Risk and Uncertainty Management Center, University of South Carolina – Darla Moore School of Business

the Risk and Uncertainty Management Center

Working to Improve Decision-Making Under Uncertainty

The Risk and Uncertainty Management Center provides knowledge, frameworks, tools and experiences that lead to better decision-making in situations involving a wide variety of risks confronting organizations. In addition to gathering insights and sharing best practices and research with corporate partners, the center helps create opportunities for students to develop leading-edge skills in risk management and decision-making through real-world project assessment and strategy development that factor in both opportunity and risk using a range of analytical tools and methods.

Recent News

CBS News 9/21/2020- Companies say insurance companies are stiffing them over coronavirus losses

Roughly 1,100 lawsuits have been filed against insurance companies since the start of the pandemic. Most of these suits involve […]

“Insurance for Economic Losses Caused by Pandemics” by Robert Hartwig, Greg Niehaus and Joseph Qiu

Dr. Robert Hartwig, Dr. Gregory Niehaus, and Dr. Joseph Qiu collaborated on a paper titled, “Insurance for Economic Losses Caused by Pandemics,” […]

Russ Banham 9/10/2020- Lemonade Aftertaste: Will Reinsurers Keep Covering Unprofitable InsurTechs?

Lemonade’s, an online provider of renters insurance, initial public offering highlights the value of utilizing reinsurance to shift startups to […]

A.M. Best TV Panel 8/26/2020- An Industry Transformed: Defending Relevancy

Dr. Robert Hartwig was featured on A.M. Best’s TV panel about the global pandemic’s impact on the insurance industry’s present […]

The Post and Courier 8/17/2020- How the 2020 coronavirus pandemic could decimate the birth rate in SC and the US

COVID-19’s impact has been expansive. One impact that some experts are concerned about is how the coronavirus will affect the […]

Co-Authored White Paper- “Communicable Disease Exclusions: Maintaining Stability in Property Casualty Insurance Markets Amid a Global Pandemic”

Dr. Robert Hartwig co-authored a white paper in conjunction with the American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) on maintaining stability […]

Associated Press News 7/28/2020- Struggling merchants, insurers battle over pandemic coverage

The recent increase in business interruption claims due to the pandemic have been almost universally rejected. This is for a […]

Chief Executive Magazine 6/12/2020- The Shape Of Recovery: V, U, W or L?

Chief Executive Magazine reached out to Dr. Bob Hartwig and five other leading economists for their predictions on what economic […]