Insurance and Risk Management (Record no. 74396)
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| fixed length control field | 04092nam a22001697a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9789350516676 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 368.0023 G9592 G |
| Item number | 103068 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Gupta P K |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Insurance and Risk Management |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 1st ed |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication | New Delhi |
| Name of publisher | Himalaya |
| Date of publication | 2017 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | 850 |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Insurance is now fast growing area of academic study or profession. The recent financial crisis has witnessed the indispensable need of professionals in the area of risk management. Due to the complexity of the dynamic environment, new insurance products are evolving as well as the existing business models of insurance companies are undergoing significant change. After liberalisation of the economy, large numbers of alternative products and financial services have evolved that paved the way for the potential and unconventional entrants to penetrate the financial market through innovative higher product profile and portfolios, resulting into a sudden spurt in the demand of insurance professionals. The study of insurance as an academic discipline in new form is an obvious outcome. More and more academic institutions all over the countries are offering highly specialised insurance programmes to cater to this demand.<br/><br/>The book is organised from a combination of three perspectives − (a) insurance and risk management (b) insurance classes and products and (c) managerial aspects in insurance business.<br/><br/>Part I introduces the concept of risk management to the readers. Chapter 1 conceptualises the risk definitions, classes of risk and the methods of handling risk. Chapter 2 attempts to provide an overall view of the risk management and control systems. Chapter 3 has been deliberately included to apprise the readers about the distinct approaches to risk management i.e. individual approach and the organisational approach popularly titled as Enterprise Wide Risk Management.<br/><br/>Part II introduces insurance as a risk-mitigating device. Chapter 4, 5 and 6 respectively deal with the insurance terminologies and concepts and how risk is mitigated via insurance markets principles underlying insurance contracts and the mathematical theory.<br/><br/>Part III explores the insurance business environment in India. It has been divided into two sections Section I deals with legal environment covering the various insurance laws and enactments concerning insurance business. Section II deals with economic and financial environment covering the historical evolution of insurance, the privatisation of the insurance sector and insurance industry facts, accounting and taxation aspects and global picture of insurance. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Contents :<br/><br/>1. Understanding Risk<br/>2. Risk Management and Control<br/>3. Enterprise Risk Management<br/>4. Introduction to Insurance<br/>5. Principles of Insurance<br/>6. Mathematical Basis of Insurance<br/>7. Insurance Contracts and Provisions<br/>8. Primary Insurance Laws<br/>9. Special Purpose Insurance Laws<br/>10. Miscellaneous Laws Concerning Insurance<br/>11. Insurance and Economy<br/>12. Insurance Industry in India<br/>13. Accounting and Taxation for Insurance<br/>14. Insurance in Global Perspective<br/>15. Introduction to Life Insurance<br/>16. Life Insurance Contracts & Policy Provisions<br/>17. Life Insurance Products<br/>18. Life Insurance Underwriting and Rating<br/>19. Life Insurance Claims Management<br/>20. Group Insurance<br/>21. Life Assurance Management<br/>22. Introduction to General Insurance<br/>23. Practice of Non-Life Insurance<br/>24. Fire Insurance<br/>25. Marine Insurance<br/>26. Automobile Insurance<br/>27. Health Insurance<br/>28. Rural Insurance<br/>29. Social Insurance<br/>30. Project and Engineering Insurance<br/>31. Liability Insurance<br/>32. Miscellaneous Insurance<br/>33. Functions and Organization of Insurers<br/>34. Product Design & Development<br/>35. Underwriting<br/>36. Insurance Pricing<br/>37. Marketing of Insurance Products<br/>38. Claims Management<br/>39. Insurance Intermediaries<br/>40. Financial Aspects in Insurance Companies<br/>41. Reinsurance<br/>42. Information Technology in Insurance<br/>43. Risk Management in Insurance Companies |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY -- TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Insurance--Vocational guidance |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Purchase price | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Koha item type |
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| Prajna Pratishthanam Library | Prajna Pratishthanam Library | Management | 14/06/2018 | 690.00 | 4 | 368.0023 G9592 G 103068 | 103068 | 06/06/2023 | Books |