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(Des Moines, IA) -- With current insurance professionals reaching retirement age, Iowa’s colleges and universities are adding programs to fill the agent void close to home.
Coe College in Cedar Rapids is launching a risk-management concentration for its Business Administration major this fall.
In Ames, Iowa State is adding its own risk-management certificate.
University of Iowa’s risk-management and insurance program is in its third year, and is already the nation’s fifth-largest program.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates around 50% of the current insurance workforce is projected to retire by 2028.
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