INS 600 - Principles of Risk Management and Insurance
3 Credits The purpose of this course is to acquaint the student with the risk management discipline, the nature of the insurance device, and its limitations in treating loss exposures, the structure and analysis of commercial insurance contracts (property, casualty), and fundamentals of group life and health insurance. Also the role of social insurance is considered. Finally, contemporary insurance and risk management issues germane to the topic at hand are examined.