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
NBC News 3/5/2022- Businesses worldwide are cutting off Russian trade
Dr. Robert Hartwig was reached out to by NBC News on how the pullback of insurers from marine, aviation, energy […]
Read MoreS&P Global 1/26/2022- Insurtech fundraising may be more challenging in 2022 after record-setting 2021
Insurtech companies had a record setting year in 2021 in terms of fundraising and valuations. This may be difficult to […]
Read MoreCFO 1/19/2022- 2022 Interest Rates Outlook: Fed Tightening Is Not Risk-Free
CFO’s 2022 interest rate outlook highlighted multiple perspectives on the likely economic impacts of the Federal Reserve increasing interest rates. […]
Read MorePolitico 12/30/2021- California continues to face wildfire risks. Insurers think they have an answer.
California has a wildfire problem that is causing price and availability issues in the state’s property insurance markets. Insurers have […]
Read MoreA.M. Best 12/22/2021- Retiring Executive Chairman Tony Nicely ‘Made Geico What It Is Today,’ Industry Watchers Say
Read Dr. Robert Hartwig’s comments to A.M. Best on the 12/31/21 retirement of Geico’s Executive Chairman Tony Nicely here. Nicely […]
Read MoreCFO 11/24/2021- CFOs Battle Margin Pressures and Production Delays
CFO highlighted three businesses in different industries (Polaris, Trussway Manufacturing, and Ulta Beauty) to illustrate the challenges many businesses are […]
Read MoreClaims Journal 11/3/2021- Insurers Say Data Shows Low Credit Scores Predict Risky Driver Behaviors
Dr. Robert Hartwig was featured in a Claims Journal article regarding his recent white paper co-authored with the APCIA on […]
Read MoreCo-Authored White Paper- “Behavioral Validation of Auto Insurance Rating Variables”
Dr. Robert Hartwig co-authored a white paper in conjunction with the American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) on the behavioral […]
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