The content and structure of this text are based on the twin beliefs that the study of insurance, a major tool of risk management, should be preceded by an understanding of procedures and concepts of risk management; and most students will take only one course in the area.
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International 8 Revised ed
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McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
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Für höhere Schule und Studium
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Höhe: 238 mm
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978-0-07-115639-4 (9780071156394)
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C. Arthur Williams, Jr. (PhD, Graduate School of Business, Columbia University) is a professor emeritus of the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota. While at the University of Minnesota, Dr. Williams held the Minnesota Industry Chair in Insurance; since his retirement, this chair has been renamed the C. Arthur Williams Insurance Industry Chair. Dr. Williams is widely acclaimed as one of the leading scholars in the field of risk management and insurance. Over his 45 years of academic service, he produced well over 100 publications, including textbooks, technical articles, treatises, and research studies. He was especially productive in the field of workers' compensation, and his 1991 publication An International Comparison of Workers' Compensation earned the 1993 Elizur Wright Award.
Part I An Overview of Risk and Risk Management Chapter 1. An Introduction to Risk and Uncertainty Chapter 2. An Introduction to Risk Management Chapter 3. A Rationale for Risk Management in Organizations Part II Risk Assessment Chapter 4. Risk Identification Chapter 5. Risk Analysis: Exposures of Physical Assets Chapter 6. Risk Analysis: Exposures of Financial Assets Chapter 7. Risk Analysis: Exposures of Human Assets Chapter 8. Risk Analysis: Exposures to Legal Liability Chapter 9. Risk Analysis: Exposure to Work-Related Injury Chapter 10. Risk Measurement Part III Risk Measurement Methods Chapter 11. Risk Control Chapter 12. Risk Financing Techniques I Chapter 13. Risk Financing Techniques II Chapter 14. Risk Management Decision Methods: Data Organization and Analysis Chapter 15. An Overview of Risk Part IV Insurance Markets and Functions Chapter 16. An Introduction to the Insurance Industry Chapter 17. The Pricing of Insurance Chapter 18. Insurance Regulation and Financial Assessment Part V Analysis of Insurance Coverage Chapter 19. Legal Aspects of Insurance Contracts Chapter 20. Insurance Contract Analysis: Property and Liability Coverage Chapter 21. Property and Liability Insurance Contracts Chapter 22. Insurance Contract Analysis: Life Insurance Part VI Benefit Programs Chapter 23. Health Care Financing and Health Insurance Chapter 24. Employee Benefit Plans Chapter 25. Design Issues in Employee Benefit Plans
