James Jones
Director, Katie School of Insurance and Risk Management
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SFHB State Farm Hall of Business 432D
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- About
- Education
- Awards & Honors
- Selected Research
Current Courses
FIL 287.003 Independent Study
FIL 398.001 Professional Practice: Insurance Internship
FIL 298.001 Professional Practice: Insurance Internship/Coop Education
FIL 287.002 Independent Study
FIL 398.001 Professional Practice: Insurance Internship
FIL 298.001 Professional Practice: Insurance Internship/Coop Education
MBA
St. Louis University
St. Louis, Mo
BS Finance and Accounting
university of Missouri
Columbia
Gottheimer Malecki Memorial Award
CPCU Society
2015
Best Paper
Journal Of Insurance Issues
2015
Innovation in Business Education
AACSB: Mid-Continent Business School Deans Conference.
2011
Strickler International Award for Innovation in Insurance Education.
American Risk and Insurance Association ARIA
2007
Grants and Contracts
Wearable Technology and Reducing Worker Injury
E. Sirmans, Jim Jones
Maine Employers' Mutual Insurance Company. 2023
Provost Innovation and Enhancement Grant: Design Thinking @ ISU Collaboration Space
Rick Norman Valentin, Peter Kaufman, Jim Jones, Rose Marshack
Provost's Office. October 15 2022 - June 30 2023
Establishing of Index Insurance for Crop Insurance in Northern Ghana
Jim Jones
International Labour Organization. - June 2011
Conference Proceeding
I'm just an industry whose intentions are good, Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood!"
Jones, J., & Ostaszewski,, K.
Cuadernos de la Fundacion, (Summer 2018), pp. 197-205, (2018)
Illinois State University: Creating Actuarial Capacity in Rare Harmony
Jones, J., & Ostaszewski, .
National Insurance Commission of Ghana and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit, Chapter 3.5, pp. 81-86,, (2012)
Journal Article
Design Thinking in the University and the Business Classroom: A Collaborative Search for Solutions
Kaufman, P., Hartman, N., Valentin, R., Hunter, G., Jones, J., Zamudio, M., LaMont, R., & Baldauf, K.
Business Education Innovation Journal, 16 (1), 222-235, (2024)
Impact of cultural tightness on vaccination rate
Trombley, T., Jones, J., & Trombley, M.
Risk Management and Insurance Review, 25 (3), 367-389, (2022)
What Differentiates Firms Led by Female CEOs?
Elango, B., Jones, J., Healy, P., & Assan-Sackey , B.
Journal of Applied Leadership and Management, 9, 32-40, (2021)
Perceived Risk and Willingness to Provide Loan to Smallholder Farmers in Ghana
Choudhury, A., Jones, J., & Opare-Addo, M.
Journal of African Business, 21 (1), 1-18, (2020), https://doi.org/10.1080/15228916.2020.1773732
Sticking to the Social Mission: Microinsurance in Bottom of the Pyramid Markets
Elango, B., Chen, S., & Jones, J.
Journal of General Management, 44 (4), 209-219, (2019)
The Use of Extracurricular Interdisciplinary Project-Based Teams in Higher Education as a Catalyst for Actionable Knowledge
Kaufman, P., Hartman, N., Jones, J., Saripalle, R., & Smudde, P.
Business Education Innovation Journal, 11 (1), 126-136, (2019)
Insurance and Environmental Sustainability,"
Jones, J., & Ostaszewski, K.
Society of Actuaries, Summer, 10, (2018)
“Drought-Triggered Index Insurance Using Cluster Analysis of Rainfall Affected by Climate Change,”
Choudhury, A., Jones, J., & Okine, A.
Journal of Insurance Issues, 39(2) (fall), 169-186, (2016)
Association of Rainfall and Detrended Crop Yield Based on Piecewise Regression for Agricultural Insuranc
Choudhury, A., Jones, J., & Spaulding, A.
Jordan Whitney Enterprises,, 16 (2), 31-43, (2015)
Crop Yield Prediction Using Time Series Models,”
Choudhury, A., & Jones, J.
Jordan Whitney Enterprises,, 15 (3), 53-67, (2014)
Insurance rating games: Strikes, spares, and bags
Kevin, A., & Jones, J.
17(2), 297-313, (2014)
Drivers of Insurance Demand in Emerging Markets
B., E., & Jones, J.
Journal of Service Sciences, 3(2), 186-204, (2011)
Structural Change In The CPCU Curriculum And Its Effect On The Completion Time
Jones, J., & Askar , C.
Academy of Educational Leadership Journal,, 12 Number 2, pp. 95-108., (2008)
Magazine/Trade Publication
Health Insurance Markets in the State of Illinois
Sirmans, E., Morr, R., & Jones, J.
Illinois Life and Health Council, (2024)
The Beneficial Role of the Insurance Industry in the State of Illinois
Sirmans, E., Jones, J., & Morr, R.
(2023)
The Catastrophe of Racial Injustice and Inequality
Jones, J.
The Institutes/CPCU Society, (Summer 2021), 5, (2021)
Presentations
Inside Illinois Insurance: A Closer Look at the Industry
E. Sirmans, Ruby Morr, Jim Jones
Illinois Life and Health Insurance Council Podcast, Online, November, 2024
The Economic Impact of the Insurance Industry in the State of Illinois
E. Sirmans, Ruby Morr, Jim Jones
Annual Meeting of Illinois Life and Health Insurance Council, Naperville, IL, August, 2024
Diamond Safety Webinar on Wearable Tech and Worker Safety
E. Sirmans, Jim Jones
Diamond Safety Webinar on Wearable Tech and Worker Safety, Online, April, 2024
Illinois and the Insurance Industry
E. Sirmans, Jim Jones
Illinois Life and Health Insurance Council Podcast, Online, February, 2024
Using Wearable Technology to Increase Resilience Around Workers
E. Sirmans, Jim Jones
Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, October, 2023
Enhanced Information Disclosure for Consumers: Policy Implications for Insurance Industry
Chiharu Ishida-Lambert, Jim Jones, Steve Taylor, Ellis Chefor, Aditya Gupta
WRIA, Scottsdale, AZ, October 15, 2023
The Beneficial Role of the Insurance Industry in the State of Illinois
E. Sirmans, Jim Jones
Illinois Life and Health Council Annual Meeting, Naperville, IL, August, 2023
Impact of Cultural Tightness on Vaccination Rates
Tim Trombley, Jim Jones, Mike Trombley
CNR-ISMed, Naples, Italy, January, 2023
Ethics of Using Big Data to Rate and Price Insurance
Jim Jones
In2Risk, Orlando, October, 2021
Ethical Implications Of Monitoring Remote Workers
James Jones
CPCU Society Ethics Meeting, Normal, March, 2021
The Use of Big Data in Insurance
James Jones
CPCU All Industry Conference, Normal, September, 2020
Developing Co-Curricular Experiential Learning Programs
Jim Jones
Western Risk and Insurance, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, January, 2020
Female Leaders in Top Management Teams
Elango B, James
Western Risk and Insurance Assn, Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico, January, 2020
Necessary Conditions for Social Enterprise in Emerging Markets: The Case of Microinsurance
Elango B, James Jones
Academy of International Business Annual Meeting, Copenhagen Denmark, August, 2019
Employment Trends in Insurance
Jim Jones
CPCU Katie School Symposium, Normal, March, 2019
A classroom simulation in flood risk and resilience
Jim Jones, Kevin Ahlgrim
Western Risk and Insurance Assn, Monterey, CA, January, 2019
Hoops risk: A problem-based learning activity in insurance
Jim Jones, Kevin Ahlgrim
Western Risk and Insurance Assn, Las Vegas, NV, January, 2018
Association of NDVI and Crop Yield for Agricultural Index Insurance
Askar Choudhury, J.Rj Jones
Western Risk and Insurance Assn, Maui, Hawaii, January, 2016
Historical Loss Ratios and State Specific Uncertainty
Kevin Ahlgrim, James JOnes
Western Risk and Insurance Assn, Napa, CA, January, 2014
What Drives Social Performance of MicroInsurers in Emerging Markets?
Elango B, James JOnes
Western Risk and Insurance Assn, Las Vegas, NV, January, 2014