Risk Management and Insurance Concentration

The Risk Management and Insurance Concentration allows students to develop a focus on the risk management field and the insurance industry. The objective of the concentration is to strengthen student understanding of both corporate risk management and insurance theory and practice.

Courses for the Risk Management and Insurance Concentration

Students are required to take three of the following courses in addition to the required common courses.

Courses are available only through distance-based delivery.

FIN 6710 Perspectives of Risk and Insurance

Examines the economic principles underpinning risk and insurance and introduces key risk and insurance concepts and practices. The causes of change in risk management and insurance are examined through exploration of relevant physical, technological, cultural, regulatory, and other environmental perspectives (3 hours)

FIN 6720 Corporate Risk Management

Application of the risk management process, including risk control and risk financing techniques, to business risk management problems. Includes property and liability risks, employee benefit planning, and international loss exposures with an emphasis on risk

FIN 6730 Risk Management Modeling

This course surveys the principles of probability theory and mathematical finance for solving a diverse set of risk management problems related to the valuation and measurement of operational and financial risk exposures of the firm. (3 hours)

FIN 6740 Special Topics in Risk Management and Insurance

This course is an in-depth study of current topics in risk management and insurance. (3 hours). Prerequisite: FIN 6210