Robertson Chair of Insurance
School of Business Administration
PO Box 1848 The University of Mississippi
University, MS 38677-1848
Telephone: (662) 915-5475
Fax: (662) 915-7903
Email: lcox@bus.olemiss.edu
Faculty: Dr. Larry Cox
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Larry Cox, Ph.D. Robertson Chair of Insurance School of Business Administration PO Box 1848 The University of Mississippi University, MS 38677-1848 Telephone: (662) 915-5475 Fax: (662) 915-7903 Email: lcox@bus.olemiss.edu |
Dr. Larry A. Cox was designated the holder of the Jack W. and Gwenette P. Robertson Chair of Insurance at The University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) in February 1998. He joined the Ole Miss faculty in 1995 after serving on the faculties of The University of Georgia and New Mexico State University. He earned his Ph.D. degree from the University of South Carolina, having previously received M.B.A. and A.B. degrees from Indiana University. He also has nearly nine years of industry experience.
Dr. Cox is a past president of the Southern Risk and Insurance Association. He currently serves on the board of the American Risk and Insurance Association and he has been a vice president and director of the Academy of Financial Services. His research has been published in the Journal of Risk and Insurance, Risk Management and Insurance Review, Journal of Insurance Issues, Insurance: Mathematics and Economics, and Financial Services Review. Dr. Cox’s articles have been recognized with the Journal of Risk and Insurance (JRI) Award for Best Feature Article (1988), the JRI Award for Best Shorter Article (1991), and the Kemper Award for Best Perspectives Article published in Risk Management and Insurance Review (2000). He serves as an Associate Editor for Financial Services Review and is a frequent reviewer for other scholarly journals.
Since Dr. Cox's arrival, the number of Insurance and Risk Management majors at Ole Miss has quadrupled to over 80 majors as the program has emerged as perhaps the fastest growing in the nation. He initiated the Annual Insurance Careers Day on campus and he has been very active in finding internships and professional positions for Ole Miss students. To date, virtually all Insurance and Risk Management majors actively seeking a paid internship in the industry have received one and the placement rate for Ole Miss graduates in Insurance and Risk Management is nearly 100 percent.