Today the Charlotte area has several large insurance companies, brokerages and agencies. These companies include the Royal and Sun Alliance, which is part of one of the largest insurance organizations in the world; The Jefferson Pilot Life Insurance Company; The Hartford, which recently selected northeast Charlotte as the site of its East Coast call center; and TIAA-CREF, the largest pension fund in the U.S. TIAA-CREF's operations are expected to require about 1,000 people trained in financial planning. Among the large property and casualty brokerage firms are Cameron M. Harris & Co., Marsh and McLennan, and Willis Corroon.

The following list suggests some of the job opportunities available to RM&I students:

• Risk Management for Profit and Nonprofit Enterprises
• Insurance Company Management
• Professional Financial Planning for Individuals and Business Continuation Planning for Corporate Clients
• Loss Control and Safety Management, Claims Adjustment and Home Office Underwriting
• Human Resource / Employee Benefit Management
• Sales opportunities in both life and property insurance
• Pension Fund Management