Master risk. Secure your future.
The UCF Center for Risk Management and Insurance Education equips students and professionals for the evolving insurance industry by offering a range of academic programs, supported by expert faculty and industry leaders from various specialties.
Where Innovation Meets Opportunity
The UCF Center for Risk Management & Insurance Education is located at the UCF Connect Daytona Beach Center at Daytona State College. Volusia County is home to a thriving business community, with a significant presence of insurance firms and related sectors, making it the ideal location for cultivating future professionals in risk management and insurance.
The Center for Risk Management & Insurance Education will offer new academic programming starting Fall 2025.
Details coming soon.
In The News…
“The insurance industry is expected to face many challenges in the next decade such as inflation, interest rate volatility, a global economic recession, climate change, pressure on traditional valuation models and the emergence of InsurTech (Insurance Technology). Plus, the labor market is tight and demands on the workforce continue to evolve. We hope UCF can play its part in supporting such a critical industry for our state. Read more…
Our Team
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Ron Piccolo, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives, Executive Director for the Office for Risk Management & Insurance Education, Special Assistant to the Provost for Volusia County, Galloway Professor of Management -
Tatum Swanson
Communications & Marketing Specialist II -
April Tippie
Project Coordinator II -
Lorenzo Torres
Event Coordinator
Advisory Board
President, Security First Insurance
Alan Florez
Chief Sales Officer, Foundation Risk Partners
Stuart Mercer
CEO, Ping Data Intelligence
Michael Randall
Executive Vice President, Assured Partners
Decker Youngman
Chief Recruiting Officer, Brown & Brown
Contact Us
Center for Risk Management & Insurance
College of Business at UCF Connect Daytona Beach Center
1200 W. International Speedway Blvd., Bldg. 140-107
Daytona Beach, FL 32114
407-823-1672