Introduction to risk management and insurance /
Risk management and insurance
Mark S. Dorfman.
- 9th ed.
- Upper Saddle River, NJ : Pearson Prentice Hall, c2008.
- xxxi, 567 p. : ill ; 27 cm.
Fundamentals and terminology -- Defining the insurable event -- Risk management -- Insurance companies -- Insurance occupations -- The insurance market : the economic problem -- Insurance regulation -- Insurance contracts -- Basic property and liability insurance contracts -- Homeowners insurance (HO) -- The personal auto policy -- Professional financial planning -- Life insurance policies -- Standard life insurance contract provisions and options -- Annuities -- Medical expense and disability income insurance -- Advanced topics in risk management -- Commercial property insurance -- Commercial liability insurance -- Bonding, crime insurance, and reinsurance -- Employee benefits -- Social security -- Unemployment and workers' compensation insurance.
A comprehensive introduction to risk management and insurance that covers terminology, regulation, contracts, professional financial planning, annuities, social security, bonding, and other related topics; and includes review and objective questions as well as chapter summaries.