Dr. Tice Sirmans PhD
Associate Professor
Finance, Insurance and Law

Office
SFHB State Farm Hall Of Business
Office Phone
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- About
- Education
- Awards & Honors
- Research
Current Courses
287.002Independent Study
250.004Introduction to Risk Management in Business
250.005Introduction to Risk Management in Business
351.001Life And Health Insurance
PhD Risk Management and Insurance
Florida State University
BS Economics
University of Utah
BS Sociology
University of Utah
FIL Department Outstanding Researcher
FIL Department
2023
Risk Management and Insurance Review Best Paper Award
American Risk and Insurance Association
2021
2020 Donald Hardigree Memorial Outstanding Paper Award
Western Risk and Insurance Association
2021
FIL Department Outstanding Teacher Award
FIL Department
2020
Edmonson-Miller Katie School Faculty Development
Katie School of Insurance and Risk Management
2019
Eggers Scholarship
Florida State University
2015
Waters Scholarship
Florida State University
2014
Hold Scholarship
2013
Journal Article
Bisco, J., Sirmans, E., McCullough, K., & Moises Montesinos Yufa, H. The Impact of Monitor Choice on Loss Reserves. Dr. Patricia Born (EDs). Risk Management and Insurance Review 26.1 (2023): 83-105.
Born, P. H., & Sirmans, E. T. (2019). Restrictive rating and adverse selection in health insurance. Journal of Risk and Insurance, 87(4): 919-933.
Abraham, J. M., Cook, A. C., & Sirmans, E. T. (2024). Prevalence And Profits Of Insurers In The Administrative Services Only Market Serving Self-Insured Employers, 2010–22: Study examines the administrative only market serving self-insured employers. Health Affairs, 43(12), 1655-1663.
Born, P. H., Tice Sirmans, E., & Steinorth, P. (2023). Health insurers' use of quality improvement expenses to achieve a minimum medical loss ratio requirement. Journal of Risk and Insurance, 90(1), 123-154.
Born, P., Cook, A., Sirmans, T., & Yang, C. (2023). Are health insurers in multiple lines of business less profitable? An examination of scope economies in health insurance. Journal of Risk and Insurance, 90(1), 185-212.
Magazine/Trade Publication
Sirmans, E., Morr, R., & Jones, J. Health Insurance Markets in the State of Illinois. Illinois Life and Health Council (2024)
Sirmans, E., Jones, J., & Morr, R. The Beneficial Role of the Insurance Industry in the State of Illinois (2023)
Presentations
A Quarterly Analysis of Loss Reserves. Great Lakes Academy of Legal Studies in Business. (2024)
Diamond Safety Webinar on Wearable Tech and Worker Safety. Diamond Safety Webinar on Wearable Tech and Worker Safety. Diamond Safety. (2024)
Illinois and the Insurance Industry. Illinois Life and Health Insurance Council Podcast. (2024)
Injury Prevention Wearable Technology To Power Worker Safety. Annual Meeting of the International Risk Management Institute, Inc.. IRMI. (2024)
Inside Illinois Insurance: A Closer Look at the Industry. Illinois Life and Health Insurance Council Podcast. (2024)
The Economic Impact of the Insurance Industry in the State of Illinois. Annual Meeting of Illinois Life and Health Insurance Council. Illinois Life and Health Insurance Coucil. (2024)
When Health Insurers are Not Insuring Administrative Services Contracting. COB URG Presentation Seminar. (2024)
When Health Insurers are Not Insuring: Insurer Based Third Party Administrators. Katie School Annual Financial Regulators Meeting. The Katie School of Insurance and Risk Management. (2024)
A Quarterly Analysis of Loss Reserves. NAIC/CIPR Insurance Summit. National Association of Insurance Commissioners. (2023)
Do Relationships Between Audit and Non-Audit Service Providers Impact Audit Quality?. NAIC/CIPR Insurance Summit. National Association of Insurance Commissioners. (2023)
Grants & Contracts
Illinois State University Research Grant. Illinois State University. Illinois State University. (2024)
Katie School Summer Research Grant. Katie School of Insurance and Risk Management. Illinois State University. (2024)
External Research Grant Maine Employers' Mutual Insurance Co.. Maine Employers' Mutual Insurance Co.. Other. (2023)
Illinois State University Research Grant. College of Business. Illinois State University. (2023)
Katie School Summer Research Grant. Katie School of Insurance and Risk Management. Illinois State University. (2023)