
In 2012, when 13 leading Ohio insurance companies came together to form the Insurance Industry Resource Council (IIRC), not a single insurance program existed at an Ohio college or university.
By the end of 2016, a collaboration of partners was formed to address a looming shortfall of candidates for insurance jobs – an estimated 29,000 by 2024. This partnership resulted in nine new college programs, created specifically to feed the talent pipeline.
Now, Ohio is getting a 10th. In January, the University of Akron announced it will offer a new ....