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 Featuring USC RMI Faculty and Students
Claims Journal 7/27/2021- Ruling May Portend Bitter End for COVID Business Interruption Claimants
Claims Journal’s recent article on a court ruling that dismissed a dental practice’s COVID-19 business interruption claim proposes that this […]
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Senator Tim Scott’s Website 7/22/2021- Ranking Member Scott Leads Senate Hearing on Potential Frameworks to Address Future Pandemic Risk
United States Senator Tim Scott led a hearing of the Securities, Insurance, and Investment Subcommittee of the U.S. Senate Committee […]
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Carrier Management 6/21/2021- How to Value an InsurTech
A Carrier Management article investigates the valuation of InsurTechs compared to more traditional insurance carriers. InsurTechs are often overvalued. This […]
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The Wall Street Journal 5/29/2021- Insurance Exclusions Left Black Tulsans Footing the Bill for the Massacre
The Wall Street Journal posted a recent article about the Tulsa massacre that took the lives of dozens of Black […]
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San Antonio Express News 5/20/2021 – Ad spending soars at San Antonio’s USAA as membership gains shrink
USAA, a San Antonio property and casualty insurance company, increased advertising spending by 38 percent from 2019 to 2020. The […]
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Carrier Management 5/18/2021- An Alternative View: Crediting Credit Scores
Many insurers, although starting to use telematics in pricing decisions, still mainly rely on proxies like credit score and employment […]
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Carrier Management 5/18/2021- Is Loop the Future of Automobile Insurance?
Loop, a managing general agency, is planning on selling auto policies with premiums based on a combination of telematics produced […]
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The Post and Courier 4/19/2021- Urgent care has proliferated across SC as new research raises questions about cost
The Post and Courier reported on a recent study conducted by Health Affairs that shows urgent care centers are a […]
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Insurance Journal 3/19/2021- Why Its Bid for The Hartford Is a Personal Lines ‘Chess’ Move by Chubb
Chubb made an unsolicited $23.2 billion bid for The Hartford. As Dr. Robert Hartwig points out, there are commercial lines […]
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