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RISK FINANCING TECHNIQUES

RMI 655
Course Description

Study of advanced risk management tools and markets for financing loss costs. Topics include: insurance, self-insurance, retrospective premium plans, risk retention and purchasing groups, reinsurance, insurance subsidiaries (captives), and other policyholder-owned facilities.

Prerequisites

(RMI 300 or graduate/professional standing) and (GENBUS 306 , GENBUS 704 , ECON 310 , MATH/STAT 309 , MATH/STAT 431 , or MATH 331 ), and (ECON/FINANCE 300 or FINANCE 700 ), or declared in the Business Exchange program

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average
3.5

5.06% from Historical

Completion Rate
100%

0.32% from Historical

A Rate
29.73%

2.4% from Historical

Class Size
37

-22.42% from Historical

Cumulative Grade Distribution

Instructors (2026 Summr)

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