Risk Management & Insurance

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Key Features Earlier emphasis of auto,homeowners,and life insurance issue. New chapter on loss control (chapter 11),business risk retention decisions (chapter 22),and enterprise risk management (chapter 27). Examples,exhibits and current events boxes have been updated About The Author Gregory Niehaus Greg Niehaus is Professor of Insurance and Finance in the Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from Washington University in 1985. From 1985-90, he was on the finance faculty at the University of Michigan and from 1996-97 he held the A.J. Pasant Chair of Life Insurance and Financial Services at Michigan State University. He has published articles in the Journal of Risk and Insurance, the Journal of Finance, the Journal of Financial Economics, the Journal of Business, the Journal of Banking and Finance, Financial Management, The Accounting Review, and the Journal of Insurance Regulation. He has won several teaching awards in the Moore School. In 2000, he became Chair of the Banking, Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate Department. Scott Harrington 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 Table Of Contents Chapter 1. Risk and Its Management Chapter 2. Objectives of Risk Management Chapter 3. Risk Identification and Measurement Chapter 4. Pooling Arrangements and Diversification of Risk Chapter 5. Insurer Ownership, Financial, and Operational Structure Chapter 6. Insurance Regulation Chapter 7. Insolvencies, Solvency Ratings, and Solvency Regulation Chapter 8. Insurance Pricing Chapter 9. Risk Aversion and Risk Management by Individuals and Corporations Chapter 10. Insurability of Risk, Contractual Provisions, and Legal Doctrines Chapter 11. Loss Control Chapter 12 Legal Liability for Injuries Chapter 13. Automobile Insurance Chapter 14. Homeowners Insurance Chapter 15. Life Insurance and Annuities Chapter 16. Employee Benefits: Overview and Group Medical Coverage Chapter 17. Retirement Plans Chapter 18.Workers' Compensation and Employee Injuries Chapter 19. Social Security Chapter 20. Corporate Risk Management and Shareholder Wealth Chapter 21. Tax, Regulatory, and Accounting Factors Affecting Corporate Risk Management Chapter 22. Risk Retention/Reduction Decisions Chapter 23. Commercial Insurance Contracts Chapter 24. Hedging Risk with Derivative Contracts Chapter 25. Alternative Risk Transfer Chapter 26. Analysis Tools used in Corporate Risk Management Chapter 27. Enterprise Risk Management: A Case Study Chapter 28. Corporate Liability to Customers, Third Parties, and Shareholders Chapter 29. Issues in Liability Risk and It's Management Index