Fundamentals of risk and insurance /

By: Vaughan, Emmett JContributor(s): Vaughan, Therese MMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Hoboken, NJ : J. Wiley & Sons, c2008Edition: 10th edDescription: 1 v. (various pagings) : col. illISBN: 9780470087534; 0470087536Subject(s): Insurance | Risk (Insurance)DDC classification: 368 Online resources: Click here to access online | Click here to access online | Click here to access online
Contents:
The problem of risk -- Introduction to risk management -- The insurance device -- Risk management applications -- The private insurance industry -- Regulation of the insurance industry -- Functions of insurers -- Financial aspects of insurer operations -- The legal framework -- Managing personal risks -- Social insurance programs -- Introduction to life insurance -- The actuarial basis of life insurance -- The life insurance contract-general provisions -- The life insurance contract-other provisions -- Special life insurance forms -- Buying life insurance -- Annuities and pension benefits -- Managing the retirement risk -- Health insurance: disability income insurance -- Health insurance: coverage for medical expenses -- Health insurance for the elderly -- Employee benefits and other business uses of life and health insurance -- The homeowners policy-general provisions -- The homeowners policy forms -- Other personal forms of property insurance -- Negligence and legal liability -- General liability insurance for the individual -- The automobile and its legal environment -- The personal auto policy -- Commercial property insurance -- Commercial liability insurance -- Surety bonds and trade credit insurance -- insurance in the future online.
Summary: Take no chances! Learn about risk and insurance from the premier text. Why learn about risk and insurance? You might be thinking of a career in the diverse and rewarding fields of risk management and insurance. If you plan on managing a business, you'll need to know how to protect your organization from risk.
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The problem of risk --
Introduction to risk management --
The insurance device --
Risk management applications --
The private insurance industry --
Regulation of the insurance industry --
Functions of insurers --
Financial aspects of insurer operations --
The legal framework --
Managing personal risks --
Social insurance programs --
Introduction to life insurance --
The actuarial basis of life insurance --
The life insurance contract-general provisions --
The life insurance contract-other provisions --
Special life insurance forms --
Buying life insurance --
Annuities and pension benefits --
Managing the retirement risk --
Health insurance: disability income insurance --
Health insurance: coverage for medical expenses --
Health insurance for the elderly --
Employee benefits and other business uses of life and health insurance --
The homeowners policy-general provisions --
The homeowners policy forms --
Other personal forms of property insurance --
Negligence and legal liability --
General liability insurance for the individual --
The automobile and its legal environment --
The personal auto policy --
Commercial property insurance --
Commercial liability insurance --
Surety bonds and trade credit insurance --
insurance in the future online.

Take no chances! Learn about risk and insurance from the premier text. Why learn about risk and insurance? You might be thinking of a career in the diverse and rewarding fields of risk management and insurance. If you plan on managing a business, you'll need to know how to protect your organization from risk.

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