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Education:
PhD (Risk Management and Insurance), University of Georgia, 1995
MBA, University of Georgia, 1992
BSBA, Auburn University, 1987
Areas of Expertise:
Property/liability insurance
Group health insurance
Agency theory
General risk management issues
Professional Activities:
Dr. Colquitt teaches the Principles of Risk and Insurance, Property/Liability, and Principles of Business Finance courses. His current research interests include the analyses of agency theory issues as they relate to insurance and insurance company operations, various reporting requirements of insurers, and the investment practices of insurers. Dr. Colquitt has been published in such journals as the Journal of Risk and Insurance, the Journal of Insurance Regulation, the Journal of Insurance Issues, Risk Management and Insurance Review, and the CPCU Journal. In addition, he currently serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Insurance Issues. Dr. Colquitt has been the recipient of the College of Business Research of the Year Award and numerous teaching awards at Auburn . Prior to academia, he worked in employee benefits with The Guardian and The Equitable. Dr. Colquitt currently serves as the First Vice President of the Southern Risk and Insurance Association and is also a member of ARIA, WRIA, and the Risk Theory Society. Finally, he is the founder and Executive Director of Tau Sigma National Honor Society, a national honor society designed specifically to recognize and promote the academic excellence and involvement of transfer students. Tau Sigma currently has twenty-one chapters nationwide and another eighteen scheduled to be established in 2005.
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