Risk Management and Insurance RMIN
Instruction offered by members of the Haskayne School of Business.
Risk Management and Insurance Chairperson - A. Kleffner
Note: Students have the opportunity to take courses offered by the Haskayne School of Business without the stated prerequisites, with the written permission of the Associate Dean (Undergraduate Programs) upon the recommendation of the instructor of the course. However, should a student fail to achieve satisfactory standing in any course for which the stated prerequisite(s) is (are) lacking, he/she may be required to successfully complete the stated prerequisite(s) prior to being permitted to repeat the course.
Senior Courses
Risk Management and Insurance 317 H(3-0)
Introduction to Risk Management and Insurance
Covers risk management, economics of insurance, and Canadian life/health and property/liability insurance institutions. Both consumer and industry perspectives are provided.
Prerequisites: Second year standing in the Haskayne School of Business or second year standing in the Actuarial Science program, and Economics 201.
Risk Management and Insurance 439 H(3-0)
Life and Health Insurance
Analysis of the need for life and health insurance. Types of policies, principles of rate making, underwriting, marketing, and claims management. Integration of life and health insurance into estate planning. Investment practices of insurers and their role in the financial services field.
Prerequisites: Third year standing in the Haskayne School of Business or third year standing in the Actuarial Science program.
Corequisites: Risk Management and Insurance 317 or Finance 479.
Risk Management and Insurance 449 H(3-0)
Employee Benefits and Social Insurance
The nature of employee benefits as a major component of the compensation package. Group life and group health insurance, pensions and other retirement programs, workers' compensation, unemployment insurance, social security and other social insurance plans. Insurer group operations, reinsurance and the legal aspects of employee benefits and social insurance programs.
Prerequisites: Third year standing in the Haskayne School of Business or third year standing in the Actuarial Science program, and one of Finance 317 or Risk Management and Insurance 317.
Risk Management and Insurance 459 H(3-0)
Managing Commercial Property and Liability Risks
Examines risk management for commercial property and liability exposures. The first half of the course focuses on common property loss exposures that firms face and examines methods of handling such risks. The second half focuses on liability exposures of commercial enterprises, including premises and operations liability, product liability, employment practices liability and director's and officers' liability.
Prerequisites: Third year standing.
Corequisites: Risk Management and Insurance 317 or Finance 479.
Risk Management and Insurance 559 H(3-0)
Selected Topics in Risk Management and Insurance
Combines a fundamental understanding of insurance and risk management with current issues confronting the insurance industry and risk managers. Topics include: enterprise risk management, the cost of risk, trends in insurance distribution, reinsurance and alternative risk financing methods, and environmental risk management.
Prerequisites: Risk Management and Insurance 317, fourth year standing and consent of the Instructor.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
Risk Management and Insurance 579 H(3-0)
(formerly Risk Management and Insurance 559.01)
Advanced Topics in Risk Management and Insurance
A study of the various methods used to manage the operational risks of commercial enterprises. Key topics addressed are: alternative risk financing, loss forecasting, risk communication, corporate governance and environmental risk management.
Prerequisites: Risk Management and Insurance 317 and fourth year standing.