Foundation for Agency Management Excellence (FAME)
About the Foundation
The Foundation for Agency Management Excellence (FAME) is a 501(c)(3) charitable and educational organization administered by The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers and is located in Washington D.C. FAME is guided by a volunteer board of directors. Click here for the 2011-12 FAME Board of Directors.
The Mission
The Council founded FAME in 1994 to promote leadership and excellence in the agent/broker community through agency management education, training, and research.
Scholarship Program
In 2006, FAME began an important new initiative: developing future leaders through a scholarship program to support students majoring in risk management and insurance. Click here for more.
FAME Named Scholarships
Council members are given the opportunity to name a scholarship at one of FAME's host universities for one year by contributing $5,000 or more. Check out the 2011-2012 FAME named scholarships!
FAME Permanent Scholarships
Introducing FAME's first permanent scholarship- The Assurex/Ashlock Scholarship. This scholarship has been designated to go to students in Temple University's prestigious RMI program.
Fundraising
Identifying and training the next generation of leaders is critical but a much larger FAME endowment is needed to do it. Find out how you can help!
FAME Host Universities
For the 2011-2012 academic year, FAME is sponsoring 31 $5,000 scholarships at 16 universities. There are now two scholarships at each of the universities – Howard University, University of Wisconsin Madison, University of Georgia, California State University at Sacramento, Illinois State University, University of Mississippi, Temple University, California State University at Fullerton, and Appalachian State University, Florida State University, Georgia State University, Indiana State University, and Middle Tennessee State University– and new this year, two scholarships at each of two universities - University of Central Arkansas and Mississippi State University. Also, new this year, FAME is hosting its first international scholarship at Dauphine University.
FAME Ambassador Liaison Program
FAME has created a new ambassador program to develop long term personal relationships with the faculty and students at each FAME host school. Goals of the new program include: relate both to the faculty and students, assess needs of all parties, strengthen our presence on campus, and promote the brokerage industry. We encourage our members to volunteer so we can put brokers in front of our future insurance industry leaders. Find out how you can volunteer and check out our current FAME ambassadors.
FAME Publications
Several studies and reports are financed by the Foundation for Agency Management Excellence such as "It's All About Risk: The High-Stakes World of Commercial Insurance." Click here for a comprehensive list.