board of Executives  Industry Partnerships  Mentor / Shadowing

4. Four Corners of Excellence  Talent  Professional Ed  Information  Networking

5. Talent The Benefit of Hiring Students with an Insurance/RM Education 1. Insurance/RM students are aware of industry issues and challenges 2. Students can become productive more quickly 3. Students are more likely to “stick” because:  They have invested time in pursuing this as career and will give it a fair chance  They know what they are getting into  Their existing skills and knowledge make them more successful and confident than peers  They have already established network of industry contacts

6. Students: Attracting the Best & Brightest MCLaude  Scholarships  Superb Internships: 1 of 2  Excellent Teaching  Small classes, and/or connected with students  Rigorous Academic Program— honors courses  Student Organization-GIS  Speakers on Campus  Recent Grads to Classes  Students to Meetings: RIMS, CPCU, NAPSLO  High School Programs

7. Future of Insurance Education  Strong, and getting stronger  More schools offering programs:  Interdisciplinary  Finance/Tech skills

8. Katie School Professional and Executive Ed  London Markets Program  Tailored Programs for New Associates  Executive Forums  High School Teachers Program

9. Information  Research  Symposia  White Papers

10. What can you do?  Speak to classes  Provide internships/Job shadowing  Invite students to industry meetings or events  Provide Scholarship