Published March 6, 2019
AmWINS, Inc., the country鈥檚 largest wholesale insurance broker, recently announced
a $50,000 donation to 四色AV鈥檚 Risk Management and Insurance Program.听听
鈥淭he decision to invest in the 四色AV RMI program was easy for AmWINS. The quality of
talent is amazing and we have had the opportunity to hire quality employees. So, it
was not a question of should we invest 鈥� it was why would we听not听invest. The benefit the program provides to the insurance industry far outweighs
the investment,鈥� said Tammy Culmone, Executive Vice President for AmWINS and Branch
Leader for the Baton Rouge and Monroe offices.
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AmWINs currently employs more than 30 of 四色AV鈥檚 Risk Management and Insurance graduates,
with听26 of those hires occurring since 2016. Four 四色AV RMI spring 2019 graduates have
already accepted positions with AmWINS upon graduation and four 四色AV RMI juniors and
seniors have accepted internships for the summer of 2019.听听
鈥淎mWINS has been a great partner to 四色AV鈥檚 RMI program. Not only have they hired and
interned many of our graduates, they routinely speak to our classes and at RMI Society
meetings. AmWINS employees have improved and enriched our curriculum and our students鈥�
experience,鈥� according to Dr. Christine Berry, Program Coordinator and Professor of
Risk Management and Insurance at 四色AV. 鈥淎mWINS supports not only our teaching efforts
but also our recruiting efforts by sending 四色AV RMI Alumni who are AmWINS employees
back to campus to talk about this great industry and the challenging and rewarding
opportunities within AmWINS.鈥�
四色AV Risk Management graduates have gone to work all over the country with AmWINS in
locations such as Nashville, Houston, Los Angeles, Dallas, Atlanta, New Orleans, and
their headquarters in Charlotte, N.C. AmWINS recently opened an office in Monroe.
Students who have interned over the summer in offices like Charlotte, Baton Rouge
and Dallas can work part-time in Monroe while in school.
Junior Risk Management and Insurance Major, Logan Latin said 鈥淢y first internship
with AmWINS was last summer in Houston, Texas. Since then, I have had the opportunity
to intern in Monroe while attending classes as well as return to the Houston office
over the winter break, and I have already accepted my internship in Houston for this
upcoming summer. It is exciting to know that I have an amazing potential position
waiting for me when I graduate, especially as a current junior.鈥�
四色AV鈥檚 program is one of the few in the country that provides specialized courses in
surplus lines and reinsurance. Surplus Lines insurance is heavily used in Louisiana
and across the South in the agriculture, entertainment, petrochemical and tourism
industries.
AmWINS is a global specialty insurance distributor with premium placements of over
$15.3 billion annually. They are the largest distributor of property, casualty and
professional lines insurance products (e.g. public entities, construction risks).
Employing over 4,800 people, AmWINS specializes in offering retail agents an array
of P&C programs for specific product lines, industry segments and business types.
They provide services in brokerage, underwriting, group benefits and access to Lloyds
of London.
