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College of Business: Building Students Futures
 

Courses

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Insurance Courses

FIL 354: Risk Management

An analysis of the risk faced by the business enterprise and the study of the various methods of handling these risks, including risk prevention, risk retention, self-insurance and corporate insurance programs are presented in this course.

FIL 355: Insurance Company Operations

Course content

FIL 382.03: Seminar in Insurance Law

Selected topics in insurance. These topics may include new developments in insurance, a particular course study toward a professional designation, or other selected topics.

FIL 398.10: Professional Practice: Insurance Internship

Provides on-the-job experience in insurance arranged through the department coordinator and completed under the supervision of an insurance professional.

Suggested Electives

 

MKT 234: Personal Selling and Relationship Marketing

Presents personal selling as a professional marketing activity; coverage of effective selling methods with a special focus on the insurance and financial services industry. Application of selling theories to the modern marketing concept. In-class presentations and role playing exercises are typical. Interactive Learning Systems Technology is used in all sections.

 

FIL 250: Introduction to Risk and Insurance

This course is an introduction to the nature and handling of risk in personal situations. Fundamental issues of risk management and insurance in property, liability, life and health areas. Principles of the insurance mechanism, marketing, underwriting, rate making and loss adjusting are covered. 

FIL 350: Property Insurance

This course covers the identification and measurement of direct and indirect property loss exposures, and insurance coverage used to transfer such exposures. The material covered partially prepares students to sit for the CPCU 3 exam.  

FIL 351: Life and Health Insurance

Concentrates on the study of the functions of life and health insurance. Emphasis is on economic security needs, human behaviors and the problems related to premature death. Individual life, health and annuity contracts and social insurance are examined in depth. Computer skills are developed using various software. Materials for CLU course HS 323 are used, in part.

FIL 352: Liability Insurance

This course covers the identification and measurement of direct and indirect liability loss exposures, and insurance coverages used to transfer such exposures, including laws and concepts of negligence and liability. Some of the CPCU 4 materials are used in the course, in order to partially prepare students for the national exams.

FIL 353: Financial Planning

Welcome to the exciting world of planning your financial future. You will learn how to be "The Millionaire Next Door," as well as how to "Die Broke"! You will learn about risk-reward relationships among investments, asset allocation, consumer debt, budgeting, retirement planning, risk tolerance, life insurance and annuities (and other lines of personal insurance), and study of popular investment theories contrasted with the Graham-Buffett investment paradigm. Teamwork, spreadsheet, and communication skills are used and developed extensively.