TROY UNIVERSITY
MASTER SYLLABUS
SORRELL COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
RMI 4449
Risk Management and Insurance Seminar
Prerequisites
RMI 3335 or permission of the Department Chair or Program Coordinator.
Description
Focuses on current problems and issues in risk management and insurance. This is the capstone
course in the Risk Management/Insurance curriculum and should be taken the senior year. The
course will include communication, teamwork, and computer skills. Prerequisite: RMI 3335 or
permission of department chair.
Objectives
On completion of the course, the student should be able to:
1. Apply accounting and finance principles in an insurance context.
2. Pass the CPCU 540 (Business and Financial Analysis) pre-license examination (formerly
CPCU 8).
Purpose
To provide an opportunity to apply accounting and finance principles to solving problems in risk
management and insurance accounting, with an emphasis on refining accounting, finance, and
analytical tools for decision-making. BABA/BSBA Risk Management and Insurance major
capstone.
Approved Texts
AICPCU/IIA. (2003 or current). Fundamentals of corporate finance [+ course guide, Business and
Financial Analysis for Risk Management and Insurance Professionals (4th ed.)] (1st ed.).
Malvern, PA: AICPCU/IIA. [Continuation of the Marshall et al. editions.]
Supplements
Keir, J. C. (2003). CPCU study materials. Middletown, OH: Keir Educational Resources.
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