TY  - BOOK
AU  - Harrington,Scott E.
AU  - Niehaus,Greg
TI  - Risk management and insurance
SN  - 0256210187 (alk. paper)
AV  - HG8054.5 .H37 1999
U1  - 658.155 
PY  - 1999///
CY  - Boston
PB  - Irwin/McGraw-Hill
KW  - Risk (Insurance)
KW  - Risk management
N1  - Includes index; Part 1 Overview of risk management: risk and its management; objectives of risk management. Part 2 Risk reduction through insurance markets: risk measurement and diversification through risk pooling; risk pooling and insurance institutions; insurance pricing; demand for risk reduction by individuals and business; contractual provisions; legal doctrines and insurability of risk. Part 3 Essentials of business risk management: why large firms hedge risk - a financial exposition; loss financing; tax, accounting, and regulatory factors affecting loss financing; loss control and risk management decision making; reducing business risk - hedging and diversification; hedging applications. Part 4 Legal liability, worker injuries, and employee benefits: the legal liability system; liability to consumers, shareholders, and third parties; responsibility/liability for harm to employees; issues in liability risk management; personal insurance provided by employers; pensions and related retirement plans; OASDHI. Part 5 Personal insurance coverage and issues: automobile insurance; home owners insurance and protection against large liability losses; life insurance, annuities, and individual health insurance. Part 6 Insurance markets, regulation, and the government insurance: insurance market structure, performance and organizational forms; insurance company operations and finance; government regulation and provisions of insurance; BA
N2  - Summary:
Covering the essential aspects of insurance contracts and the insurance industry, this text also provides a conceptual analysis and pays attention to business risk management and public policy issues
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UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/mh022/98036318.html
UR  - http://www.worldcat.org/title/risk-management-and-insurance/oclc/39515653&referer=brief_results
ER  -