TROY UNIVERSITY
MASTER SYLLABUS
SORRELL COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
RMI 4475
Advanced Topics in Life and Health Insurance
Prerequisites
RMI 3346
Vision Statement
The Sorrell College of Business will be a recognized and respected leader for quality and
flexibility in the delivery of business education that prepares graduates to succeed in the
global business environment.
Mission Statement
The Sorrell College of Business supports the Troy University mission by preparing our
diverse student body to become ethical professionals equipped to compete in the global
business environment. To achieve this, our faculty, staff, and administration will:
1) Provide quality education in global business through our undergraduate and graduate
programs, delivered around the world through face-to-face and online environments,
to traditional, non-traditional, military, and international students;
2) Contribute to the development and application of knowledge focused on applied
business, learning, and pedagogical research;
3) Provide service to the University, business and professional organizations, and our
communities through individual involvement, business outreach, and our centers for
research.
Description
Master Syllabi are developed by the senior faculty in each business discipline. This Master Syllabus must be used as the basis for developing the
instructor syllabus for this course, which must also comply with the content specifications outlined in the Troy University Faculty Handbook.
The objectives included on this Master Syllabus must be included among the objectives on the instructor’s syllabus, which may expand upon the
same as the instructor sees fit. The statement of purpose seeks to position the course properly within the curriculum and should be consulted by
faculty as a source of advisement guidance. Specific choice of text and other details are further subject to Program Coordinator guidance.
1 August 2005
Master Syllabus: RMI 4475
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An extension of RMI 3346 Life and Health Insurance with additional emphasis on estate
and retirement planning, taxation and regulation, contract evaluation, and financial
management of life and health insurance companies.
Objectives
On completion of the course, the student should be able to:
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Defend your position on the advantages and disadvantages of the current health
insurance system in the United States.
Describe approaches by which trusts can be used to deflect or defer taxes.
Analyze how cost and benefit disclosure requirements benefit the life insurance
industry.
Identify advantages and disadvantages of demutualization.
Explain the theory behind nonmedical life insurance.
Discuss the function that reserve levels have on life insurance companies.
Purpose
This course is designed to encourage advanced discussions surrounding the topics of life
and health insurance. The course aims to promote the understanding of annuities,
regulation and taxation, retirement planning and healthcare.
Approved Texts
Black, Kenneth and Skipper, Harold (current). Life & Health Insurance. Upper Saddle
River, New Jersey. Prentice Hall.
Supplements
As deemed appropriate.
Troy University Faculty Handbook (2010): Section 3.9.2.8 [extract] — essential elements of the syllabus (somewhat modified for space):
1. Course title
2. Course number +
section
3. Term
4. Instructor
5. Prerequisites
6. Office hours
7. Class days, times
8. Classroom
location
9. Office location +
e-mail address
10. Office telephone
11. Course
description,
objectives
12. Text(s)
13. Other materials
14. Grading methods, 16. General supports
criterion weights,
(computer works,
make-up policy,
writing center)
mid-term grade
17. Daily assignments,
reports
holidays, add/drop
15. Procedure, course
& open dates, dead
requirements
day, final exam
18. ADA statement
19. Electronic device
statement
20. Additional
services,
statements
21. Absence policy
22. Incomplete-work
policy
23. Cheating policy
24. Specialization
requirements
(certification,
licensure, teacher
competencies)