Risk Management and Insurance (The McGraw-Hill insurance series) - Hardcover

Williams, C.Arthur; Heins, Richard M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0070705674 ISBN 13: 9780070705678

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Publishing Co., 1989

Synopsis

This text examines risk management in organizations, rather than personal insurance, and offers a balanced presentation of institutional and statistical material. The book provides a problem-solving approach to the subject and is student-centred with examples and cases. It includes material relevant to private, public and non-profit organizations and examines personal benefits, such as life and health insurance and pensions within the context of the organization.

About this title

About the Author

C. Arthur Williams, Jr. (PhD, Graduate School of Business, Columbia University) is a professor emeritus of the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota. While at the University of Minnesota, Dr. Williams held the Minnesota Industry Chair in Insurance; since his retirement, this chair has been renamed the C. Arthur Williams Insurance Industry Chair. Dr. Williams is widely acclaimed as one of the leading scholars in the field of risk management and insurance. Over his 45 years of academic service, he produced well over 100 publications, including textbooks, technical articles, treatises, and research studies. He was especially productive in the field of workers' compensation, and his 1991 publication An International Comparison of Workers' Compensation earned the 1993 Elizur Wright Award.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Publishing Co.
• Publication date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0070705674
• ISBN 13: 9780070705678
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 836