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Insurance and Risk Management
Introduction
Research
Academic Programs
Contact Information
Introduction
Wharton's Insurance and Risk Management Department, the first of its kind
in the world, approaches its field from a number of different perspectives:
as a market, as a risk management technique, as a business, and as an instrument of public policy. Wharton faculty examine insurance against a background of accelerating change in the legal, regulatory, organizational, and economic environment in which businesses operate. Other risk management tools are evaluated from a financial management viewpoint.
The Insurance and Risk Management Department also focuses on actuarial science, which includes actuarial
mathematics, statistics, computer technology, and operations research,
as well as insurance and other business disciplines.
Research
Research by the Insurance and Risk Management Department has led to many regulatory reforms, influenced
public policy, and been incorporated into business school curricula worldwide.
Recent faculty research includes:
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Corporate risk management
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Employee benefits, including pensions, health care, and international benefits
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Insurance company management and performance
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Insurance consumer behavior
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Regulation of insurance companies and markets
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Design and operation of government insurance programs
Two research centers are closely associated with the Insurance and Risk Management Department:
Other research centers with which department faculty are affiliated are:
Academic Programs
The Insurance and Risk Management Department offers concentrations in insurance and risk management and
in actuarial science at three levels:
Students not only receive valuable knowledge in the classroom but also
gain vital practical experience through hands-on research projects carried
out in various institutional settings. The department also operates the
Certified Employee Benefit Specialist (CEBS) Program, a professional designation
program co-sponsored by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit
Plans.
Contact
For further information about the Wharton Insurance and Risk Management Department, please contact:
Insurance and Risk Management Department (website)
The Wharton School
University of Pennsylvania
3000 Steinberg Hall-Dietrich Hall
3620 Locust Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6302
215.898.7761 phone
215.898.0310 fax
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