Risk Financing

    EX 1111 is offered this spring:

section SP1  (Online)
in progress

This course will pro­vide an overview of risk financ­ing. Top­ics include: esti­mat­ing haz­ard risk, trans­fer­ring haz­ard risk through insur­ance, self-insur­ance plans, ret­ro­spec­tive rat­ing plans, rein­sur­ance, cap­tive insur­ance and con­trac­tu­al risk trans­fer, trans­fer­ring finan­cial risk to the finan­cial mar­ket, and allo­cat­ing costs of man­ag­ing haz­ard risks.
What you will learn

By the end of this course, you should be able formulate:

  • What is risk financing and why is it needed?
  • How much financing is required?
  • What are some of the ways to finance this requirement?
  • Who are the supplier/client groups and how to deal with them?
  • What is the evolving role of risk financing within the organization?

and be able to:

  • Perform basic statistical functions
  • Understand in general terms some of the financial instruments applied to risk financing
  • Ask basic questions regarding risk financing

Offered:

Overall Schedule
Lecture/Class Schedule
Mondays

6:00 pm – 9:15 pm MT

Tuesdays

Wednesdays

Thursdays

Fridays

Saturdays

Sundays

Apr 19
Mondays

Tuesdays

6:00 pm – 9:15 pm MT

Wednesdays

Thursdays

Fridays

Saturdays

Sundays

May 24
Mondays

Tuesdays

6:00 pm – 9:15 pm MT

Wednesdays

Thursdays

Fridays

Saturdays

Sundays

Jun 27 — post-class component closes

Students in this section may have post-class readings or assessments to complete.

Syn­chro­nous online learning, eClass

In synchronous online courses, students move through the course material at the same pace as their peers. These courses also provide learners with pre-scheduled online lectures that have the instructor and students interacting at the same time. All components of this type of course are accessible through eClass, the University of Alberta’s eLearning management tool. for­mat details

Mark Bamford

Your Instructor

Mark BamfordID: mark-bamford

Textbook

Required

ELLIOT

Risk Financing Course Guide

ISBN 9780894636202

Pur­chase from RIMS https://www​.the​in​sti​tutes​.org/​g​u​i​d​e​/​c​o​l​l​e​g​e​/shop

Class info
  • There is no class on Mon­day, April 18 or Mon­day, May 23. This is a syn­chro­nous course that fea­tures live online activ­i­ties at pre­de­ter­mined times. For the real-time class­room ses­sions, a com­put­er with both audio input and out­put (such as a micro­phone-equipped head­set) is required. To start your online learn­ing expe­ri­ence vis­it www​.ext​-leo​.ca/​s​t​u​dents
  • Cost assistance: may be eli­gi­ble for the Cana­da-Alber­ta Job Grant, the Canada Training Benefit, and the Skilled Immigrant Micro-Loan.
    — view all 27 funding opportunities
  • Department consent required to register. Please contact us at extnreg@ualberta.ca
in progress
This course has no prerequisites

Students from all educational backgrounds welcome. You can register for this course without applying and enrolling in a program.

Currently counts towards:

Applicants intending to enrol in a program are encouraged to apply as soon as possible to lock in their course requirements since they are prone to change.

*If you are already enroled in this program, please refer to your specific program requirements as outlined at the time of your admission: Bear Tracks > Academic Advisement.

Email

busprog@ualberta.ca

Looking for
different course dates?

New course schedules are released each June and November.

EX 1111 is offered this spring:

section SP1  (Online)
in progress