Spring 2027

Risk Financing Techniques

Advanced study of risk financing tools including insurance, reinsurance, and captives. Covers ERM processes and statistical quantification of corporate risk.

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Summary

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Past student reviews · Tyler Leverty

The course was considered tough for students who had only completed Finance 300, requiring dedication to learn the material successfully.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Explain the objective of risk management for corporations, and summarize and interpret how risk management creates value for corporations

  • Apply the enterprise risk management process for a corporation

  • Use statistical tools (regression, Value-at-Risk, and simulation analysis) to quantify and analyze risk exposures and how they impact the value of a corporation

  • Classify and differentiate the institutions, contracts, and strategies available to finance risks

  • Evaluate the potential risks to a corporation and generate recommendations regarding the risk management strategy that leads to the greatest increase in corporate value

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Prerequisites

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(R M I 300 or graduate/professional standing) and (GEN BUS 306, 704,ECON 310,STAT/​MATH 309, 431, or MATH 331), and (FINANCE/​ECON 300 or FINANCE 700), or declared in the Business Exchange program

RMI 655

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Professors

Spring 2027

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Tyler Leverty

Students described Tyler Leverty as an engaging professor who effectively connected finance and risk management topics using his industry experience.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 3.49 GPA, 70.6% A/AB (n=34 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.50 GPA, 75.7% A/AB (n=37 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.50 GPA, 67.6% A/AB (n=37 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Tyler Leverty

The course was considered tough for students who had only completed Finance 300, requiring dedication to learn the material successfully.

Past student reviews · Tyler Leverty

One student emphasized that the course provided an excellent learning experience and stressed the importance of understanding covariance.

Topics

  • Insurance, self-insurance, and reinsurance structures
  • Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)
  • Statistical risk quantification methods

Skills

  • Applying the enterprise risk management process
  • Quantifying risk using regression, VaR, and simulation
  • Differentiating risk financing institutions and contracts
  • Generating risk management recommendations to increase corporate value

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About this comparison

1316 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

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Sources & history

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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