Risk Management and Insurance Center at Olivet College Ranked Eighth Largest in Nation

OLIVET, Mich., Sept. 13 -- Olivet College issued the following news release:

The Risk Management and Insurance Center (RMIC) at Olivet College boasts the eighth largest risk management and insurance education program in the United States, according to Risk Management magazine. In an article published this month, the magazine ranked Olivet among universities such as Georgia, Temple, Wisconsin-Madison, Ball State, Louisiana and Middle Tennessee (to view the complete article, click here).

"It is tremendously rewarding to see our students and graduates selected for internships and professional positions throughout Michigan and the nation," said Mike Hubbel, director of the RMIC and professor of risk management and insurance at Olivet. "We are grateful for the support of the professional insurance community."

With more than 60 students currently majoring in the insurance field, the RMIC continues to be one of the fastest growing academic programs at Olivet College. In addition to its undergraduate program, the college recently began offering a Master of Business Administration in Insurance entirely online.

The RMIC is frequently recognized by national insurance publications. In 2008 and 2009, Risk Management magazine named the RMIC one of the 20 most notable undergraduate risk management programs in the world. The RMIC was also ranked the eighth largest program in the nation by Business Insurance magazine in 2009.

For more information about the RMIC at Olivet College, visit http://web.olivetcollege.edu/insurance, or e-mail rmi@olivetcollege.edu.

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