Finance 230 - Introduction to Insurance

College of Business

Professor Steve D'Arcy

Fall 2007

 

Course Syllabus
Course Schedule of Powerpoint Presentations
E-mail and Office Hours
WWW Links
Emerson Cammack Lecture Series and Pizza Parties

  Assignments
Answer Keys

Jon W. Burkhardt Scholarship, 2007-2008 Academic Year

Gradebook 

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Department of Finance

Course Schedule (Our Strategy for the Semester)

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Session #1 - Welcome to Finance 230

Guest Lecture - Todd Hart, State Farm - August 24

Session #2 - State Farm Car Policy - 1
Session #3 - State Farm Car Policy - 2  
Session #4 - State Farm Car Policy - 3

Guest Lecture - Tony Falcone, RLI - September 7

Session #5 - State Farm Car Policy - 4  Non-owned Car Analysis

Session #6 - Introduction to Risk and Insurance  Expected Loss Slides

Guest Lecture - Gail Ross, Milliman - September 14

Session #7 - Fundamental Doctrines of Insurance
Session #8 - Insurance Contracts  

Guest Lecture - Jeff Myers, Ameren - September 21

Session #9 - Buying Insurance
Session #10 - Health Insurance

Guest Lecture - Mark Vonnahme, Arch Insurance - September 28

Session #11 - U of I Health Insurance Plan 
Session #12 - U of I Health Insurance Plan

Session #13 - Review for First Exam   First Exam Announcements

Optional Review Session - Review for First Exam 

Guest Lecture - Mil and Barcy Grauer - October 12

Session #14 - Life Insurance
Session #15 - Interest Sensitive and Variable Life

Guest Lecture - Keith Green, Allstate - October 19
Session #16 - Sample Whole Life Insurance Policy
Session #17 - Sample Whole Life Insurance Policy - continued

Session #18 - Life Insurance Cost Comparisons
Session #19 - Liability Exposures 

Guest Lecture - Dennis Drent, VPI - November 2 
Session #20 - Homeowners Insurance Policy - part 1
Session #21 - Homeowners Insurance Policy - part 2

Guest Lecture - Larry Gilbert, New York Life - November 9 

Optional Review Session - Review for Second Exam   Second Exam Announcements

Session #22 - Managing Life and Health Risks

Guest Lecture - Mike and Sue Myers, Underwriters - November 16

Session #23 - Social Security - part 1 
Session #24 - Social Security - part 2 
Session #25 - The Insurance Institution
Session #26 - Insurance Regulation   Final Exam Announcements

Session #27 - Review for Final Exam

Optional Review Session - Review for Final Exam

 

Dec Page for Car Policy
Assignment 1
Assignment 1 Answers Explained
Assignment 2
Assignment 2 Answers Explained
Assignment 3
Assignment 3 Answers Explained
Assignment 4
Assignment 4 Answers Explained
Assignment 5
Assignment 5 Answers Explained
Assignment 6
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Assignment 7
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Assignment 8
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Assignment 9
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Assignment 10
Assignment 10 Answers Explained
Assignment 11
Assignment 11 Answers Explained
Assignment 12
Assignment 12 Answers Explained
Goal Setting Project
Goal Setting Project 2 - Not required this year.  Respond to e-mail from the TAs instead.
Quotation Project
Sample First Exam
Sample First Exam Key
Sample Second Exam
Sample Second Exam Key
Sample Final Exam
Sample Final Exam Key

World Wide Web Links

Life's Greatest Risks
Insurance Company Ratings
State of Illinois Department of Insurance
Social Security Trustees report on the financial condition of Social Security.
President Bush's Proposal to Change the Social Security System
Social Security Reform
Poll on Social Security Proposal
Human Life Value Calculation

E-Mail Addresses and Office Hours

Professor Steve D'Arcy

E-Mail:
s-darcy@uiuc.edu
Office Hours:
Wednesday 1:00-2:30 pm and by appointment
311 Wohlers Hall

Teaching Assistants

E-Mail:
balvin2@uiuc.edu        Brian Alvin

kathygu2@uiuc.edu     Kathy Gu

ericlam2@uiuc.edu      Eric Lam

wschneid@uiuc.edu     Bill Schneider

nsimons2@uiuc.edu     Neal Simons

panwong2@uiuc.edu    Pan Wong

 

Office Hours:  

104 Surveying Building

Monday 3-4:30 pm Kathy Gu

Tuesday 2:30-3:30 pm Brian Alvin, 4:30-6 pm Neal Simons, 6:30-8 pm Pan Wong

Wednesday 2-3:30 pm Eric Lam, 3:30-5 pm Bill Schneider

Thursday 12-1:30 pm Kathy Gu, 1:30-3 pm Eric Lam, 2:30-4 pm Brian Alvin

4-5:30 pm Bill Schneider, 5:30-7 pm Neal Simons, 6:30-8 pm Pan Wong

   

 


Fall, 2007