The Insurance Education Foundation
and
Virginia Commonwealth Univesity
present the
Insurance Education Institute
for
High School Teachers

Sunday, July 11 - Friday, July 23, 1999

VCU School of Business
Richmond, Virginia

Schedule . . .
The Institute begins with an orientation at 6:00 on Sunday evening, July 11 and meets Monday - Friday, July 11-23.

About Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)
With more than 21,000 undergraduate, graduate and health professions students, VCU is the largest university in the state. VCU is a public, urban, research university comprised of one liberal arts college and 11 academic schools (Arts, Allied Health, Business, Dentistry, Education, Engineering, Humanities & Sciences, Mass Communications, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work). Additionally, VCU comprises a major teaching hospital, MCV Hospitals, the Virginia Biotechnology Research Park and the Massey Cancer Center. It also houses one of the largest evening colleges in the country. The university is dedicated to educating full-time and part-time students of all ages and backgrounds in an atmosphere of free inquiry and scholarship so they may realize their full potential as informed, productive citizens with a life-long commitment to learning and service.

The IEF program will be administered through the Insurance Studies Center of the School of Business. The Academic Campus is located on 48 acres adjacent to the historic Fan District of Richmond. The summer classes for high school teachers will be held in the Business Building's state-of-the-art classrooms. The program will include industry supported activities and give teachers an opportunity to meet industry leaders.

Other Institute Locations . . .
If you are unable to attend the IEF's Institute at VCU and would like to apply at another location, please contact a university listed below:

Illinois State University
Normal, IL - July 11-23, 1999
(309) 438-3021

The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL - July 11-23, 1999
(205) 348-3021

Drake University
Des Moines, IA - June 20-July 2, 1999
(800) 443-7253, Ext. 2134
or (515) 271 -2134

California State University
Scaramento, CA - June 13-25, 1999
(Institute at San Francisco State)
(800) 433-4811

The College of Insurance
New York, NY - July 11-23, 1999
(800) 356-5146 or (212) 815-9240

Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL - June 20-July 1, 1999
(850) 644-1882

• Lesson plans for use in your classroom
• Classroom materials including teaching kits with video tapes and lesson plans
• Increased knowledge of risk and insurance
• Improved skill in reading and interpreting insurance policies
• Familiarity with educational materials available for use in high school classes
• An understanding of career opportunities in insurance
  

• Workbook and study materials
• Comprehensive textbook
• Prepared lesson plans
• Ideas for classroom use
• Topics taught by insurance professors
• Guest speakers from the insurance industry and government agencies
• Field trips to insurance companies
• Special social activities

What is included . . . The Insurance Education Foundation, Inc. (IEF), a nonprofit organization in Indianapolis, Indiana will cover the costs of graduate credit, lodging, meals and classroom materials. Participants will be responsible for their own transportation to and from the Institute and weekend meals.

Graduate Credit . . . Bus 533 - 3 hours graduate credit in Business for successful completion.

Key Topics . . .
The Institute will cover the following topics:

• General Principles of Insurance
• How the Industry Operates
• Introduction to Auto Insurance and Analysis of an Auto Policy
• Introduction to Homeowners and Renters Insurance and Analysis of Homeowners Policies
• Life Insurance Principles, Policies and Provisions
• Accident and Health Insurance Provisions
• Insurance Regulation
• The Social Security System
• Family Financial Planning
• Insurance Careers

Insurance Education Foundation, Inc., P.O. Box 68700, Indianapolis, IN 46268,
(800) IEF-4811, www.ins-ed-fdn.org