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Recent events have brought risk and insurance issues to the forefront of the finance industry. Principles of Risk Management and Insurance, Eighth Edition, features a host of revisions designed to keep the text current in the wake of these events and provides a thorough discussion of their relevance, not only for the industry, but also for the reader.
Highlights of the Eighth Edition:
The impact of the Terrorist Attacks on commercial property and liability insurance, workers compensation, and life insurance
The Presidents Commission to Strengthen Social Security and its controversial report on reforming Social Security through partial privatization
The Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, its effect on tax law, and its meaning for the individual worker
New Policies Issued by the Insurance Services Office that substantially revise the commercial property insurance and commercial crime insurance programs
Updated Insight Boxes providing real-world applications of key chapter concepts
Comprehensive Internet Resources with updated Web links
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