Risk Managament & Insurance

1. Risk and Its Management 2. Objectives of Risk Management 3. Risk Identification and Measurement 4. Pooling Arrangements and Diversification of Risk 5. Insurer Ownership, Financial, and Operational Structure 6. Insurance Regulation 7. Insolvencies, Solvency Ratings,and Solvency Regulation 8. Insurance Pricing 9. Risk Aversion and Risk Management by Individuals and Corporations 10. Insurability of Risk, Contractual Provisions, and Legal Doctrines 11. Loss Control 12 Legal Liability for Injuries 13. Automobile Insurance 14. Homeowners Insurance 15. Life Insurance and Annuities 16. Employee Benefits: Overview and Group Medical Coverage 17. Retirement Plans 18. Workers' Compensation and Employee Injuries 19. Social Security 20. Corporate Risk Management and Shareholder Wealth 21. Tax, Regulatory, and Accounting Factors Affecting Corporate Risk Management 22. Risk Retention/Reduction Decisions 23. Commercial Insurance Contracts 24. Hedging Risk with Derivative Contracts 25. Alternative Risk Transfer 26. Analysis Tools used in Corporate Risk Management 27. Enterprise Risk Management: A Case Study 28. Corporate Liability to Customers, Third Parties, and Shareholders 29. Issues in Liability Risk and It's Management

W. Frank Hipp Professor of Insurance and Professor of Finance in the Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina. He received his Ph.D. in Finance from the University of Illinois in 1979 and was on the faculty of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania during 1978-88. Dr. Harrington has authored and edited many books and published numerous articles in academic and professional journals. A frequent speaker on insurance markets and regulation, he has consulted for many leading insurance organizations and is former President of both the American Risk and Insurance Association and the Risk Theory Society. He was named the 1990 Insurance Educator of the Year by the Professional Insurance Agents Foundation.