David A. Cather

INS 301 – Risk and Insurance

Introduction to the principles and methods of handling business and personal risks; emphasis on insurance techniques.

INS 320 – Life Insurance

Protection and savings features of the life insurance contract as they affect the individual; business uses of life insurance.

INS 494H – Insurance Honors Thesis Research (H)

Supervised student activities on research projects identified on an individual or small-group basis.

INS 496 – Independent Studies

Creative Projects, including research and design, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.

INS 575 – Risk Management

Develop an understanding of the risks facing corporations and the methods available to deal with those risks.

R M 302 – Risk and Insurance

Introduction to the principles and methods of handling business and personal risks; emphasis on insurance techniques.

R M 405 – Corporate Risk Management

Risk management for firms and organizations; loss control, risk transfer, and loss financing alternatives; Corporate employee benefit program design and financing.

R M 430 – Life and Health Insurance

Industrial organization of the US life-health insurance industry; economic issues related to organizational structure, operational functions, and the supply and demand for life-health products.

R M 494

R M 494H – Honors Research Project (H)

Supervised honor student research projects identified on an individual or small-group basis.

RM 302 – Risk and Insurance

Introduction to the principles and methods of handling business and personal risks; emphasis on insurance techniques.

RM 405 – Corp Risk Mgmt

Risk management for firms and organizations; loss control, risk transfer, and loss financing alternatives; Corporate employee benefit program design and financing.

RM 408 – Personal Risk Mgmt

Individuals face a variety of personal risks, including catastrophic property losses to their homes and personal property; extra expenses resulting from unexpected death, morbidity, disability, and accidents; and retirement risks that prevent them from having sufficient wealth to live comfortably after they have finished their working careers. This class examines the range of methods available to manage these personal risks, including risk mitigation, insurance, pre-funding, and risk diversification. It also examines the role of governmental programs that offer protection from these risks.

RM 430 – Life and Hlth Ins

Industrial organization of the US life-health insurance industry; economic issues related to organizational structure, operational functions, and the supply and demand for life-health products.

RM 494H – Research Project (H)

Supervised honor student research projects identified on an individual or small-group basis.

RM 497 – Special Topics

Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.

RM 875 – Risk Management & Compliance

Risk management and compliance (RMC) is a process that organizations can use to limit excessive risk taking and unlawful corporate behavior. This class covers the losses resulting from ineffective risk management and compliance, such as business interruption, class action lawsuits, product recalls, reputational harm, and increased regulation. A variety of risk handling techniques are introduced, with an emphasis on how risk management can increase firm value. Using lectures and cases, the class examines how firms can implement risk management and compliance systems to better monitor and control corporate risk-taking behavior. Throughout the class, the legal, financial, and regulatory incentives to engage in corporate risk-taking are examined across a variety of corporate stakeholders, including managers, senior executives, corporate directors, customers, shareholders, institutional investors, and regulators.