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For upper level undergraduate and graduate level courses in Principles of Insurance or Risk Management.

This text focuses on problem-solving from managerial, consumer, and societal perspectives. It emphasizes both the business managerial aspects of risk management and insurance and the numerous consumer applications of the concept of risk management and insurance transaction.

• NEW - Coverage of the financial services reform act known as the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (Chapter 4).

• NEW - Coverage of the financial risk management techniques (Chapter 3)—Used as substitutes for commercial insurance.

• NEW - Coverage of the problems facing the U.S. Social Security system (Chapter 23).

  • Provides students with the most current information. Ex.___

• NEW - Coverage of the continuing problems of the U.S. health care system (Chapter 6).

  • Updates students on the status of this system and its effects on the insurance industry. Ex.___

• NEW - Discussion of the potential for private insurance in Eastern Europe (Chapter 6).

  • Provides students with one of several opportunities to learn about the international aspects of insurance. Ex.___

• Coverage of current problems facing the insurance industry.

  • Alerts students to relevant topics such as the future of Social Security, financing AIDS, and the feasibility of national health insurance. Ex.___

• Valuable pedagogical aids are included.

  • Reinforces students' comprehension of material with Review questions at the end of each chapter. Ex.___

  • Challenges students' critical thinking skills with Case Studies that require student solutions. Ex.___

  • Encourages students' use of computers and spreadsheets with Research Assignments . Ex.___

  • Provides students with many interesting examples and graphical illustrations. Ex.___

• Coverage of the financial services reform act known as the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (Chapter 4).

• Coverage of the financial risk management techniques (Chapter 3)—Used as substitutes for commercial insurance.

• Coverage of the problems facing the U.S. Social Security system (Chapter 23).

  • Provides students with the most current information. Ex.___

• Coverage of the continuing problems of the U.S. health care system (Chapter 6).

  • Updates students on the status of this system and its effects on the insurance industry. Ex.___

• Discussion of the potential for private insurance in Eastern Europe (Chapter 6).

  • Provides students with one of several opportunities to learn about the international aspects of insurance. Ex.___

 1. Fundamentals and Terminology.


 2. Defining the Insurable Event.


 3. Risk Management.


 4. Financial Services Companies.


 5. Insurance Occupations.


 6. The Insurance Market: The Economic Problem.


 7. Insurance Regulation.


 8. Insurance Contracts.


 9. Basic Property and Liability Insurance Contracts.


10. Homeowners Insurance.


11. The Personal Auto Policy.


12. Professional Financial Planning.


13. Life Insurance Policies.


14. Annuities.


15. Medical Expense and Disability Insurance.


16. Standard Life Insurance Contract Provisions and Options.


17. Advanced Topics in Risk Management.


18. Commercial Property Insurance.


19. General Liability Insurance.


20. Special Liability Insurance.


21. Bonding, Crime Insurance, and Reinsurance.


22. Employee Benefits.


23. Social Security.


24. Unemployment and Workers' Compensation Insurance.


Glossary.


Appendices.

Introduction to Insurance (Insurance)

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• Introduction to Risk Management and Insurance, CourseSmart eTextbook, 8/E
  Dorfman
  © 2005 | Prentice Hall | On-line Supplement; 608 pages | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0131288490 | ISBN-13: 9780131288492
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For upper level undergraduate/graduate courses in Principles of Insurance and Risk Management.

 

Drawing from the author’s 35-plus years of teaching experience, this book introduces students to basic insurance concepts from the consumer’s point of view and equips them with the tools to make intelligent, informed insurance purchasing decisions.

• Introduction to Risk Management and Insurance, 9/E
  Dorfman
  © 2008 | Prentice Hall | Cloth; 600 pages | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0132242273 | ISBN-13: 9780132242271
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Mark S. Dorfman. I have taught introductory risk management and insurance classes for over 30 years at the following universities: University of Illinois, Miami University (Ohio), the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and the Wirtschaftsuniversitat Wien (The Business and Economics University of Vienna, Austria). I still enjoy teaching; in fact, most days, I love it. I hope readers that have come this far in the preface already realize that I believe teaching risk management and insurance to students is very important. I continue to find my students stimulating, challenging, and friendly people. I always kept students in mind when writing this book, and I hope they find the writing style "user friendly."

I was born in Chicago and attended Chicago public schools. My undergraduate degree is from Northwestern University. The University of Illinois awarded my Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees.

I have held high offices, and served on boards of directors of several academic and nonacademic institutions and I have written extensively in the major risk management and insurance academic journals. I look forward to spending part of every summer in Door County, Wisconsin.

Do you want to show your students how risk management and insurance will he important in their business and personal lives? Introduction to Risk Management and Insurance, Seventh Edition covers financial planning, risk management, and insurance in ways that illustrate how expertise in these fields can be used to solve real problems. Written from managerial, consumer, and societal points of view, this insurance primer deals with both business and consumer issues to give students broad coverage of a variety of topics.

• The Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999, known as the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act.
• Financial risk management techniques being used as substitutes for commercial insurance.
• The problems facing the US. social security system.
• The continuing difficulties facing the U.S. health care delivery program, including coverage of the Healthcare Bill of Rights and Patient Rights.
• The potential for private insurance in Eastern Europe.
• The impact and implications of the Internet.

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