Dr. Tice Sirmans PhD
Interim Department Chair
Katie Insurance School

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SFHB State Farm Hall Of Business
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- About
- Education
- Awards & Honors
- Research
Current Courses
FIL 299.001 Independent Honor Study
FIL 499.001 Independent Research For The Master's Thesis
FIL 287.002 Independent Study
FIL 344.001 International Financial Management
FIL 444.001 International Financial Management
FIL 340.001 Short-Term Financial Management
FIL 440.001 Short-Term Financial Management
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
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)
Wearable Technology and Reducing Worker Injury. Maine Employers' Mutual Insurance Company. Private. (2023)
Illinois State University Research Grant. College of Business. Illinois State University. (2022)
Katie School Research Grant. Katie School of Insurance and Risk Management. Illinois State University. (2020)
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
Fundamentals of Risk Management and Insurance. The Institutes Griffith Foundation. (2025)
Panel on Journal Editorship. University of Georgia PhD Student Symposium. (2025)
Risk Management and Random Shocks to Company Wealth: A Game to Introduce Foundational Concepts of Risk Management. East Carolina University. (2025)
Tax Management and Insurer Investments in Municipal Bonds. Casualty Actuarial Society Spring Meeting. (2025)
Tax Management and Insurer Investments in Municipal Bonds. Midwest Business Administration Association. (2025)
Tax Management and Insurer Investments in Municipal Bonds. Midwest Economics Association. (2025)
Tax Management and Insurer Investments in Municipal Bonds. Western Risk and Insurance Association. (2025)
When Health Insurers are Not Insuring: Insurer Based Third Party Administrators. Southern Risk and Insurance Association. (2025)
When Health Insurers are Not Insuring: Insurer Based Third Party Administrators". Center for Insurance Policy and Research. (2025)
When Health Insurers are Not Insuring: Insurer Based Third Party Administrators. World Risk and Insurance Economics Congress. American Risk and Insurance Association. (2025)
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)
Do Relationships Between Audit and Non-Audit Service Providers Impact Audit Quality?. American Accounting Association. (2023)
Do Relationships Between Audit and Non-Audit Service Providers Impact Audit Quality?. American Risk and Insurance Association. (2023)
The Beneficial Role of the Insurance Industry in the State of Illinois. Illinois Life and Health Council Annual Meeting. Illinois Life and Health Council. (2023)
Using Wearable Technology to Increase Resilience Around Workers. Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter Annual Meeting. Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter Association. (2023)
A Quarterly Analysis of Loss Reserves. Southern Risk and Insurance Association. (2022)