The OneBeacon Insurance Group Charitable Trust has made a scholarship gift of $10,000 to the Risk Management and Insurance (RMI) program at University of Colorado Denver Business School. This is the first gift from OneBeacon Insurance Group to the RMI program and it will continue the program’s goal to recruit more students into the insurance industry workforce. A large proportion of risk management and insurance employees are expected to retire in the next five years, and as Denver grows as an insurance and business hub, it will require an increasing number of new industry professionals.  Read more

The number-crunchers at the consumer website NerdWallet have ranked the 20 best cities in America for female entrepreneurs, and Denver made the list. Denver is No. 7 on the list, which was created based on five factors: a city’s entrepreneurial climate, the percentage of businesses owned by women, median earnings for female workers, the percentage of residents with a college degree, and the unemployment rate.  Read more

Forbes is out with its latest annual ranking of the nation’s 20 fastest growing cities in terms of population and economic growth — and Denver has jumped higher on the list. Metro Denver ranks No. 6 in Forbes’ 2014 estimation, up from No. 16 on the 2013 list. Forbes says Denver’s population growth rate was 1.75 percent last year, but the ranking isn’t solely based on population increase.  Read more

Accounting students at the University of Colorado Denver Business School are pitching in this tax season to help the needy. In collaboration with Denver Asset Building Coalition (DABC) and their Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, members of the Beta Alpha Psi – Theta Sigma Chapter (BAP) at CU Denver will help prepare tax returns for low-income families and individuals.  Read more

Inclusion, diversity, and new culture needed to recruit RMI professionals, Bufkin tells Business School audience With current managers approaching retirement and a shortage of young people entering the field, the risk management and insurance industry faces a significant “talent gap” in the coming years. That was the message delivered by Barbara C.  Read more

University of Colorado Denver Business School faculty member Ira Selkowitz will be presenting a continuing legal education (CLE) program for the National Business Institute (NBI). Selkowitz is a Senior Instructor at the CU Denver Business School, teaching classes in business law and business ethics, as well as “Real Estate for the Entrepreneur” in the Business School’s Jake Jabs Center for Entrepreneurship.  Read more

Masters said J.P. Morgan Center for Commodities at Business School making transformative difference Blythe Masters, head of Global Commodities for J.P. Morgan, said commodities are a fascinating business sector that challenge students to develop an array of marketable skill sets. Providing outstanding education and research for this dynamic global field is the J.P.  Read more