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Spring 2027
Recorded this term
1414courses with offerings
1414instructors recorded
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in the overview above.
Insuring Life's Risks: Health, Aging, and Policy covers risks related to health and aging, rationales for social insurance programs, and their costs and benefits.
The first half involved math and problem sets, while the second half consisted of simple writing assignments on research readings. Participation and attendance were required, but no textbook was needed.
Assessments included three open-note tests based completely on lecture material. Multiple students noted the absence of a textbook, meaning lecture notes were critical for preparing for exams and passing the course.
RMI 645 examines the structure, use, benefits, and limitations of corporate insurance products, focusing on the economic underpinning of insurance contracts.
Attendance was essential because lectures often diverged from slides. One student noted the lack of a textbook made exams hard to study for, while another found open-note exams manageable if they took good notes rather than copying slides.
Risk Analytics and Behavioral Science covers decision analysis as a structured rational approach to making decisions under uncertainty, focusing on navigating risk through question formulation and information processing.
Past students reported four difficult Excel homework assignments and four open-book, open-note online unit exams, which they found manageable despite being conceptual.
Examines market and public policy approaches for managing catastrophe risks like hurricanes, wildfires, and cyberattacks, covering catastrophe models and reinsurance markets.
Data Privacy and Cyber Risk defines cyber risk through case studies, examines US and global data privacy law, quantifies risk, and explores management options like internal controls and cyber insurance.
Assessment consisted of only two graded components: an exam and a project. Students reported that these assignments were low-stress and did not require extensive preparation time.
Advanced topics in risk management examining data collection and analysis methods to support transfer, retention, and loss control decisions, including loss trending and regulatory control evaluation.
Doctoral seminar in actuarial science, risk management and insurance focusing on appreciating existing literature and developing skills for independent scholarly work.