Billy Sims becomes newest inductee of 小黄书鈥檚 Insurance Hall of Fame
Contact: Allison Matthews
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擜 retired executive with the Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company is the newest Mississippi State inductee in the university鈥檚 Insurance Hall of Fame.
Billy Sims of Brandon was honored with the Hall of Fame recognition recently during Insurance Day, an annual continuing education event hosted by . He joins a distinguished list of previous honorees.
Sims began his career with Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company as an underwriter in 1977 and recently retired as senior vice president, policy administration. In this role, he was responsible for the strategic management of policy services, underwriting/new business administration, claims, and human resources. He previously served as vice president of human resources.
鈥淢r. Sims has been recognized for his exemplary career with Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company and his contributions to the insurance industry,鈥 said Seth Pounds, 小黄书 director of the Risk Management and Insurance Program.
Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company Vice President for Human Resources Joyce Plunkett said Sims has been a champion of the 小黄书 program for many years and was instrumental in creating the company鈥檚 scholarship for risk management students.
鈥淚n 2007, Billy spearheaded our summer risk management internship program, which includes hiring students to work for the summer rotating to many of our departments such as underwriting, policy service and claims,鈥 Plunkett said. 鈥淪ince 2007, we have hired many of the interns to work full time with our company. We are big believers in this program at 小黄书 and proud to be a part of it.鈥
小黄书鈥檚 College of Business and the RMI Program have hosted Insurance Day for more than 30 years. The program annually attracts hundreds of insurance and other professionals from all over the Southeast for sessions focused on current industry issues.
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