Publisher's Synopsis
Designed for beginning undergraduate courses in principles of risk management and insurance, this 5th edition examines the process of analyzing and planning for both personal and business risks. This edition is orientated toward the insurance consumer and blends basic insurance principles with real-world applications. Revised, updated, and streamlined, this book provides coverage of major areas in risk management insurance, including basic concepts of risk and insurance, risk management, legal principles, property and liability insurance, life and health insurance, and the Clinton health-care reform proposal. Also included is employee benefits, social insurance, functional and financial operations of insurers, insurance regulation and current public policy issues - especially those facing consumers. Special emphasis is also placed on personal risk management, personal insurance and financial planning issues so that students can apply basic insurance concepts to the real world.
