University of Kabianga

Risk management and insurance /

Harrington, Scott E.

Risk management and insurance / Scott E. Harrington, Gregory R. Niehaus. - 2nd ed. - Boston, Mass. : McGraw-Hill, 2004. - xxiv, 672 p. : ill. and index 24 cm. - McGraw-Hill/Irwin series in finance, insurance, and real estate . - McGraw-Hill/Irwin series in finance, insurance, and real estate. .

Includes index.

Risk and its management -- Objective of risk management -- Risk identification and measurement -- Pooling arrangements and diversification of risk -- Insurer ownership, financial, and operational structure -- Insurance regulation -- Insolvencies, solvency ratings, and solvency regulation -- Insurance pricing -- Risk aversion and risk management by individuals and corporations -- Insurability of risk, contractual provisions, and legal doctrines -- Loss control -- Legal liability for injuries -- Automobile insurance -- Homeowners insurance -- Life insurance and annuities -- Employee benefits : overview and group medical coverage -- Retirement plans -- Workers' compensation and employee injuries -- Social security -- Risk management and shareholder wealth -- Tax, regulatory, and accounting factors affecting corporate risk management -- Risk retention/reduction decisions -- Commercial insurance contracts -- Hedging with derivative contracts -- Alternative risk transfer -- Analysis tools used in corporate risk management -- Enterprise risk management : a case study -- Corporate liability to customers, third parties, and shareholders -- Issues in liability risk and its management. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29.

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Risk (Insurance)
Risk management.
Risque (Assurance)

HG8054.5 / .H37 2004

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