Cameron Annas FIN, RMI '13 has been named to Insurance Business Magazine's Hot 100 list for 2018.
According to the listing:
Annas has spent the past four years developing, leading and growing the adventure sport division at Granite Insurance. Even though he's just 26 years old, through his passion for this niche, Annas has led the company to become a leader in providing risk management and insurance solutions to the adventure sport industry across the US. The division currently serves clients in more than 40 states with coverage for ziplines, challenge/ropes courses, whitewater rafting, mountain coasters and other adventure-related activities.
Annas was the winner of his company's Keystone Thoroughbred Award for 2015 and 2017 as a leading producer in North Carolina. He is also actively engaged in promoting the industry to students and currently serves as the agency's internship coordinator. Annas has also created a unique recruitment tool for the risk management and insurance program at Appalachian State University for his agency's franchise group, Keystone Insurers Group. The Keystone Challenge event invites around 20 students a year to participate in an aerial adventure activity alongside seasoned industry professionals, which allows for creative interaction between the recruiting team and students, and enables the company to assess potential candidates based on their problem-solving skills.
In its fifth year, IBA's Hot 100 list pulls together insurance professionals who stood above the crowd in the past 12 months. View the full list.
Annas is a 2013 graduate of the Walker College of Business, having earned his BSBA in Risk Management & Insurance and Finance & Banking. Earlier in 2017, Annas earned the Keystone Insurers Group Thoroughbred Award. As a student at Appalachian, Annas was a Walker Fellow and a member of the Risk Management and Insurance Society, the Finance Student Association, and the Honors Program.
About the Brantley Risk & Insurance Center
Appalachian's Risk Management and Insurance Program is the seventh largest in the country. The college's Brantley Risk and Insurance Center, founded in 1988 with support from the Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina, supports research and faculty development, assists the insurance industry in the design and delivery of training and continuing education programs, and facilitates interaction between students, faculty and the professionals in the insurance industry. Appalachian is designated a Global Center of Insurance Excellence by the International Insurance Society. For more information about the center, visit insurance.appstate.edu.
RMI alumnus named to "Hot 100" list for insurance professionals
