Risk Management & Insurance ~ Course Syllabus

Instructor: Tran Tat Thanh, Ph.D.

Phone: 0904282440
E-mail: trantatthanh@gmail.com
Office:
Office Hours: Talk to me in class or email me anytime to set up a meeting – I am available when
I am not teaching or in meetings.

Text: Principles of Risk Management and Insurance, by Rejda and McNamara, 12th ed. 2014.
ISBN 978-0-13-299497-2

Course Description: This course examines the concept of risk, the principles of risk
management, private and social insurance mechanisms and the insurance industry. Special
attention is given to business and personal risks associated with loss of income, the owner- ship
of property and legal liability. Students are required to prepare and submit a written business
and/or personal plan of risk management.

Course Outcomes:
 Assess and protect against risks
 Understand and assess life, automobile, health, liability and commercial property
insurance/risk
 Analyze and understand the principles of retirement accounts and employee benefits
 Review how insurance-based products may assist with accumulation of wealth and
benefits

Grading:
Mid-term exam (30%)
Final Paper (60%)
Attendance (10%)
Total (100%)

Classroom Policies:
 Attendance is required and worth 10% of your final grade. If you do come to class, you
will probably do well in the class.
 You are responsible for all announcements made in class and on the Blackboard website.
 Please come to class on time, place cell phones on silent, and do not be disruptive to
others.

Contacting me:
 The easiest way to contact me outside of class is through email. I check my email
frequently, so feel free to email me about any questions or concerns. Please expect a
response within a reasonable 24 hour time frame.
Academic Honesty Policy*
Southern New Hampshire University requires all students to adhere to high standards of integrity in their academic
work. Activities such as plagiarism and cheating are not condoned by the university. Students involved in such
activities are subject to serious disciplinary action. Plagiarism is defined as the use, whether by paraphrase or direct
quotation, of the published or unpublished work of another without full and clear acknowledgment. Cheating
includes the giving or receiving of unauthorized assistance on quizzes, examinations or written assignments from
any source not approved by the instructor.

*For a full definition of academic dishonesty please refer to the undergraduate or graduate
catalogs.

Course Outline:

 Chapter 1: Risk and Its Treatment

 Chapter 2: Insurance and Risk
 Chapter 3: Introduction to Risk Management
 Chapter 4: Advanced Topics in Risk Management
 Chapter 5: Types of Insurers and Marketing Systems
 Chapter 6: Insurance Company Operations
 Chapter 7: Financial Operations of Insurers
 Chapter 8: Government Regulation of Insurance
 Chapter 9: Fundamental Legal Principles
 Chapter 10: Analysis of Insurance Contracts
 Chapter 11: Life Insurance
 Chapter 12: Life Insurance Contractual Provisions
 Chapter 13: Buying Life Insurance