Dr. Tice Sirmans PhD
Interim Department Chair
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- About
- Education
- Awards & Honors
- Selected Research
Current Courses
FIL 299.001 Independent Honor Study
FIL 499.001 Independent Research For The Master's Thesis
FIL 287.002 Independent Study
FIL 344.001 International Financial Management
FIL 444.001 International Financial Management
FIL 340.001 Short-Term Financial Management
FIL 440.001 Short-Term Financial Management
PhD Risk Management and Insurance
Florida State University
BS Economics
University of Utah
BS Sociology
University of Utah
FIL Department Outstanding Researcher
FIL Department
2023
Risk Management and Insurance Review Best Paper Award
American Risk and Insurance Association
2021
2020 Donald Hardigree Memorial Outstanding Paper Award
Western Risk and Insurance Association
2021
FIL Department Outstanding Teacher Award
FIL Department
2020
Edmonson-Miller Katie School Faculty Development
Katie School of Insurance and Risk Management
2019
Eggers Scholarship
Florida State University
2015
Waters Scholarship
Florida State University
2014
Hold Scholarship
2013
Grants and Contracts
Illinois State University Research Grant
E. Sirmans.
Illinois State University. 2024 - 2024
Katie School Summer Research Grant
E. Sirmans.
Katie School of Insurance and Risk Management. 2024 - 2024
External Research Grant Maine Employers' Mutual Insurance Co.
E. Sirmans.
Maine Employers' Mutual Insurance Co.. 2023 - 2024
Illinois State University Research Grant
E. Sirmans.
College of Business. 2023
Katie School Summer Research Grant
E. Sirmans.
Katie School of Insurance and Risk Management. 2023
Wearable Technology and Reducing Worker Injury
E. Sirmans, Jim Jones.
Maine Employers' Mutual Insurance Company. 2023
Illinois State University Research Grant
E. Sirmans.
College of Business. June 2022
Katie School Research Grant
E. Tice Sirmans.
Katie School of Insurance and Risk Management. 2020 - 2020
Journal Article
The Impact of Monitor Choice on Loss Reserves
Jill Bisco, E. Sirmans, Kathleen McCullough, Hugo Moises Montesinos Yufa.
Risk Management and Insurance Review, 26 (1), 83-105, (2023)
Restrictive Rating and Adverse Selection in Health Insurance
E. Tice Sirmans, Patricia Born.
Journal Of Risk And Insurance, 87 (4), 919-933, (2020)
Are health insurers in multiple lines of business less profitable? An examination of scope economies in health insurance
E. Sirmans, Patricia Born, Amanda Cook.
Journal of Risk and Insurance, 90 (1), 185-212
Does Cannabis Legalization Impact Private Health Insurer Prescription Drug Expenditures?
E. Tice Sirmans, Amanda Cook, Brenda Wells.
The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice
Health Insurers' Use of Quality Improvement Expenses to Achieve a Minimum Medical Loss Ratio Requirement
Tice Sirmans, Patricia Born, Petra Steinorth.
Journal of Risk and Insurance, 90 (1), 123-154
Medical Cannabis Lowers Individual Market Health Insurance Premiums
E. Tice Sirmans, Amanda C Cook, Amanda Stype.
The International Journal of Drug Policy, 119, 104-143
Prevalence and Profits of Insurers in the Administrative Services Only Market Serving Self-Insured Employers, 2010-2022
E. Tice Sirmans, Amanda C Cook, Jean M Abraham.
Health Affairs, 43 (12), 1655-1663
The Effects of Medical and Recreational Cannabis Laws on Prescription Drug Claims in Private Group Insurance Markets
E. Sirmans, Amanda C Cook, Rhet Smith.
Health Economics
Magazine/Trade Publication
Health Insurance Markets in the State of Illinois
E. Sirmans, Ruby Morr, Jim Jones.
Illinois Life and Health Council, (2024)
The Beneficial Role of the Insurance Industry in the State of Illinois
E. Sirmans, Jim Jones, Ruby Morr.
(2023)
Presentations
When Health Insurers are Not Insuring: Insurer Based Third Party Administrators
E. Sirmans.
Southern Risk and Insurance Association, Charleston, SC, November, 2025
When Health Insurers are Not Insuring: Insurer Based Third Party Administrators"
E. Sirmans.
Center for Insurance Policy and Research, Kansas City, MO, September 17, 2025
When Health Insurers are Not Insuring: Insurer Based Third Party Administrators
E. Tice Sirmans.
World Risk and Insurance Economics Congress, Calgary, August, 2025
Tax Management and Insurer Investments in Municipal Bonds
E. Tice Sirmans, Krzysztof Ostaszewski.
Casualty Actuarial Society Spring Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, May, 2025
Tax Management and Insurer Investments in Municipal Bonds
E. Tice Sirmans.
Midwest Business Administration Association, Chicago IL, April, 2025
Risk Management and Random Shocks to Company Wealth: A Game to Introduce Foundational Concepts of Risk Management
E. Tice Sirmans.
East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, February, 2025
Tax Management and Insurer Investments in Municipal Bonds
E. Sirmans.
Midwest Economics Association, Kansas City MO, February, 2025
Fundamentals of Risk Management and Insurance
E. Tice Sirmans.
The Institutes Griffith Foundation, Online, February, 2025
Panel on Journal Editorship
E. Tice Sirmans.
University of Georgia PhD Student Symposium, Athens, GA, February, 2025
Tax Management and Insurer Investments in Municipal Bonds
E. Tice Sirmans.
Western Risk and Insurance Association, Puerto Vallarta, January, 2025
Inside Illinois Insurance: A Closer Look at the Industry
E. Sirmans, Ruby Morr, Jim Jones.
Illinois Life and Health Insurance Council Podcast, Online, November, 2024
When Health Insurers are Not Insuring Administrative Services Contracting
E. Sirmans.
COB URG Presentation Seminar, Normal, IL, October, 2024
A Quarterly Analysis of Loss Reserves
Jill Bisco, Tice Sirmans, Kathleen McCullough.
Great Lakes Academy of Legal Studies in Business, Akron, OH, October 25, 2024
The Economic Impact of the Insurance Industry in the State of Illinois
E. Sirmans, Ruby Morr, Jim Jones.
Annual Meeting of Illinois Life and Health Insurance Council, Naperville, IL, August, 2024
Injury Prevention Wearable Technology To Power Worker Safety
E. Sirmans.
Annual Meeting of the International Risk Management Institute, Inc., Houston, TX, June, 2024
When Health Insurers are Not Insuring: Insurer Based Third Party Administrators
E. Sirmans.
Katie School Annual Financial Regulators Meeting, Normal, IL, June, 2024
Diamond Safety Webinar on Wearable Tech and Worker Safety
E. Sirmans, Jim Jones.
Diamond Safety Webinar on Wearable Tech and Worker Safety, Online, April, 2024
Illinois and the Insurance Industry
E. Sirmans, Jim Jones.
Illinois Life and Health Insurance Council Podcast, Online, February, 2024
Using Wearable Technology to Increase Resilience Around Workers
E. Sirmans, Jim Jones.
Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, October, 2023
A Quarterly Analysis of Loss Reserves
Jill Bisco, Tice Sirmans, Kathleen McCullough.
NAIC/CIPR Insurance Summit, Kansas City, MO, September 18, 2023
Do Relationships Between Audit and Non-Audit Service Providers Impact Audit Quality?
Jill Bisco, Allan Blay, Tice Sirmans, Kathleen McCullough.
NAIC/CIPR Insurance Summit, Kansas City, MO, September 14, 2023
The Beneficial Role of the Insurance Industry in the State of Illinois
E. Sirmans, Jim Jones.
Illinois Life and Health Council Annual Meeting, Naperville, IL, August, 2023
Do Relationships Between Audit and Non-Audit Service Providers Impact Audit Quality?
Jill Bisco, Allan Blay, Tice Sirmans, Kathleen McCullough.
American Accounting Association, Denver, CO, August 8, 2023
Do Relationships Between Audit and Non-Audit Service Providers Impact Audit Quality?
Jill Bisco, Allan Blay, Tice Sirmans, Kathleen McCullough.
American Risk and Insurance Association, Washington, DC, August 8, 2023
A Quarterly Analysis of Loss Reserves
Jill Bisco, Tice Sirmans, Kathleen McCullough.
Southern Risk and Insurance Association, New Orleans, LA, November 21, 2022