Principles of Risk Management covers the nature of risk, insurance markets, and decision-making techniques for effective risk management.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Grading relies on three open-note exams based entirely on lectures, with no textbook provided. Success requires active participation and attending every lecture to capture test material.
Management of insurance enterprise covering operations, underwriting, rating, and regulation.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Historical reviews of Carl Barlett, Daniel Kaiser, Kristina Talkowski: Barlett’s course requires attendance and hard work. Kaiser’s exams were free-response with no objective rubric or feedback, making grading unclear. Talkowski’s exams were manageable if students engaged in lecture, though one student found her assignment directions unclear.
RMI 645 examines corporate insurance products, their economic underpinnings, and their application to organizational contexts.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Reviewers disagree on exam difficulty; one finds them extremely difficult to study for due to missing slides, while another considers them easy and open-note.