Insurance - Boone, North Carolina, United States
Since 1988, the Brantley Risk & Insurance Center, a privately funded entity, has supported the insurance program in the Walker College of Business by increasing the level of student involvement with the insurance industry, largely through the activities of Gamma Iota Sigma. The Center supports the teaching function for the insurance major and employee benefits minor, supports and encourages research on insurance topics, and provides a vehicle for on-going interaction with the insurance industry through continuing education programs, executive-in-residence appointments, internships and placement of graduates in the industry.