Students at Troy State University and Olivet College recently got a first hand look at the surplus lines industry.These colleges put on symposiums to promote surplus lines and highlight opportunities in the industry. 

The Excess and Surplus Lines Symposium was held November 7-9 in Orange Beach, Alabama. Dr. Carol Jordan, Eminent Scholar of Risk Management & Insurance, hosted the program that included a presentation from Johnny Johnson  of  the Alabama Department of Insurance. 

Professor Michael R. Hubbel of Olivet College also sponsored a symposium, The Extreme Risk Takers, offered for the first time in Olivet , Michigan on September 26 - 27.

The symposiums held at Olivet College and Troy State University featured presentations from established professionals in the Surplus Lines Industry. The Symposiums also include promotion of the NAPSLO Internship program.

The symposiums are funded in part by the Derek Hughes Educational Foundation.