FIN 4311 - Ins Plan & Risk Mgt

College of Business Administration

Lecture
- Credits: 3

Offered each semester. A course focused upon the consumer interest in an interdisciplinary approach to the subjects of pure risk and decision-making with emphasis upon planning family insurance programs. Principal topics include the impact on the family of economic risk, the private insurance mechanism, government benefit programs, and specific types of insurance coverage of importance to the family. Specific attention is focused upon such financial instruments as life insurance, health insurance, automobile insurance, and insurance for the home. Consumer issues related to the private insurance mechanism and government benefit programs are considered. The roles of economic facts and consumer attitudes in making decisions among alternatives also will be explored.

Prerequisites/Corequisites: Sophomore Standing Required
Grading Basis: Graded
Repeatable: N
Consent Required to Add No
Consent Required to Drop No