RMI Major Placed 3rd in Spring 2021 WSIA White Paper Competition

Formed in 2017, the Wholesale & Specialty Insurance Association (WSIA) is known as a world-class member organization representing the entirety of the wholesale, specialty, and surplus lines industry.  WSIA offers a variety of opportunities to support college students majorining in risk management and insurance as well as those who are interested in working in the excess and surplus lines industry. 

As part of WSAI's initiative to expand surplus lines awareness and knowledge for undergraduate college students studying RMI, actuarial science, finance and business, they sponsor a "White Paper Contest" twice a year.  Winning papers are published on the WSIA website and winners receive: 1st place - $1,500 award; 2nd place - $1,000 award; 3rd place - $500 award.  This year, EKU's College of Business is pleased to announce RMI Major Benjamin Kibiloski placed 3rd in the Spring 2021 White Paper competition receiving the $500 award.  Kibiloski submitted the paper called "Civil Unrest and Public Entity Liability" for competition after writing the article as a requirement for RMI 378.  This is the first time an EKU student has placed in the WSIA competition. 

To read the paper, please click here and begin on page 33. 

Published on May 25, 2021