Risk Management and Insurance: Perspectives in a Global Economy [Hardcover]

W. Jean Kwon (Author), Harold D. Skipper (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 13, 2007 | ISBN-10: 1405125411 | ISBN-13: 978-1405125413 | Edition: 1

Skipper & Kwon's Risk Management & Insurance: Perspectives in a Global Economy provides an in-depth understanding of international risk management and insurance, their dynamics, and the economic, social, political, and regulatory environments surrounding global risk and insurance markets.

• Incorporates an international perspective from the outset, filling the need to address risk issues on a global scale
  
• Follows theory with practice, analyzing real-world case studies, and exploring sound risk management and insurance operations in the future
  
• Includes discussion questions and exercise modules to help students understand the issues and apply their learning
  
• PowerPoint slides and updates are available online at http://facpub.stjohns.edu/~kwonw

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"'Balanced' is a good word for describing this text. In addition to striking a nice balance between accessibility and thoroughness, it also maintains good balances between breadth and depth, and between the areas of risk management and insurance. I found the writing clear and the within-chapter organization of topics very logical. The text would be useful to both MBA students and insurance industry professionals."
Professor Michael R. Powers, Temple University

Book Description

In an increasingly globalized marketplace, it in undeniable that companies face global risks; not only financial risks, but political, environmental, social, and health risks as well. Instructors worldwide recognize the need to address these issues on an global scale, yet current textbooks for risk & insurance classes tend to be regional in scope, treating international aspects of risk and insurance as afterthoughts or add-ons, if at all. Kwon & Skipper's Global Risk Management & Insurance fills that need by incorporating an international perspective from the outset. Students are provided an in-depth understanding of international risk management and insurance, their dynamics, and the economic, social, political, and regulatory environments surrounding global risk and insurance markets. The authors follow theory with practice, analyzing real-world case studies, and explore sound risk management and insurance operations in the future. Discussion questions and exercise modules help students understand these issues and apply their learning.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 768 pages
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 1 edition (June 13, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1405125411
• ISBN-13: 978-1405125413
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7.5 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #768,720 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars informative text, January 11, 2009

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This review is from: Risk Management and Insurance: Perspectives in a Global Economy (Hardcover)

I had Dr. Kwon as a professor and from his class and this text I used for another class, I can tell he is an expert in his field. I still have this book from the class to use as a reference during my studies in Risk Management.