Advancing excellence in insurance training and practice
The insurance industry is evolving due to global disruptions, new technologies, and advancements in analytics. The Isenberg Insurance Academy is a collaboration between industry and academia that will be crucial to develop the next generation of insurance professionals. Partner insurance firms (including Arbella, Travelers, Liberty Mutual, and Hanover) work with Isenberg faculty to ensure that students develop relevant knowledge and competencies through real-world projects, fostering adaptability for the evolving insurance industry.
Isenberg Insurance Academy programming includes a case competition, a student club, company site visits, project consultations, and more, and has resulted in Isenberg students earning internships and full-time jobs in the insurance industry.
Student participants in the Isenberg Insurance Academy access a number of benefits, including:
- Foundational programming in Insurance Foundations
- Industry speaker series and networking
- Access to a unique Junior Analyst curriculum taught by Isenberg faculty
- Insurance Analytics with Python
- Financial Risk Modeling with Excel
- Candidate for independent study projects for academic credit
- Competitive scholarship opportunities
- Priority internship opportunities for qualified applicants
- Professional networking opportunities
- Insurance Academy Digital Badge (starting fall 2025)
- Multiple junior- and senior-level leadership opportunities
- Professional coaching and mentoring with dedicated OCS career coaches
- Peer coaching and interview preparation
- Site visits to company headquarters
Industry Partners Are an Essential Part of the Isenberg Insurance Academy
Fostering educational and professional alliances within the insurance sector benefits the Isenberg Insurance Academy's industry partners as well as the student participants. The initiative has had strong backing from key industry partners such as Arbella, Travelers, Liberty Mutual, and Hanover, from the beginning—their efforts to support students and faculty in understanding the dynamic shifts in the industry have made the program a success.
We welcome new insurance industry partners—contact us via email for more information.
Benefits for industry partners include:
- Recognition on Insurance Academy website
- Recognition on social media
- Access to resumes of insurance academy students
- Participation in networking events with students and faculty
- Speaker series participation opportunities
- Recognition in newsletters
- Recognition in event materials
- Priority access to top students for internship/job recruitment
- Micro-mentoring opportunities
- Job opportunity promotion to 700+ students
- Dedicated company night in speaker series
- Company visit as part of Insurance Trek program
- Named scholarship opportunity
- Waived fees at fall career fair
- Dedicated position on the advisory board
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