RMI520

Course Description

This course provides students with a solid and advanced knowledge in risk management and insurance. The course first covers the nature of risk and how it can be managed using different techniques. It provides in-depth analysis of all types of applications of risk management including personal, commercial, liability and financial risk. The course then assesses the impact of using insurance as a primary mechanism by which risk is managed within society. Topics of particular emphasis include: types of insurers, insurance company operation, life and health insurance, employee benefit and social insurance, personal and liability insurance which covers homeowner insurance, auto insurance and property insurance.

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