Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2019

This course is an introduction to the principles of risk management and insurance and their application to personal and business pure risk problems.

Fall 2017

This course analyzes personal and business life and health insurance needs, characteristics of plans appropriate to meet needs. Life insurance rating, receiving, underwriting, and f inancial statement analysis are also studied.

Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Fall 2025

This course discusses the composition, financial structure, and operations of the insurance industry. Special consideration is given to consumer problems and solutions.

Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026 [Scheduled]

This course covers the fundamentals of risk, the management of pure risk, insurance mechanisms, insurer operations, and the evolution of risk management.

Spring 2023

Review of literature in the theoretical foundations of risk and insurance, including the concept of risk, contributions from other disciplines, determinants of insurance consumption and risk management decisions, and industry dynamics.

Summer 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017

Risk identification, risk evaluation, and risk treatment methods. Consideration is given to both business and personal risks, with an emphasis on insurance as a risk management tool. Designed for non-majors as well as a basis for more advanced major courses.